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J.K. RowlingArticle Writ ten By Catherine Silver

British author J.K.owling is one of the

most well known namesn the modern literaryworld. She receives themost recognition for hermost well known work,he Harry Potter series.

Most people recognizehis series whether theyead or not, due to thehenomenon that it haseveloped into. Rowlingsiterary career has made significant mark onhe literary world today.Her influence can beeen in numerous modernworks, and her infamousHarry Potter ser ies

ontinues to excel.

EARLY LIFEoanne Kathleen Rowlingw a s b o r n i n t h eutskirts of Bristol, Westng l a n d , whe n he rarents were fairlyoung. She attendedutshill Primary Schooln d W y e d e a nomprehensive. While inchool, her favorite

supported the idea much, and she extremely grateful forencouragement . Ag r a d ua t i n g , R owpursued her studiesthe University of Exin Devon. She stu

French in the hopesbecoming a bilinsecretary. However, desire to write distraher from her work she would constantly herself scribbling dthoughts and ideas.

THE FIRST HARPOTTER BOOK

The idea for the Harry Potter book to Rowling spontaneon a four hour train f rom Manche s t e rLondon. At the agetwenty-five, Rowling sher life developing i dea , out l i n i ng , writing the first bDuring this time, In

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subject was always English and writing, but shealso had an interest in language in general. Shewrote her fist novel at the age of six, calledRabbit. Rowling tells the story of a rabbit whogot the measles and was visited by his friends,including a giant bee called Miss Bee. This firststory sparked her interest in wanting to be awriter professionally, although she mostly keptthis thought to herself and simply told stories toher friends at lunchtime to fuel her desire. Whenshe was in secondary school, J.K. met a boynamed Sean Harris. She ended up dedicatingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets to him,

because he was one of the first people she toldthat she deeply desired to be a writer. He

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BOOK SIGNINGJ.K Rowling signs a Harry

Poter book for an adoring fan.

STORY TIMEJ.K Rowling reads one of her wel-

known Harry Poter books.

HARRY POTTERAcolecon of Harry Poter b

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ve year time period, Rowlingso pursued her love for languaged moved to Portugal to teachgl ish. Before leaving forrtuga l , Rowl ing s motherfortunately passed away. Thisent significantly impacted Harrytters feelings and connection tos dead parents, and providedore inspiration for the book.

wling returned to England, andmpleted the first book. Sheund an agent named Christopher,ho sent the book to manyblishers. Eventually, Bloomsburyfered to publish Harry Potterd the Philosophers Stone (theme was changed to Harry Potterd the Sorcerers Stone forblication in America). It wase of the best moments of here and the real start of her

erary career. Rowlings careerok off and she finished sevenmplete Harry Potter books.

FTER HARRY POTTER

K. Rowling still has a deep lover writing after finishing all ofe Harry Potter books. Shentinues to work on new books,pecially books related to therry Potter series. She plans to

rite Hogwarts textbooks andher books. Her newest book thatlates to the series is The TalesBeadle the Bard. The book is allection of five fables mentioned

in the Harry Potter series. SinceRowling is such a successful

writer, she actually donated theroyalties made from this book tothe Childrens High Level Group,which supports institutionalizedchildren in Eastern Europe.

INFLUENCE

J.K Rowlings work has created aliterary phenomenon and her workimpacts many writers today. Thesuccess of the Harry Potter series

is credited mainly to theirimmense appeal to people of allages, even though the books aretechnically written for children.The Harry Potter series appeals to

people of all ages and interbecause the audience can

similarities and relate to mof the characters.

J . K R o w l i n g i s incredible story teller, and tales of Harry Potter andfriends are an incredible exaof her skills. Many mowriters are attempting to into the world of fantasy magic, trying to follow footsteps of J.K Rowling. Wrare imitating Rowlings met

to capture readers and incorporating the world of minto their books to try attract a following similarthe Harry Potter series.

HARRY POTTERFacts Revealed!

As of 2(8, HarryPo)er books have sold over4(milion copieandhave been translated into67 langua,s!

Harry Pott

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DeathlyHallows w

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million co

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Dumbledore is an old English

word, meaning Bumblebee

Rowlings books were

the first childrens

books included on theNew York Bestseller

list since E.B. Whites

Charlottes Web in

1952!