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Who is J.K. Rowling? / by Pamela Pollack and Meg Belviso ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Who was...?Publication details: New York, N.Y. : Grosset & Dunlap, c2012.Description: 105 p. : ill., map ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780448458724
Uniform titles:
  • Who is J.K. Rowling?
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 823/.914 B 23
LOC classification:
  • PR6068.O93 Z827 2012
Online resources: Summary: "In 1995, on a four-hour-delayed train from Manchester to London, J. K. Rowling conceived of the idea of a boy wizard named Harry Potter. Upon arriving in London, she began immediately writing the first book in the saga. Rowling's true-life, rags-to-riches story is as compelling as the world of Hogwarts that she created. This biography details not only Rowling's life and her love of literature but the story behind the creation of a modern classic"--
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Books Books GESM Library Main Library English Non-Fiction Grade School ENC 823 POL Available E0007630

Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-105).

"In 1995, on a four-hour-delayed train from Manchester to London, J. K. Rowling conceived of the idea of a boy wizard named Harry Potter. Upon arriving in London, she began immediately writing the first book in the saga. Rowling's true-life, rags-to-riches story is as compelling as the world of Hogwarts that she created. This biography details not only Rowling's life and her love of literature but the story behind the creation of a modern classic"--

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