Who is J.K. Rowling? /

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by Pollack, Pam.
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Authors: Marchesi, Stephen. | Belviso, Meg. Series: Who was...? Published by : Grosset & Dunlap, (New York, N.Y. :) Physical details: 105 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm. Subject(s): Authors, English Year : 2012 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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West Kent Elementary School biography 823.91 ROW Available
West Kent Elementary School 823.91 ROW Available

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"--