Harry Potter
“Harry Potter books are an international phenomenon; in two years the first book has been published in 115 countries in 25 languages.” (Lipson) A book of this magnitude was written not by a famous author, but by a newcomer to the writing world, J.K. Rowling. J.K. Rowling stands for Joanne Kathleen. She thought if she were to use her real name boys would think that it was a girl’s book and would not read the Harry Potter series. Harry Potter, despite her fears, has turned out to be a book loved by both boys and girls alike. “J.K. Rowling was born in Chepstow, Gwent England in 1965.” (www.alexlibris.com) Joanne has been married twice. Her first marriage was to a man named Jorge Arantes in 1992. They were divorced after Joanne had her little girl named Jessica in 1993. Her second marriage was to man named Dr. Neil Murray in 2001 and they are still married today. J.K. wrote Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone during her first marriage. She got the idea in a train on her way to Kings Cross Station, which was a four-hour train ride from where she was. (www.HarrypotterFans.net) She made up most of the characters and used things like street names for some too. She had fun making up a world that was all her own. J.K
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Approximate Word count = 1913
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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