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J. K. Rowling

Name: J. K. Rowling
Author: Joan Price
ISBN: 9780836854992

by Joan Price

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Overview

Chronicling the life of one of the most important people of the 20th century, this book gives student readers a powerful resource for understanding how their world came to be what it is today. Enriched with historic photos of the life and times of J.K. Rowling, and with excerpts from primary source documents, this series will inspire critical thinking, further research, and additional reading. This book is more than just the story of an individual. It is a powerful social history of the world one person was born into.

This biography was not authorized by J.K. Rowling, and she did not participate in its preparation.

About the Author, Joan Price

Joan Price

Author and speaker Joan Price calls herself an "advocate for ageless sexuality." She has been called other things by the media: "senior sexpert, "the beautiful face of senior sex," and—her favorite—"wrinkly sex kitten." At age sixty-one, Price wrote Better Than I Ever Expected: Straight Talk about Sex After Sixty (Seal Press, 2006) to celebrate the delights of older-life sexuality—especially her spicy love affair with artist Robert Rice, who became her husband.

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Children's Literature

J.K. Rowling always had an imagination. When she was five years old, Joanne or "Jo" Rowling, began telling stories to her younger sister, Di. Jo's first written story was about a rabbit that got the measles. Although Jo hated school, especially her teacher, Mrs. Morgan, Jo loved to read. The character, Harry Potter, was "born" on a train ride from Manchester to London. This biography, part of the "Trail Blazers of the Modern World" series, will enlighten young and old about J.K. Rowling's life. The book includes information on Rowling's growing-up years, college, and the process of writing Harry Potter. The text also includes a helpful glossary, internet sites, and a timeline of Rowling's life. The book especially would appeal to students working on a report about J.K. Rowling, and libraries and teachers would benefit from adding it to their collections. 2005, World Almanac Library, Ages 8 to 16.
—Mindy Hardwick