Joanne Kathleen Rowling

By: Carolena

Here are some facts about J.K. Rowling's life:

*She was born July 31, 1966 in Chipping Sodbury, England.

*Her father, Peter, was an aircraft manager. Her mother, Ann, was a lab technician and then died 1990.

*She has a younger sister, Di.

*Her nickname was Jo, but her annoying nickname was “Rolling Pin.”

*She was a quiet kid and was once beaten up.

*She earned her bachlor's degree in French at Exter's Univercity.

*She got a job in Portagal and was briefly married to a Porteguese journalist.

*She moved to Endingburg, Scottland.

*She Was a secretary until she spent to much time writing Harry Potter. She then bacame an English teacher.

*She is married to Niel Murray.

*She has a daughter, Jessica, who was born in 1993 and a son, David, who was born in 2004.

* She was a long-hand writer, not a typer.

*Her favorite book was, Little White Horse.

*She was once sued for playdrism, but was proven innocent.

Where Did Rowling's Ideas Come From?

* On a train from Manchester to London.

*It just appeared in her mind.

*Her basic idea was a boy who did not know who he was he was.

Rowling's Major Accomplishments

*Harry Potter was her major acomplishment.

*It sold over 175,000,000 copies in 200 different languages.

*She received the O.B.E award.(Officer's of the Most Exellent Order of the British Empire)

*She also made the accomplishment of going from poor to rich.

How Did /Will Rowling Affect The Future?

*She introduced people to a new world of magic.

*She motivated kids to write.

*Her books were good enough to be turned into movies.

*She will still write two more books.

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