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Who is j.k. rowling? [electronic resource]. Pamela D Pollack.

Pollack, Pamela D. (Author). Campbell, Cassandra. (Added Author).

Summary:

Everyone loves Harry Potter. Now kids can learn about Harry's creator! 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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Record details

  • ISBN: 9780735205505
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 audio file) : digital
  • Edition: Unabridged.
  • Publisher: New York : Listening Library, 2016.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Unabridged.
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrator: Cassandra Campbell.
System Details Note:
Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser.
Subject: Juvenile Nonfiction.
Biography & Autobiography.
Genre: Electronic books.

Summary: Everyone loves Harry Potter. Now kids can learn about Harry's creator! 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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