J.K Rowling

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J.K Rowling

• By Jessica

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Timeline

• July 31,1965 Joanne Kathleen Rowling was born. ?
• In 1990, Joanne Rowling started to write Harry
  Potter and Sorcerers Stone.
• Her first book won many awards, including the
  best book of 1998.
• In 1992, she married Jorge Arantes.
• In 1993, her daughter, Jessica, was born.
• In 1997, a book called Harry Potter Sorcerers
  stone.
• In 1998, the book was published.

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Writing the book

• In 1990, Joanne Rowling started to write
  Harry Potter and Sorcerers Stone. The book is
  about an 11-year old boy named Harry Potter who
  goes to a school called Hogwarts to learn how to
  become a wizard. The book became a best seller
  after it was published. In 1998 it was printed.

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Childhood

• J.K Rowling was born July 31, 1965 in Bristol,
  England. She grew up in a place called Forest of
  Dean in England. She knew that she wanted to
  grow up and be a writer. At the age of six, she
  wrote her first book called Rabbit. Joanne loved
  to read!? She went to Tutshill primary school.

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Background Information

• Her mom was a lab technician and her dad was a
  factory manager.?
• She had a sister name Di short for Dianna.
• Joannes favorite book as a child was Little
  White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge.?

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Challenges

• Joanne's mom died soon after she started to write
  about Harry. Then Joanne lost her job. Joanne got
  public assistance but could not get child care
  for Jessica, her daughter. To make things worse
  Joanne's was a struggling writer and she lived in
  a tiny apartment that had no heat . Later on her
  luck got better.

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Accomplishments

• She wrote the Harry Potter series, seven books in
  all.
• Her first book won many awards, including the
  best book of 1998.
• In 1992, she married Jorge Arantes .
• In 1993, her daughter, Jessica, was born.

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Questions to Answer

• Why is this person famous?
• She is a famous author and she never gave
  up on her dreams.

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Questions to Answer

• What are three challenges for this person?
• Some challenges Joanne faced were her mom
  died, she lost her job and her apartment didnt
  have any heat.

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