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Date of Birth
Joanne K. Rowling was born in Chipping Sodbury, England on July 31,1965 ("J.K. Rowling"). -
Graduation from University
J.K. Rowling graduated from University of Exeter, England in 1986 ("Rowling, J.K"). -
J.K. Rowling's First Marriage
J.K. Rowling traveled to Portugal and got married to her first huband ("J.K. Rowling"). -
Birth of her first daughter, Jessica.
J.K. Rowling had one daughter born in 1993, named Jessica ("J.K. Rowling"). -
J.K. Rowling's first divorce
After getting divorced in 1993, J.K. Rowling and her daughter, Jessica, moved to Edinburgh, Scotland, to be near her sister ("J.K. Rowling"). -
Release of Harry Potter and the Philospher's Stone
In 1997, J.K. Rowling released her first book: Harry potter and the Philosopher's Stone in the United Kingdom. The book won the British Book Award and the Smarties Book Prize. In the U.S. it showed up on the New York Time's Best seller list ("J.K. Rowling"). -
Harry Potter and the Chambers of Secrets
J.K. Rowling's second book: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secerets, was released in the U.S. on July 2nd 1998. In Britain and the U.S. it debuted at the top of both the children's and adult's best seller list ("J.K. Rowling"). -
Release of thid book: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Prisoner of Azkaban became the fastest selling novel in the United Kingdom. The three books in the Harry Potter series held all three top spots in the New York Time's best selling list ("J.K. Rowling"). -
Release of the fourth book: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
J.K. Rowling's fourth book: The Goblet of Fire was released in 2000. It won the Hugo Awards in 2001. Book Stores began selling the book at midnight the day of the release ("J.K. Rowling"). -
Release of the fifth book: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix drew record crowds when it was released in June 2003. On the first day on sale, nearle 1.8 million copies were sold in Great Britain ("J.K. Rowling"). -
Release of sixth book: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
This book was released in 2005, and had the usual popular acclaim in record breaking sales. In its first twenty-four hours of release 6.9 million copies were sold in the United State ("J.K. Rowling"). -
Release of seventh book: Harry potter and the deathly Hallows
J.K. Rowling released her seventh book called Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows which broke sales records as the fastest-selling book ever. It sold 15 million copies in the first 24 hours following its release, including more than 11 million in the U.S. and UK alone ("Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"). -
J.K. Rowling's Scandal
J.K. Rowling became so frustrated with the paparazzi harrasing her and her daughter, that she chased a photographer down the street. She felt like they invaded her privacy ("Paparazzi made my life hell"). -
Color: Blue
One color that represents J.K. Rowling is the color blue. Blue represents "wisdom", and "devotion". J.K. Rowling is very intelligent, because before she wrote books, she was a college professor. J.K. Rowling is also a devoted individual because before her book got published, she got declined many times, but she never gave up ("Blue"). -
Beaver
An animal that represents J.K. Rowling is a beaver. Beavers represent "ambition" and "productivity". J.K Rowling has ambition because she worked hard to get her book published. J.K. Rowling was also productive in writing her books, and worked hard to achieve her goals ("Beaver"). -
Citations
An Online Guide To Dream Interpretation.
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http://www.dreammoods.com/ "J.K. Rowling." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 29 Nov. 2011 "Rowling, J.K.." Brittanica Book of the Year, 2000. Encyclopedia Brittanica Online School Edition. Encylopedia Brittanica, Inc., 2011. Web. 29 Nov. 2011. -
Citations
"Student Research Center - powered by EBSCOhost: Paparazzi made my life hell, says Rowling." EBSCO Publishing Service Selection Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2011. <http://web.ebscohost.com/src/detail?vid=3&hid=17&sid=add87402-ccb6-47db-b563-5145ab876931@sessionmgr11&bdata=JnNpdGU9c3JjLWxpdmU=#db=nfh&AN=20111126101248871 -
Images
Title picture: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/2010/11/rowling_2010_a_p.jpg Baby Picture:
http://a.abcnews.com/images/Entertainment/ht_jk_rowling_090715_wl.jpg Exeter University:
http://a.abcnews.com/images/Entertainment/ht_jk_rowling_090715_wl.jpg 1st Book:
http://www.booksofwonder.com/images/WP1-P0005.big.gif Divorce:
http://www.mnfamilylawblog.com/uploads/image/divr.jpg Scandal:
http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20111124/470_JK_rowling_media_ethics_inquiry -
Images
Deathly Hallows:
http://www.thepartyanimal-blog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/harry-potter1.jpg Order of the Phoenix:
http://www.daemonsbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/harry-potter-and-the-order-of-the-phoenix-book.jpg Rings:
http://www.weddings-trends.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/wedding-ring.jpg Baby:
http://www.theemotionmachine.com/wp-content/uploads/baby.jpg Chamber of Secrets:
http://shopdragon.com/offerings/25375-harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets-book -
Images
Prisoner of Azkaban:
http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~ashleyfa/Articles/HP3_BookCoverPic.jpg Goblet of Fire:
http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~ashleyfa/LIS506WebsiteProject/HP_GobletofFire_BookReviewPage.html Half blood Prince:
http://www.daemonsbooks.com/2009/07/15/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-book-review/
Blue color:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2008/08/cover_your_mouth_smog.html Beaver:
http://www.picturesdepot.com/images/9236/beaver.html
