Catalog Search Results
.png)
Click to learn more and sign up!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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"--...
2) J.K. Rowling
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to J.K. Rowling. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When Joanne Rowling was a young woman, she found herself down and out of luck. But, she had a best-selling idea and a tenacious spirit. If only she could find someone who wanted to publish her book ... Discover how J.K. Rowling became a best-selling author and publishing sensation in this true story of her life. Then, learn 10 key lessons from her work you can apply to your own life."--Back cover
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
With the amazing success of the Harry Potter series, interest in the author Joanne Kathleen (JK) Rowling has reached an unparalleled level. Now comes the completely updated New York Times bestseller J.K. Rowling: The Wizard Behind Harry Potter. From her time as a struggling single mother to her rise to stardom as the most successful children's book author ever, J.K. Rowling: The Wizard Behind Harry Potter is a highly dramatic, engrossing biography....
8) J.K. Rowling
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Examines the personal life and professional career of the author of the best-selling Harry Potter novels.
12) J.K. Rowling
Author
Series
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Publishers
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Describes the life and career of author J.K. Rowling.
15) J. K. Rowling
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Be inspired by J. K. Rowling's most creative and resilient moments in this Be Bold, Baby board book!"--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
In 1990, Jo Rowling was sitting on a train when she began to envision the story of a young wizard. She raced home to capture her ideas in a notebook creating the first few pages of Harry Potter. For years Rowling held fast to the dream of publishing her work, but tumultuous events and poverty made it nearly impossible even to finish writing the story. Little did she know, her "quirky little book" would create a worldwide literary phenomenon, monopolizing...
Didn't find it?
Didn't find it in the Minuteman Library Network? Request it from other Massachusetts library systems.
Can't find what you are looking for? Recommend it to your local library as a future purchase. Suggest a Purchase
