In the spotlight today is Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling.
Quick Facts:
1. She was born July 31, 1965 in Yate, South Gloucestershire, The United Kingdom and now lives in Edinburgh with her (second) husband and three children.
2. She is known for her "rags to riches" life story, in which she progressed from living on welfare to multi-millionaire status within five years.
3. Forbes has named her the first person to become a U.S.-dollar billionaire by writing books.
4. She conceived the Harry Potter series idea while on a train trip from Manchester to London in 1990.
5. Before it was accepted by Bloomsbury, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was submitted to twelve publishing houses, all of which rejected the manuscript!
6. Awards for the Harry Potter series include the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, the Whitbread Children’s Book of the Year Award, and the British Children’s Book of the Year.
Have you read any or all of the Harry Potter books? Did you buy the books on release day? Have you seen the movies? How do you think the movies compare to the books?
