Who Is J.K. Rowling?
Who Is J.K. Rowling?
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Who Is J.K. Rowling?

Written by Pam Pollack Meg Belviso , and Who HQ & illustrated by Stephen Marchesi
Part of the Who Was . . . ? Book Series
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$6.99
$6.74
8 - 12
Reading age
105
Page count
72
Words per page
860L
Lexile measure
Aug 2, 2012
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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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Topics

20th centurygirls and womenauthorswritingJ.K. RowlingHarry Potter

Genres

nonfiction(auto)biography

Locations

Great Britain

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780448458724
    Publication Date
    August 2, 2012
    Publisher
    Penguin Workshop
    Original Publication Date
    August 2, 2012
    Page Count
    105
    Words Per Page
    72
    Audience
    Juvenile Reader
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2012001406
    Lexile® Level
    860L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~T
    ATOS® Book Level
    5.6
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    1
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    153685
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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