TY - BOOK AU - Pollack,Pam AU - Belviso,Meg AU - Marchesi,Stephen TI - Who is J.K. Rowling?- Biography T2 - Who was...? AV - Biography U1 - 823/.914B 23 PY - 2012/// CY - New York, N.Y. PB - Grosset & Dunlap KW - Rowling, J. K. KW - Authors, English KW - 20th century KW - Biography KW - Juvenile literature N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-105) N2 - "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"-- UR - ftp://ppftpuser:welcome@ftp01.penguingroup.com/Booksellers and Media/Covers/2008_2009_New_Covers/9780448458724.jpg ER -