After an initial print run of just copies in the United Kingdom sent free to public libraries! The Literacy Trick With video and computer screens everywhere today, it sometimes seems that books are an endangered species.
For many children, that book has been Harry Potter. Scholastic research backs that up. In a national survey conducted in , three out of four kids said that reading a Harry Potter book has made them interested in reading other books, too. In addition to donating directly, J. Rowling makes substantial donations to charity in the form of book royalties.
Grown-up Gateway Children's Entrance. Skip to content. Rowling Jo wanted to be a writer from an early age. Lumos J. Volant Trust J. This site uses cookies. However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent. Cookie Settings Accept All. Manage consent. Close Privacy Overview This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website.
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Book ————— Kenneth Grahame English Financial success. In , Forbes named Rowling as the first person to become a US-dollar billionaire by writing books, the second-richest female entertainer and the 1,nd richest person in the world.
She is the person behind the world-famous Harry Potter. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The Casual Vacancy was adapted into a TV three-part miniseries. Rowling has over 14 million Twitter followers. She regularly communicates with fans and even gets into arguments over comments or behaviour she disagrees with. In , Rowling came to the defense of tennis star Serena Williams on Twitter when some one posted a sexist comment about Williams' physique.
She has also called out Rupert Murdoch for making Islamophobic comments. You know you've become an icon when you make a guest appearance on The Simpsons. Rowling was animated into the long-running comedy series in , in an episode in which the family visits the U. Rowling founded the international children's organization Lumos , whose mission is to "support the 8 million children in institutions worldwide to regain their right to a family life and to end the institutionalization of children.
The award honours prominent philanthropists and humanitarians whose work has changed people's lives around the world. In , Lumos won the overall Charity of the Year award at the U.
Charity Awards. In , when J. Due to the popularity of the books, Quidditch has become an actual sport with teams at many universities and its own world cup tournament. On May 8, , Rowling was granted the Freedom of the City of London , a traditional ceremony normally reserved for royalty and heads of state. The first recorded Freedom was presented in In , she took the entrance exams for Oxford but was not accepted.
She ended up studying French at Exeter, a university with a reputation for being "frantically posh," as Rowling puts it. Early in her career, she worked as a Francophone Africa researcher for Amnesty International in London. Rowling had significant input into the film adaptations of the Harry Potter series , which became the second highest-grossing movie series in cinema history.
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