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J.K. Rowling once stated to her agent that, "I know I'm not going to make any money out of it. I know I'm not going to be famous" (Steffens 6). Little did she know that her book would become one of the all-time best-selling books and would appear in bookstores across the world. THESIS STATEMENT!!!!
J.K. Rowling had an enjoyable and loving childhood. Her parents, Anne Volant Rowling and Peter Rowling, lived in the town of Yate, England. Peter worked as an aircraft engineer and Anne was a science technician (“J.K. Rowling.” Warner Bros.). On July 31, 1965, Anne Rowling gave birth to her first child, Joanne Rowling. Two years later Joanne’s sister, Dianne Rowling, was born on June 28, 1967. Rowling’s real name is Joanne Rowling. She created her pen name by using her grandmother’s name; Kathleen. Joanne also goes by her childhood nickname, Jo. Even
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Rowling was first told that she wouldn't make a lot of money from her first book since it was a children’s book (“Biography.” IMDb). Twelve publishers rejected the story of Harry Potter before it was finally accepted (Farr). Bloomsbury Publishing was the publishing house that finally decided to accept the book under their children’s book division. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone began to be published in the United Kingdom during 1997 (Steffens 54). The American publishing rights were then sold to the publishing house, Scholastic (Oxoby 85). Scholastic executives had doubts about the title having the word Philosopher. “It was felt that ‘Philosopher’ was not a word familiar to young Americans” reported Sean Smith in his book, J.K. Rowling: A Biography (Steffens 81). It was suggested that the name ‘Philosopher’ should be replaced with ‘Sorcerer’ when published in the United States. Rowling agreed to the change because she felt it would benefit the younger readers (Steffens 81). She went on to write six more books in the Harry Potter series, each achieving record-breaking success (“J.K. Rowling.” Warner

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