Informational Paper Topic Annotated Bibliography

"J.K. Rowling." biography.com. A E Networks, n.d. Web. 8 May 2013. <http://www.biography.com/people/jk-rowling-40998?page=2>.

                Most people know J.K. Rowling as the author of the bestselling Harry Potter books, but she is much more to her than just Harry Potter.  She was born “in Yate, England, on July 31^st 1965” (J.K. Rowling). Before she wrote Harry Potter, she “[struggled] to support Jessica [her daughter] and herself on welfare,” but by summer of 2000 she was a huge success, with “the first three Harry Potter books… [earning] approximately $480 million in three years, with over 35 million copies in print in 35 languages” (J.K. Rowling).  The movies have also been an extreme hit, and the first movie earned “approximately $93.5 million,” at the box office (J.K. Rowling). Now that Rowling is done with the Harry Potter books she has been writing a few other books like “The Tales of Beetle the Bard and Casual Vacancy” (J.K. Rowling).

 "JK Rowling Biography." mugglnet.com. mugglenet.com, n.d. Web. 8 May 2013. <http://www.mugglenet.com/jkr/biography.shtml>.

                Joanne, J.K., Rowling is not just the author of the famous Harry Potter books. She was born “on July 31^st, 1965 near Bristol, England,” and is “a graduate of Exeter University” (JK Rowling Biography). Rowling moved to Portugal after graduating to teach English and married a Portuguese journalist. After their marriage ended Rowling struggled to support herself and her daughter until she sold her book “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone… for the equivalent of $4,000” (JK Rowling Biography). She had many continued successes with her books which were later made into movies that have become huge successes with the first one “earning an estimated 93.5 million,” at the box office (JK Rowling Biography). Rowling currently has three kids and is married to Neil Murray.

"Biography J.K. Rowling." Scholastic.com. scholastic, n.d. Web. 9 May 2013. <http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/j-k-rowling>.

                There is more to J.K. Rowling than just Harry Potter. She went to “Exeter University, where she earned a French and Classics Degree,” and soon after school “she moved to London to work at Amnesty International” (Biography J.K. Rowling).  She got the idea for Harry Potter “during a Manchester to London King’s Cross train journey, and during the next five years, outlined the plots for each book” (Biography J.K. Rowling). She married first in 1992 and had a daughter, soon after her marriage ended and she was remarried in 2001 and had two other children. The first Harry Potter was published “by Arthur A. Levin books/Scholastic in 1998” (Biography J.K. Rowling). The other 6 books soon followed the first one in success and popularity. She was “voted author of the year at the 1999 British Book Awards (Nibbies) and won the Booksellers Association Author of the Year award two years in a row (1998 and 1999)” (Biography J.K. Rowling). She also supports many charities and causes. Films soon followed the books popularity.