thefreedictionary.com - J.K. Rowling (1965)

Erika P. (Brazil)
Joanne Kathleen Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter book series, which has been credited with sparking an interest in reading at a time when children were thought to be abandoning books. She parlayed the series into a global brand, including the popular movie adaptations, worth an estimated $15 billion. All seven volumes of the series have broken sales records, and the last four have been the fastest-selling books in history. Where was Rowling when she first conceived the story?
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  1. author
    a person who writes professionally
    Joanne Kathleen Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter book series, which has been credited with sparking an interest in reading at a time when children were thought to be abandoning books.
  2. harry
    make a pillaging or destructive raid on, as in wartimes
    Joanne Kathleen Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter book series, which has been credited with sparking an interest in reading at a time when children were thought to be abandoning books.
  3. series
    similar things placed in order or one after another
    Joanne Kathleen Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter book series, which has been credited with sparking an interest in reading at a time when children were thought to be abandoning books.
  4. spark
    a small fragment of a burning substance
    Joanne Kathleen Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter book series, which has been credited with sparking an interest in reading at a time when children were thought to be abandoning books.
  5. interest
    a sense of concern with and curiosity about something
    Joanne Kathleen Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter book series, which has been credited with sparking an interest in reading at a time when children were thought to be abandoning books.
  6. thought
    the content of cognition
    Joanne Kathleen Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter book series, which has been credited with sparking an interest in reading at a time when children were thought to be abandoning books.
  7. abandon
    forsake; leave behind
    Joanne Kathleen Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter book series, which has been credited with sparking an interest in reading at a time when children were thought to be abandoning books.
  8. parlay
    exploit a skill or resource in order to get something of greater value
    She parlayed the series into a global brand, including the popular movie adaptations, worth an estimated $15 billion.
  9. global
    involving the entire earth
    She parlayed the series into a global brand, including the popular movie adaptations, worth an estimated $15 billion.
  10. brand
    a name given to a product or service
    She parlayed the series into a global brand, including the popular movie adaptations, worth an estimated $15 billion.
  11. include
    have as a part; be made up out of
    She parlayed the series into a global brand, including the popular movie adaptations, worth an estimated $15 billion.
  12. popular
    regarded with great favor or approval by the general public
    She parlayed the series into a global brand, including the popular movie adaptations, worth an estimated $15 billion.
  13. adaptation
    the process of adjusting or conforming to new conditions
    She parlayed the series into a global brand, including the popular movie adaptations, worth an estimated $15 billion.
  14. estimate
    judge tentatively
    She parlayed the series into a global brand, including the popular movie adaptations, worth an estimated $15 billion.
  15. volume
    the property of something that is great in magnitude
    All seven volumes of the series have broken sales records, and the last four have been the fastest-selling books in history.
  16. record
    anything providing permanent evidence about past events
    All seven volumes of the series have broken sales records, and the last four have been the fastest-selling books in history.
  17. conceive
    have the idea for
    Where was Rowling when she first conceived the story?
Created on Thu Jul 31 08:04:35 EDT 2014

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