Not since the Beatles in the 1960s has an export from Great Britain taken the world by storm as J. K. Rowling has with her popular "Harry Potter" series. From a modest beginning, the series has gone on to sell more than 260 million copies worldwide and has been translated into more than 60 languages. While readers young and old enjoy the books, Rowling's success has come with controversy. She is seen as both a champion for literacy, who encourages children to read 800-page novels full of Latin and mythological allusions; and as a shaman who turns young readers into mass consumers and children's literature into a highly marketable commodity. This encyclopaedia is a detailed guide to her life and works. The volume presents hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries on Rowling's characters, themes, settings, motifs, spells, potions, curses, and magical creatures; the people, places, and events that shaped her life; and films, merchandising, conventions, fan fiction, and other topics related to the presence of Harry Potter in popular culture. The volume also includes helpful lists, a bibliography, and an extensive index. Students and readers will find this a convenient resource for virtually anything they want to know about Rowling and her fascinating world.

 

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 424 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by ABC-CLIO .

CONNIE ANN KIRK is an author and independent scholar specializing in American and children's literature and the poet, Emily Dickinson. Her books from Greenwood Press include: J. K. Rowling: A Biography, Emily Dickinson: A Biography

This book has the following chapters: Entries include: Albus Dumbledore; * Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans; * Book Bannings and Burnings; * Critical Reception; * Hermione Granger; * Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; * Illustration; * Mythology; * Quidditch; * Anne Volant Rowling; * J. R. R. Tolkien; * Translations; * Wands; * Wyedean Comprehensive School.