#triviatuesday - While creating what would become a worldwide best-selling series, this author taught English as a second language. Who’s the famous teacher/author?

Today, May 7 -- “National Teacher Day” (*) -- we honor the dedicated individuals who taught us everything from writing in cursive to the wonders of science.

Today’s TriviaTuesday question is about a famous former teacher:

While creating what would become a worldwide best-selling series, this author taught English as a second language, then trained as a teacher and taught in city schools.

Who’s the famous teacher/author?

The former teacher is JK Rowling, whose fantasy book series breathed life into a  young wizard named Harry Potter and garnered a place in literary history.

It all began in 1990. While sitting on a delayed train in England, Rowling became inspired — literally. That’s when the character, Harry Potter, was born. **

Rowling eventually moved to Portugal, where she found work as an English teacher in a language school. Later, in Edinburgh, Scotland, she trained to become a teacher and taught in city schools. But Harry Potter never left her mind… **

“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” was Rowling’s first book in the mega-hit series chronicling Harry’s adventures at -- what else? -- a school. It wasn’t long before the bespectacled student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry became the #1 subject of choice for student readers (and adults) around the world.

Only a former teacher could perform magic like that.

Sources:

* Information on “National Teacher Day” was obtained from the 2019 “Chase’s Calendar of Events” available for checkout at MidPointe Library.

** Information on J.K. Rowling was obtained on “J.K. Rowling” @ https://www.jkrowling.com/about/

The portrait of JK Rowling shown above can be found on JK Rowling’s Facebook page available at https://www.facebook.com/JKRowling/

The image of Hogwart Academy at left is from Google Images.

Are you a JK Rowling fan? Hooked on Harry Potter? Who isn’t?

Look no further than MidPointe Library!

Go to: www.midpointelibrary.org > JK Rowling

Or: http://encore.middletownlibrary.org/iii/encore/search/C__Sjk%20rowling__Orightresult__U?lang=eng&suite=gold

There you’ll find the adventures of Harry Potter in all forms as well as biographies of his creator JK Rowling!

And don’t forget to look for Harry and his creator in our vast e-collection of books, audiobooks, movies, music and more at :

www.midpointelibrary.org > eLibrary

MidPointe Library salutes our local teachers on this, “National Teacher Day.” *

Our staff is always happy to gather a collection of age/grade-appropriate materials on a specific topic which teachers can use in their classrooms.

To request a collection, teachers must have a valid MidPointe Library “teacher card” and work within the MidPointe Library service area (Middletown, West Chester, Trenton, Monroe and Liberty Township).

Teacher cards are available to public and private school teachers, home educators, state-certified daycare providers and head preschool and day care teachers.

For information on teacher cards, go to: https://www.midpointelibrary.org/page/teacher-cards

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