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Honours include a commendation for the Carnegie Medal (1997), [207] a short listing for the Guardian Children's Award (1998), and numerous listings on the notable books, editors' Choices, and best books lists of the American Library Association, The New York Times, Chicago Public Library, and Publishers Weekly.

I just wanted to say that your posts about Harry Potter, structure and the writing process have totally turned me down a new path in my writing development that I think will make all of the difference. I never read either of the others over and over again when editing them, but I really had to this time. Many of the motifs of the Potter stories such as the hero's quest invoking objects that confer invisibility, magical animals and trees, a forest full of danger and the recognition of a character based upon scars are drawn from medieval French Arthurian romances. A 2004 study found that books in the series were commonly read aloud in elementary schools in San Diego County, California. According to Maria Nikolajeva, Christian imagery is particularly strong in the final scenes of the series: Harry dies in self-sacrifice and Voldemort delivers an " ecce homo" speech, after which Harry is resurrected and defeats his enemy.She created an absolute literary masterpiece and she does nothing to dress it up: it was an amazing idea that required extremely hard work that paid off.

Even with publication now on the horizon, though, Rowling was warned by her literary agent to find a job because her story wasn’t commercial enough to be successful (“You do realize, you will never make a fortune out of writing children’s books? The spin-off games Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 and Lego Harry Potter: Years 5–7 were developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros.Rowling has said that Harry Potter “simply fell into [her] head” and “all of the details bubbled up in [her] brain. People go hoopla because they're delighted that Rowling has got children reading books - big, fat books without pictures at that. Children exposed to this kind of writing aren't learning anything new about words, or being stretched in any way; as Harold Bloom said, they're not going to be inspired to go off and read the Alice books, or any other enduring classic. In a 12 August 2007, review of Deathly Hallows in The New York Times, however, Christopher Hitchens praised Rowling for "unmooring" her "English school story" from literary precedents "bound up with dreams of wealth and class and snobbery", arguing that she had instead created "a world of youthful democracy and diversity". Two years later the play transferred to Broadway, and in 2018 it won six Tony Awards, including best new play.

As the full moon rises, Lupin transforms into a werewolf and bounds away, and the group chase after him. Harry Potter’s Word Wizardry Resource Pack - Look at the descriptive vocabulary used in the Harry Potter books with this engaging word wizardry pack.

The first film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was released in November 2016, followed by the second Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald in November 2018 and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore in April 2022. This 35-minute lesson is hosted by Evanna Lynch and takes children through three exciting and enchanting activities. Deathly Hallowswas the series finale, but Rowling had many other responsibilities to fulfill besides writing: being a mother to three children, giving interviews, overseeing the Harry Potter movies, and running her charities, to name only a few. For as long as I can remember I wanted to be an author, and I am at my happiest alone in my writing room making things up.

A series of many genres, including fantasy, drama, coming-of-age fiction, and the British school story (which includes elements of mystery, thriller, adventure, horror, and romance), the world of Harry Potter explores numerous themes and includes many cultural meanings and references. Sameer Rahim of The Daily Telegraph disagreed, saying "It depresses me to see 16- and 17-year-olds reading the series when they could be reading the great novels of childhood such as Oliver Twist or A House for Mr Biswas.In May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Rowling began serializing a new children’s book, The Ickabog, for free online; it was published in November.