Authors have always been a crucial part of the literary world and its development. Every individual from the many authors of the Bible to today’s modern authors have shaped society. Everyone, young and old, reads these books by a myriad of different authors though some read reluctantly. J.K. Rowling has flooded society in recent years with The Harry Potter series causing an incredible impact on the amount of people interested in reading. J.K. Rowling overcame her humble beginnings and difficult struggles to become a world-renowned author with the help of the Chosen One and his friends. While she may be a successful author now, everyone must start somewhere. Joanne Rowling was born on July 31, 1965 (Biography.com Editors).She was born in Yate, …show more content…
Her books transformed the literary world into something interesting for young readers. Bozeman -- Montana State University children's literature expert says that the Harry Potter books kick start reading among youngsters and hook reluctant readers (Arthur 1). Joyce Herbeck, who is an education professor, says that the books about Harry’s adventures at a British boarding school for wizards have encouraged an entire generation of readers (Arthur 1). She not only exercised a sense of power and inspiration in the literary world, she also boldly stepped into the world of charity and helped those in need. She supports a wide number of charitable causes through her charitable trust Volant, and is the founder of Lumos, a charity working to transform the lives of disadvantaged children (“J.K. Rowling” 1). J.K. Rowling co-founded the Children’s High Level Group (CHLG) with Baroness Emma Nicholson MEP, in 2005. She was moved to do so by an article reporting that children were sleeping in caged beds, in institutions in the Czech Republic(“J.K. Rowling” 1). In 2010, the charity changed its name to Lumos and also changed its remit. It works to end the systematic institutionalization of children in the midst of Europe and help them find safer, more nurturing places to live (“J.K. Rowling”