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My Life Book 1

My Life Book 1 . Lesson 15. Inspirational people. Inspirational people. J.K. Rowling. Single mother Joanne Rowling was recently divorced and extremely poor.

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My Life Book 1

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  1. My Life Book 1 Lesson 15 Inspirational people

  2. Inspirational people J.K. Rowling Single mother Joanne Rowling was recently divorced and extremely poor. She was so poor she couldn’t afford a computer or even the cost of photocopying the 90,000-word novel she had written, so she manually typed out each version to send to publishers. Her manuscript was rejected dozens of times until a small publisher gave it a second chance after the CEO’s eight-year-old daughter fell in love with it. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was published in 1997 under the name ‘J.K.’ Rowling. Her publisher didn't believe a woman's name would appeal to young boys. The Harry Potter books are the best-selling book series in history.

  3. Inspirational people Malala Yousafzai  Malala Yousafzai is a young Pakistani woman. As a schoolgirl, she defied Taliban threats and campaigned for girls’ right to an education. She survived being shot in the head by the Taliban. She has become a global advocate for women’s rights, especially the right to education.

  4. Inspirational people Rosa Parks Tired after a day’s work, Rosa Parks boarded a bus on 1 December 1955. When she refused to obey the driver's order to give up her seat in the ‘coloured’ section for a white person, she was arrested for civil disobedience. Parks’s act of defiance, and the Montgomery Bus Boycott that followed, are recognised as pivotal moments in the US civil rights movement.

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