Being called Harry Potter can be a bit tricky.
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- Outstanding exams for Emma Watson
- Today in history: August 24
- JK Rowling: uneasy billionaire, avid donor.
Being called Harry Potter can be a bit tricky.
Free with registration – Europe Intelligence Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Aug 24, 2006
(From The Star (Sheffield)) LIFE can be wizard when you’re called Harry Potter. Not the famous JK Rowling hero, mind – Sheffield’s very own real life teenager. “It does have its good side, having such a famous name,” says the 16-year-old from Thornsett Road, Nether Edge. “People always remember you, and it’s the perfect conversation starter when you meet someone for the first time. ” There’s another advantage too, very important for any lad who may be looking out for new friends.
FOXNews.com – Lists of Best-Selling Books – Celebrity Gossip |…
FOXNews – Aug 24, 2006
“Lifeguard”by James Patterson, Andrew Gross (Warner) (F-P) 4. “Judge&Jury”by James Patterson, Andrew Gross (Little, Brown) (F-H) 5. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”by J. Rowling (Scholastic) (F-P) 6. “Ricochet”by Sandra Brown (Simon&Schuster) (F-H) 7. “The Devil Wears Prada”by Lauren Weisberger (Anchor) (F-P) 8.
Outstanding exams for Emma Watson
BBC News – Aug 24, 2006
She grabbed an outstanding eight A*s and two As in her GCSE exams, the results of which came out on Thursday. The 16-year-old super student is currently working hard on the fifth film in the Harry Potter series, the Order of the Phoenix. Last week Daniel Radcliffe exceeded expectations when he got top results too, with three As in his AS-levels.
Today in history: August 24
MSNBC – Aug 24, 2006
Actor Chad Michael Murray is 25. Christian rock musician Jeffrey Gilbert (Kutless) is 23. Actor Rupert Grint (?Harry Potter? films) is 18. Thought for Today: ?Of the twenty or so civilizations known to modern Western historians, all except our own appear to be dead or moribund, and, when we diagnose each case. we invariably find that the cause of death has been either War or Class or some combination of the two.
JK Rowling: uneasy billionaire, avid donor.
Free with registration – UPI NewsTrack – AccessMyLibrary.com – Aug 24, 2006
(24-AUG-06) UPI NewsTrack. 24 (UPI) — "Harry Potter" author Jo Rowling is a billionaire, but having struggled earlier in life, she lives "modestly" in Britain and donates generously to charity.