is this book authorized?
No. The biography of Rowlin by Smith was not authorized.
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so, would this be ok to do for a Book Study project for school if it's not authorized?
I found this on the site u gave me: NOTE: This book is not yet out in the United States. American readers will have to go to through a British mail order house or online bookseller, such as Amazon UK. Now what?
Thank you for using the Jiskha Homework Help. To "he who must not be named" it would be best to check with your teacher to see if that is acceptable or not.
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