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Jane Yolen
Jane Hyatt Yolen is an American author born on February 11, 1939 in New York City and she is an editor of almost 300 books. These include folklore, fantasy, science fiction, and children's books. She wrote the Nebula Award-winning Sister Emily's Lightship (short story) and "Lost Girls" (novelette), as well as Owl Moon and The Emperor and the Kite, Caldecott Medal winners, the Commander Toad series and How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight.
Yolen was born in New York City and raised in California, Virginia, New York and Connecticut. Her father was a journalist and publicist. She received her bachelor's degree from Smith College in 1960 and her master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1976. She was married to computer scientist David Stemple from 1962 until his death from cancer on March 22, 2006. She has three children: Heidi Stemple, Adam Stemple, and Jason Stemple, and several grandchildren. Yolen maintains homes in Hatfield, Massachusetts and in St Andrews, Scotland.
The Pit Dragon Trilogy
- Dragon's Blood (1982)
- Heart's Blood (1984)
- A Sending of Dragons (1987)
- Dragon's Heart (May 4th, 2009)
Various books
- Trust a City Kid (1966)
- The Bird of Time (illustrated by Mercer Mayer) (1971)
- The Gift of Sarah Barker (1981)
- Children of the Wolf (1984)
- The Stone Silenus (1984)
- Sister Light, Sister Dark (1988)
- White Jenna (1989)
- The Dragon's Boy (1990)
- Sister Light, Sister Dark (1990, Nebula Award finalist)
- Greyling (1991, picture book)
- Wings (1991, picture book)
- White Jenna (1991, Nebula Award finalist)
- Briar Rose (1992, Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature)
- Wizard's Hall (1991)
- The One Armed Queen (1998)
- Armageddon Summer (1998, with Bruce Coville, ALA Best Book for Young Adults, ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers)
- Queen's Own Fool (2000, with Robert J. Harris)
- White as Snow (The Fairy Tales Series) (2001)
- Girl in a Cage (2002, with Robert J. Harris)
- Sword of the Rightful King (2003, ALA Best Books 2004, ALA Best Books for Young Adults 2004, ALA Top 10 Fantasy Books for Youth 2004)
- Prince Across the Water (2004, with Robert J. Harris)
- The Young Merlin Trilogy: Passager, Hobby, and Merlin (2004)
- Pay the Piper: a rock and roll fairy tale (2005, with Adam Stemple)
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