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Jane Yolen is a novelist, poet, fantasist, journalist, songwriter, storyteller, folklorist, and children’s book author who has written more than three hundred books. Her accolades include the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, the World Fantasy Award, three Mythopoeic Awards, the Kerlan Award, two Christopher Awards, and six honorary doctorate degrees from colleges and universities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Born and raised in New York City, the mother of three and the grandmother of six, Yolen lives in Massachusetts and St. Andrews, Scotland.

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	The Devil's Arithmetic 4.03 avg rating — 61,975 ratings — published 1988 — 72 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Owl Moon by Jane Yolen (Goodreads Author), John Schoenherr (Illustrator) 4.23 avg rating — 44,585 ratings — published 1987 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? by Jane Yolen (Goodreads Author), Mark Teague 4.18 avg rating — 38,609 ratings — published 2000 — 64 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Briar Rose by Jane Yolen (Goodreads Author), Terri Windling (Introduction) 3.79 avg rating — 15,068 ratings — published 1992 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dragon's Blood (Pit Dragon Chronicles, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 12,556 ratings — published 1982 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food? by Jane Yolen (Goodreads Author), Mark Teague (Illustrator) 4.11 avg rating — 10,643 ratings — published 2005 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? by Jane Yolen (Goodreads Author), Mark Teague (Illustrator) 4.10 avg rating — 5,596 ratings — published 2003 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Sending of Dragons (Pit Dragon Chronicles, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 5,528 ratings — published 1987 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? by Jane Yolen (Goodreads Author), Mark Teague (Illustrator) 4.09 avg rating — 4,198 ratings — published 2007 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Literature is a textually transmitted disease, normally contracted in childhood.”
― Jane Yolen, Touch Magic: Fantasy, Faerie & Folklore in the Literature of Childhood

tags: childhood, disease, literature

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“Fairy Tales always have a happy ending.' That depends... on whether you are Rumpelstiltskin or the Queen.”
― Jane Yolen, Briar Rose

tags: happily-ever-after, perspective

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“Well,' the Goddess said, 'your heart didn't heal straight the last time it broke. So we'll break it again and reset it so it heals straight this time.”
― Jane Yolen, The Books of Great Alta

tags: fantasy, fiction, young-adult

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AUGUST Fantasy: This poll decides which two books will go on to the run off poll for the August 2014 Fantasy BOTM.

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

14 votes, 16.1%

A Sorcerer's Treason by Sarah Zettel

13 votes, 14.9%

Kinless by Stephen Godden

13 votes, 14.9%

Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner

12 votes, 13.8%

The Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemisin

9 votes, 10.3%

The Steel Queen by Karen Azinger

7 votes, 8.0%

The Brides of Rollrock Island by Margo Lanagan

7 votes, 8.0%

Dusk by Tim Lebbon

6 votes, 6.9%

Except the Queen by Jane Yolen

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