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Shannon Hale

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January 26, 1974 in Salt Lake City, Utah, The United States

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Jane Austen, The Brothers Grimm

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Shannon Hale is the New York Times best-selling author of six young adult novels: the Newbery Honor book Princess Academy, multiple award winner Book of a Thousand Days, and the highly acclaimed Books of Bayern series. She has written three books for adults, including the upcoming Midnight in Austenland (Jan. 2012), companion book to Austenland. She co-wrote the hit graphic novel Rapunzel's Revenge and its sequel Calamity Jack with husband Dean Hale. They live near Salt Lake City, Utah with their four small children, and their pet, a small, plastic pig.


Feeling too swamped to blog. Can I cheat a bit? Found this old interview I did at the National Book Festival a few years and hairstyles ago. I remember we walked several blocks in the rain to get to the interview.


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Published on May 30, 2012 09:10 • 108 views
Average rating: 3.92 · 172,600 ratings · 31,853 reviews · 15 distinct works
The Goose Girl (The Books o...
4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 37,945 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions
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Princess Academy (Princess ...
4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 37,037 ratings — published 2005 — 29 editions
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Book of a Thousand Days
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 20,814 ratings — published 2007 — 21 editions
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Austenland
3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 23,469 ratings — published 2007 — 9 editions
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Enna Burning (The Books of ...
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 16,597 ratings — published 2004 — 14 editions
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River Secrets (The Books of...
3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 12,930 ratings — published 2006 — 13 editions
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Forest Born (The Books of B...
3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 8,134 ratings — published 2009 — 8 editions
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Rapunzel's Revenge (Rapunze...
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3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 5,543 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions
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The Actor and the Housewife
3.13 of 5 stars 3.13 avg rating — 5,415 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions
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Midnight in Austenland
3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 2,787 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions
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More books by Shannon Hale…
The Goose Girl Enna Burning River Secrets Forest Born
The Books of Bayern (4 books)
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4.08280035487758 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 75,519 ratings
Princess Academy Palace of Stone
Princess Academy (2 books)
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4.020515035361442 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 37,046 ratings
Austenland Midnight in Austenland
Austenland (2 books)
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3.46260969095765 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 26,210 ratings
Rapunzel's Revenge Calamity Jack
Rapunzel's Revenge (2 books)
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3.7394316414534146 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 7,073 ratings

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Feeling too swamped to blog. Can I cheat a bit? Found this old interview I did at the National Book Festival a few years and hairstyles ago. I reme... read more »
Shannon Hale said "yes" to attending the event: Logan, Utah YA author road trip
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date: April 22, 2011 06:00PM
location: Logan Library, UT, The United States
description: Shannon Hale, James Dashner, Jessica Day George, Ally Condie, and Brandon Mull will be speaking and then signing books at this free event.
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"Writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles."Shannon Hale
More of Shannon's books…
“I think the only way to get through this life is laughing hard and constantly, mostly at myself.”
Shannon Hale

“Right now I'd like all my troubles to stand in front of me in a straight line, and one by one I'd give each a black eye. ”
Shannon Hale, The Goose Girl

“Mama used to say, you have to know someone a thousand days before you can glimpse her soul.”
Shannon Hale, Book of a Thousand Days

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“Writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.”
Shannon Hale




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