Jane Yolen




Jane Yolen

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born February 11, 1939
gender female
place of birth New York City, United States
website http://www.janeyolen.com/
genre Children's Books, Literature & Fiction

about this author

Yolen was born at Beth Israel Hospital, the first child of Isabel Berlin and Will Hyatt Yolen. She and her family moved to California when she was young but returned to New York a few years later. After he younger brother was born, her father joined the army and served on the European front during WWII. Yolen spent her childhood taking piano lessons, ballet dancing and writing a neighborhood newspaper with her brother. Yolen spent her teen years in Westport, Connecticut, and became involved in choir, basketball, debate, language clubs and the school paper. She graduated for Smith College with several publications in literary magazines already to her name.

In 1962, Yolen married David Stemple. They had three children together and six gran...more

books by Jane Yolen

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avg rating: 3.95 | 6157 ratings | 303 distinct works
The Devil's Arithmetic The Devil's Arithmetic (Puffin Modern Classics)
by Jane Yolen
avg rating 4.19 — 793 ratings — published 1988
17 editions
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Briar Rose Briar Rose (Mass Market Paperback)
by Jane Yolen
avg rating 3.91 — 562 ratings — published 2002
9 editions
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Dragon's Blood: The Pit Dragon... Dragon's Blood: The Pit Dragon Chronicles, Volume One (Pit Dragon Chronicles)
by Jane Yolen
avg rating 4.00 — 232 ratings — published 2004
10 editions
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Owl Moon Owl Moon (Hardcover)
by Jane Yolen
avg rating 4.08 — 206 ratings — published 1987
8 editions
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Queen's Own Fool Queen's Own Fool (Paperback)
by Jane Yolen, Robert Harris
avg rating 3.76 — 148 ratings — published 2001
4 editions
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Sister Light, Sister Dark: Boo... Sister Light, Sister Dark: Book One In The Great Alta Saga (Books of Great Alta)
by Jane Yolen
avg rating 3.82 — 141 ratings — published 2003
4 editions
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A Sending of Dragons: The Pit ... A Sending of Dragons: The Pit Dragon Chronicles, Volume Three (Pit Dragon Chronicles)
by Jane Yolen
avg rating 3.93 — 136 ratings — published 2004
6 editions
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The Pit Dragon Chronicles, Vol... The Pit Dragon Chronicles, Volumes 1-3: Boxed Set: Dragon's Blood, Heart's Blood, and A Sending of Dragons (Pit Dragon Chronicles)
by Jane Yolen
avg rating 3.98 — 113 ratings — published 1998
2 editions
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Girl in a Cage Girl in a Cage (Paperback)
by Jane Yolen, Robert Harris
avg rating 3.71 — 119 ratings — published 2004
3 editions
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How Do Dinosaurs Clean Their R... How Do Dinosaurs Clean Their Rooms? (Board book)
by Jane Yolen
avg rating 4.23 — 93 ratings — published 2004
2 editions
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quotes by Jane Yolen

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"Literature is a textually transmitted disease, normally contracted in childhood."
Jane Yolen
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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: Comprising 'Sister Light, Sister Dark' and 'White Jenna' (Books of Great Alta))
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"Fairy Tales always have a happy ending.' That depends... on wether you are Rumpelstiltskin or the Queen."
Jane Yolen (Briar Rose)
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