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Shannon Hale

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Born

in Salt Lake City, Utah, The United States

Website

http://www.squeetus.com/

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Young Adult, Literature & Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels

Influences

Jane Austen, The Brothers Grimm

Member Since

March 2011

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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. ...more

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We're Ready: a post for #kidlitwomen

I was presenting an assembly for kids grades 3-8 while on book tour for the third PRINCESS ACADEMY book.

Me: "So many teachers have told me the same thing. They say, 'When I told my students we were reading a book called PRINCESS ACADEMY, the girls said��'"

I gesture to the kids and wait. They anticipate what I'm expecting, and in unison, the girls scream, "YAY!"

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Average rating: 3.98 · 760,232 ratings · 78,903 reviews · 136 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 141,973 ratings — published 2003 — 52 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
	Princess Academy (Princess Academy, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 114,786 ratings — published 2005 — 83 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
	Austenland (Austenland, #1) 3.55 avg rating — 87,619 ratings — published 2007 — 47 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
	Book of a Thousand Days 3.96 avg rating — 53,420 ratings — published 2007 — 40 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
	Enna Burning (The Books of Bayern, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 42,202 ratings — published 2004 — 35 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
	Real Friends (Real Friends, #1) by Shannon Hale (Goodreads Author), LeUyen Pham (Illustrator), Jane Poole (Colorist) 4.22 avg rating — 39,436 ratings — published 2017 — 4 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
	River Secrets (The Books of Bayern, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 35,518 ratings — published 2006 — 2 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
	Forest Born (The Books of Bayern, #4) 4.04 avg rating — 27,021 ratings — published 2009 — 27 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
	Palace of Stone (Princess Academy, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 24,620 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Rapunzel's Revenge (Rapunzel's Revenge, #1) by Shannon Hale (Goodreads Author), Dean Hale, Nathan Hale (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.90 avg rating — 17,224 ratings — published 2008 — 23 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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Series by Shannon Hale

The Books of Bayern (4 books)
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Shannon Hale (Goodreads Author)

4.09 avg rating — 246,695 ratings

Princess Academy (3 books)
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Shannon Hale (Goodreads Author)

4.04 avg rating — 149,446 ratings

Austenland (2 books)
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Shannon Hale (Goodreads Author)

3.55 avg rating — 106,405 ratings

Friends (3 books)
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Shannon Hale (Goodreads Author),

LeUyen Pham (Illustrator)

4.25 avg rating — 58,499 ratings

Ever After High (5 books)
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Shannon Hale (Goodreads Author),

Dean Hale

4.06 avg rating — 46,300 ratings

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Quotes by Shannon Hale (?)

“I think the only way to get through this life is laughing hard and constantly, mostly at myself.”
― Shannon Hale

tags: laughing

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“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

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“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

tags: understanding-others, wisdom

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What second pick for a Newbery Honor?

(I tried to include all the books we have read, along with the books mentioned on our "the others good and up" thread, and a few on the Newbery 2010 list on goodreads. If, however, I have not included a book you want to vote for just send me a message or write a comment. I will add it to the list.)

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

6 votes 18.8%

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

6 votes 18.8%

All the Broken Pieces by Ann Burg

6 votes 18.8%

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly

3 votes 9.4%

Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin

2 votes 6.3%

Wild Things by Clay Carmichael

2 votes 6.3%

A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck

1 vote 3.1%

The Year the Swallows Came Early by Kathryn Fitzmaurice

1 vote 3.1%

Charles and Emma The Darwins' Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman

1 vote 3.1%

The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo

1 vote 3.1%

If I Stay by Gayle Forman

1 vote 3.1%

Love, Aubrey by Suzanne LaFleur

1 vote 3.1%

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

1 vote 3.1%

Marcelo In The Real World by Francisco X. Stork

0 votes 0.0%

Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick

0 votes 0.0%

Forest Born by Shannon Hale

0 votes 0.0%

The Nine Pound Hammer by John Claude Bemis

0 votes 0.0%

Neil Armstrong is My Uncle and Other Lies Muscle Man McGinty Told Me by Nan Marino

0 votes 0.0%

The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had by Kristin Levine

0 votes 0.0%

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

0 votes 0.0%

Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko

0 votes 0.0%

Slob by Ellen Potter

0 votes 0.0%

Thirteenth Child by Patricia C. Wrede

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Crossing Stones by Helen Frost

0 votes 0.0%

Chasing Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson

0 votes 0.0%

The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis by Barbara O'Connor

0 votes 0.0%

The Girl Who Threw Butterflies by Mick Cochrane

0 votes 0.0%

Here's How I See It--Here's How It Is by Heather Henson

0 votes 0.0%

The Unfinished Angel by Sharon Creech

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The Book of the Maidservant by Rebecca Barnhouse

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Shannon’s Quotes

“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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