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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 — 62,520 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 — 44,805 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 — 38,854 ratings — published 2000 — 65 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 — 15,174 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 — 12,607 ratings — published 1982 — 3 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 — 10,667 ratings — published 2005 — 30 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
	Heart's Blood (Pit Dragon Chronicles, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7,171 ratings — published 1984	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 Get Well Soon? by Jane Yolen (Goodreads Author), Mark Teague (Illustrator) 4.10 avg rating — 5,614 ratings — published 2003 — 37 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) 3.92 avg rating — 5,556 ratings — published 1987	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 — 4,241 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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I’ve been thinking a lot about the difference between editing poems and editing stories recently: How do you know when a poem is done? Do you run it past a group of peers for feedback first, or is it just something you feel in your heart? When are you satisfied?

J: I wrote back my reply which is that I read it aloud and, if possible, have someone else

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Pit Dragon Chronicles (4 books)
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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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May-July 2024: Trilogy/Series Poll

Dan Simmons's Hyperion Cantos: The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion, The Rise of Endymion... (Hyperion was a previous BOTM.)

17 votes, 24.3%

C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy: Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, That Hideous Strength (all 3 nominated)

12 votes, 17.1%

Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy: Green Mars, Blue Mars (Red Mars was a previous BOTM)

12 votes, 17.1%

Connie Willis's Oxford Time Travel: To Say Nothing of the Dog, Blackout, All Clear (Doomsday Books is a previous BOTM)

8 votes, 11.4%

Brian Aldiss's Helliconia: Helliconia Winter, Helliconia Spring, Helliconia Summer (2 of 3 nominated)

6 votes, 8.6%

Yoon Ha Lee's Machineries of Empire: Ninefox Gambit, Raven Stratagem, Revenant Gun (all 3 nominated)

5 votes, 7.1%

Jane Yolen's Great Alta: Sister Light, Sister Dark, White Jenna, The One-Armed Queen (2 of 3 nominated)

3 votes, 4.3%

John Varley's Gaea Trilogy: Titan, Wizard, Demon (2 of 3 nominated)

3 votes, 4.3%

Robert J. Sawyer's Neanderthal Parallax: Hominids, Humans, Hybrids (2 of 3 nominated)

2 votes, 2.9%

Nancy Kress's Sleepless Trilogy: Beggars in Spain, Beggars and Choosers, Beggars Ride (2 of 3 nominated)

2 votes, 2.9%

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