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Shannon Hale

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Born

in Salt Lake City, Utah, The United States

Website

http://www.squeetus.com/

Genre

Young Adult, Literature & Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels

Influences

Jane Austen, The Brothers Grimm

Member Since

March 2011

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https://www.goodreads.com/shannonhale

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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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Shannon Hale’s books

Average rating: 3.99 · 816,340 ratings · 83,605 reviews · 145 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 148,180 ratings — published 2003 — 54 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) 4.04 avg rating — 121,713 ratings — published 2005 — 87 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) 3.56 avg rating — 90,804 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
	Book of a Thousand Days 3.97 avg rating — 56,364 ratings — published 2007 — 43 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) 4.21 avg rating — 45,381 ratings — published 2017 — 17 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) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 45,021 ratings — published 2004 — 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
	River Secrets (The Books of Bayern, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 37,367 ratings — published 2006 — 31 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 — 28,407 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Palace of Stone (Princess Academy, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 26,790 ratings — published 2012 — 8 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
	Best Friends (Real Friends #2) by Shannon Hale (Goodreads Author), LeUyen Pham (Illustrator ) 4.30 avg rating — 18,441 ratings — published 2019 — 17 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 — 258,975 ratings

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

4.04 avg rating — 159,947 ratings

Austenland (2 books)
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Shannon Hale (Goodreads Author)

3.55 avg rating — 110,329 ratings

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

LeUyen Pham (Illustrator)

4.24 avg rating — 69,229 ratings

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

Dean Hale

4.06 avg rating — 49,801 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

1913 likes

“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

1018 likes

“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

615 likes

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What Book Shall We Read in November

I have chosen books that are getting a lot of attention and were published in September and October. Please let me know if you think a book should be added to the list.

If you get the chance, check and see what your library has before you vote.

A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck

8 votes 23.5%

Forest Born by Shannon Hale

8 votes 23.5%

Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko

5 votes 14.7%

The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo

4 votes 11.8%

The Unfinished Angel by Sharon Creech

4 votes 11.8%

The Dream Stealer by Sid Fleischman

3 votes 8.8%

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

1 vote 2.9%

Fire by Kristin Cashore

1 vote 2.9%

34 total votes

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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.”
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