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Author photo. Shannon and Dean Hale at the 2016 Texas Book Festival. By Larry D. Moore, CC BY-SA 4.0, <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53088534" rel="nofollow" target="_top">https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53088534</a>

Shannon and Dean Hale at the 2016 Texas Book Festival. By Larry D. Moore, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53088534

Shannon Hale

Author of Princess Academy

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Shannon Hale was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on January 26, 1974. She received a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Utah and a master's degree in creative writing from the University of Montana. Her first book, The Goose Girl, was published in 2003. She writes for both adults and young adults. Her adult books include Austenland, Midnight in Austenland, and The Actor and the Housewife. Her young adult books include Book of a Thousand Days, Princess Academy, Palace of Stone, and the Ever after High series. She co-wrote the graphic novels Rapunzel's Revenge and Calamity Jack with husband Dean Hale. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Princess Academy… (more)
Princess Academy 6,347 copies, 187 reviews
The Goose Girl (Books of Bayern) 4,165 copies, 178 reviews
Austenland 2,750 copies, 247 reviews
The Book of a Thousand Days 2,506 copies, 149 reviews
Enna Burning 1,810 copies, 52 reviews
The Princess in Black 1,535 copies, 57 reviews
River Secrets 1,392 copies, 37 reviews
Rapunzel's Revenge 1,287 copies, 131 reviews
Palace of Stone 1,126 copies, 42 reviews
Real Friends 990 copies, 65 reviews
Forest Born 897 copies, 22 reviews
The Storybook of Legends 808 copies, 16 reviews
Midnight in Austenland 608 copies, 55 reviews
A Wonderlandiful World 590 copies, 4 reviews
The Unfairest of Them All 517 copies, 6 reviews
Best Friends 487 copies, 17 reviews
The Forgotten Sisters 485 copies, 14 reviews
Calamity Jack 448 copies, 35 reviews
Fire and Ice 439 copies, 5 reviews
The Actor and the Housewife 395 copies, 63 reviews
Dangerous 351 copies, 37 reviews
Diana: Princess of the Amazons (Author) 234 copies, 10 reviews
Friends Forever 194 copies, 11 reviews
Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn 157 copies, 6 reviews
Kind of a Big Deal 148 copies, 10 reviews
Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld 51 copies, 4 reviews
Raven Queen's Story 51 copies, 2 reviews
Apple White's Story 46 copies, 2 reviews
Madeline Hatter's Story 43 copies, 2 reviews
Briar Beauty's Story 42 copies, 2 reviews
Pretty Perfect Kitty-Corn 40 copies, 1 review
Ashlynn Ella's Story 39 copies, 1 review
Hunter Huntsman's Story 35 copies, 2 reviews
This Book Is Not for You! (Author) 22 copies, 4 reviews
The Tale of Two Sisters 7 copies, 1 review
Dangerous eSampler 4 copies, 1 review
The Book of Three (Introduction, some editions) 7,593 copies, 159 reviews
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Beats Up the Marvel Universe (Introduction) 263 copies, 15 reviews
Guys Read: Other Worlds (Contributor) 233 copies, 4 reviews
Funny Girl: Funniest. Stories. Ever. (Contributor) 164 copies, 6 reviews
Wonder Woman #750 (Contributor) 1 copy

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Shannon Hale is the award-winning author of young adult novels. She is an avid Austen fan and admirer of men in breeches. She lives with her husband and two small children in Salt Lake City, Utah. [adapted from Austenland (2007)]
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