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Presents an illustrated collection of sixteen stories and poems about witches, wizards, and warlocks.Tags
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I've always been a Yolen fan, but haven't read many of her story collections. We got really lucky at our recent Friends of the Library book sale, and this copy of Here There Be Witches was available along with some poetry books. Jane Yolen has been known for her magical tales, and here is an excellent showcase of such skill. I enjoyed the whimsical imaginings paired with darker tones, and found myself re-reading a couple of the stories included in this collection immediately after finishing the entire volume. Recommended for older kids to adults, this is a fine read for the bleak times, and the good.
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Jane Yolen was born February 11, 1939 in New York City. She received a bachelor's degree from Smith College in 1960 and a master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts in 1976. After college, she became an editor in New York City and wrote during her lunch break. She sold her first children's book, Pirates in Petticoats, at the show more age of 22. Since then, she has written over 300 books for children, young adults, and adults. Her other works include the Emperor and the Kite, Owl Moon, How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? and The Devil's Arithmetic. She has won numerous awards including the Kerlan Award, the Regina Medal, the Keene State Children's Literature Award, the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, two Christopher Medals, the World Fantasy Award, three Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, the Golden Kite Award, the Jewish Book Award, the World Fantasy Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Association of Jewish Libraries Award. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 1995
- Dedication
- To my wonderful editor
LIZ BICKNELL
and for her children - First words
- Think of a witch story and you think of Hansel and Gretel.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)We were fifteen under the poplars,
Calll me Samwell, call me Kyteler,
We were fifteen under the rowan -
Fly away...fly away...home.
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- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Tween, Kids
- DDC/MDS
- 818.5408 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American miscellaneous writings in English 20th Century 1945-1999 Prose
- LCC
- PZ7 .Y78 .H — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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- Languages
- English
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- Paper
- ISBNs
- 5
- ASINs
- 1
