Saturday, November 11, 2006

Author Spotlight: Shannon Hale

Who is Shannon Hale?

Shannon Hale is the author of the companion books The Goose Girl, Enna Burning, and River Secrets (fall 2006). She received a Newbery Honor for her New York Times–bestseller, Princess Academy. She and her husband are working together on a graphic novel, and live with their son in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Her writing...

The Goose Girl, her critically acclaimed first book, is an ALA Teens' Top Ten and Josette Frank Award winner. Enna Burning and River Secrets are companion books to Goose Girl, continuing the Bayern books series. Princess Academy is a Newbery Honor Book and a New York Times best seller. She's working on Austenland, an adult novel, and Rapunzel's Revenge, a graphic novel co-written with Dean Hale (husband) and illustrated by Nathan Hale (no relation).

Her website...

http://www.squeetus.com/stage/main.html

An interview with Shannon Hale from EMBRACING THE CHILD

I will be reviewing The Goose Girl, Enna Burning, River Secrets, and The Princess Academy in the upcoming days. I have finished reading three of the four...so it's just a matter of writing the reviews and posting them!

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