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Shannon Hale is a Newbery Honor–winning and New York Times bestselling author. She and her husband, the author Dean Hale, have four children and live near Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Books of Bayern


A Young Adult Fantasy series (2003 - 2009)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Fairy-tale fantasy with secret languages and animal speech
  • Girls reclaiming identity and voice under pressure
  • Awkward allies navigating deadly court intrigue

Princess Academy


A Children & Middle Grade series (2005 - 2015)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Mountain village life with fierce community ties
  • High-stakes school rivalry for life-changing futures
  • Girls pulled between loyalty ambition and social upheaval

Austenland


A Romance series (2007 - 2026)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Austen-themed roleplay vacations with fiction bleeding into real life
  • Modern heroines choosing between fantasy romance and the real thing
  • Regency flirtation with a side of secrets and mystery

Part of: Rapunzel's Revenge


A Children & Middle Grade series (2008 - 2010)

Ever After High


A Children & Middle Grade series (2013 - 2017)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Fairy-tale boarding school drama with heirs defying destiny
  • Royals versus Rebels power struggles
  • Girls rewriting family legacies on their own terms

Spirit Animals


A Children & Middle Grade series (2014 - 2014)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Fantasy quests powered by bonded animal companions
  • Far-flung heroes joining forces against a growing threat
  • Beast legends, betrayals, and hard-won human-animal alliances

Squirrel Girl


A Children & Middle Grade series (2017 - 2018)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Squirrel-powered superhero comedy in suburbia
  • Middle school misfit vibes at a new school
  • Homework and group texts colliding with villain trouble

Friends


A Children & Middle Grade series (2017 - 2021)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Graphic memoirs about friendship fallout
  • Getting left out by shifting friend groups
  • Warm, funny takes on insecurity and belonging

The Princess in Black


A Children & Middle Grade series (2015 - 2024)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Princess double lives with monster-fighting emergencies
  • Sparkly slapstick with glam heroes saving the day
  • Teamwork-driven adventures led by clever problem-solving princesses

Princesses of the Amazons


A Children & Middle Grade series (2020 - 2022)

Kitty-Corn


A Children & Middle Grade series (2021 - 2025)

Kitty-Corn Club


A Children & Middle Grade series (2024 - 2025)

Standalone Fiction

Children & Middle Grade Books

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