Books written by Jane Yolen

Welcome to Dystopia: 45 Visions of What Lies Ahead

It reminded him of the first time, as a twelveyear-old boy, he had seen Anita Bryant singing about oranges on television. “Take your pick, Mike. Sex isn't nasty or ungodly; it's productive! Especially since we started using our wombs to ...
Queen's Own Fool: A Novel of Mary Queen of Scots

When twelve-year-old Nicola leaves Troupe Brufort and serves as the fool for Mary, Queen of Scots, she experiences the political and religious upheavals in both France and Scotland.
Other Covenants: Alternate Histories of the Jewish People

Some of the world's greatest speculative fiction authors explore these roads not taken, and many others, in Other Covenants: Alternate Histories of the Jewish People, the first-ever anthology of Jewish alternate history fiction.
The Barefoot Book of Ballet Stories

... music by Maurice Ravel and choreography by Michel Fokine, opens at the Theatre du Chateler in Paris. 1931 The Vic-Wells Ballet is founded in London, directed by Ninette de Valois and with Frederick Ashton as resident choreographer.
Bad Girls: Sirens, Jezebels, Murderesses, Thieves and Other Female Villains

But alas, the good girl met a bad man—a heavy-drinking, not-so-nice gambler named Frederick Hart. She married him. Once she smartened up, Pearl ran off to Colorado to get away from her abusive husband. Butfinding herself pregnant,she ...
Trash Mountain

There, with the help of some unlikely allies, he might just be able to make a stand against the grays. This you should know: No matter what scientists say is almost always true, the exceptions are almost always the best stories.
Cards of Grief

An alien civilization is forever changed by the incursion of human social scientists—and an ancient prophecy—in this award-winning novel.
Dragon's Heart

Having been presumed dead, Jakkin and Akki finally return to Austar IV with newfound skills, and the knowledge that what they have learned could either transform their planet or destroy it.
Sister Emily's Lightship: And Other Stories

Here are storybook realms rendered more contemporary, and cautionary tales made grimmer than Grimm: Snow White is transported to Appalachia to match wits with a snake-handling evil stepmother and Beauty’s meeting with the Beast takes a ...
Tales of Wonder

These timeless stories tell of an eager girl’s entrance into the Hall of Grief and a sunless prince who fears the vengeance of a jealous star.
The Wolf Girls: An Unsolved Mystery from History

BULLOCK : an ox or a steer CONVERT : to change someone's religion or beliefs Singh was now a celebrity of sorts . He felt it was time to tell the story fully . Not the first story : that the children , left by a sadhu , had been ...
Children of the Wolf

Then the bullock, suspecting the end of his journey, hurried forward for the first time, and I had to trot to keep up. The village women, in white saris, with brass pitchers on their hips, came out to greet us.
Traveling the Blue Road: Poems of the Sea

"Poems of migration and resilience by: Denver Butson [and 11 others]"--From back cover.
Jason and the Gorgon's Blood

Jason, who will grow up to become the head of the Argonauts, leads five other boys on a dangerous quest to save the kingdom of Iolcus, learning along the way what it means to be in command.
Fly with Me: A Celebration of Birds Through Pictures, Poems, and Stories

Fly with Me was created to help celebrate Year of the Bird, National Geographic's 2018 initiative to bring awareness to the plight of birds around the world.
The Rogues

A Highland lad joins forces with a notorious Scottish “Robin Hood” to seek revenge on the greedy laird who destroyed the boy’s village Authors Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris have garnered resounding critical acclaim for their ...
Jason and the Gorgon's Blood

This ebook features personal histories by Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris including rare images from the authors’ personal collections, as well as a timeline of the Heroic Age and a conversation between the two authors about the making of ...
Girl in a Cage

As English armies invade Scotland in 1306, eleven-year-old Princess Marjorie, daughter of the newly crowned Scottish king, Robert the Bruce, is captured by England's King Edward Longshanks and held in a cage on public display.
Atalanta and the Arcadian Beast

This ebook features personal histories by Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris including rare images from the authors’ personal collections, as well as a timeline of the Heroic Age and a conversation between the two authors about the making of ...
Odysseus in the Serpent Maze

This ebook features personal histories by Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris including rare images from the authors’ personal collections, as well as a timeline of the Heroic Age and a conversation between the two authors about the making of ...