About the Author

Shannon Hale is the Newbery Honor-winning and "New York Times" bestselling author of "Princess Academy" and its sequel "Princess Academy: Palace of Stone," The Books of Bayern, and the graphic novels "Rapunzel's Revenge" and "Calamity Jack"--as well as three novels for adults, including "Austenland," now a major motion picture starring Keri Russell. She and her husband, the author Dean Hale, have four children and live near Salt Lake City, Utah.www.shannonhale.com