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Janet Lee Carey

Janet Lee Carey
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Janet Lee Carey

JANET LEE CAREY grew up in Marin County California surrounded by whispering redwoods. Sunlight cut through ocean mist and fingered through the branches. It was in this magical place that she first dreamed of writing books. Her award-winning teen fantasy novels are translated into many languages. Some include: The Dragons of Noor, which won a Teens Read Too Gold Star Award for Excellence, Stealing Death, which received a School Library Journal starred review, Dragon’s Keep, an ALA Best Books for Young Adults, and Wenny Has Wings, a Mark Twain Award recipient and a Sony Feature Film Japan, 2008. Janet lives with her family, dusty book stacks, and imperious cat... Read full bio

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Excerpt:
Excerpt 1 from The Double Life of Zoe Flynn
Sep 21, 2012
Excerpt:
Excerpt 1 from Wenny Has Wings
Sep 08, 2012
The Beast of Noor is now available in Trade Paperback
Oct 04, 2011
The Beast of Noor will be released on October 04, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Oct 04, 2011
The Double Life of Zoe Flynn will be released on May 11, 2010 in eBook
May 11, 2010
The Double Life of Zoe Flynn is now available in eBook
May 11, 2010
The Beast of Noor will be released on May 11, 2010 in eBook
May 11, 2010
The Beast of Noor is now available in eBook
May 11, 2010
The Double Life of Zoe Flynn will be released on October 29, 2007 in Trade Paperback
Oct 29, 2007
The Double Life of Zoe Flynn is now available in Trade Paperback
Oct 29, 2007
The Double Life of Zoe Flynn will be released on October 29, 2007 in
Oct 29, 2007
The Double Life of Zoe Flynn is now available in
Oct 29, 2007
The Beast of Noor will be released on July 11, 2006 in Hardcover
Jul 11, 2006
The Beast of Noor is now available in Hardcover
Jul 11, 2006
The Beast of Noor will be released on July 01, 2006 in
Jul 01, 2006
The Beast of Noor is now available in
Jul 01, 2006

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Kirkus Reviews, June 7, 2013
...of her extraordinary healing abilities. Oh, and did I mention sea serpents? Yep. It has those. Dragonswood by Janet Lee Carey: This is actually the second book in a series, but can be read as a stand-alone novel. A fairy tale with a very dark...
Examiner.com, June 1, 2013
...- This is the first book in the Star Trek: Starfleet Academy series. 5. Dragon's Keep by Janet Lee Carey - This book is about a princess born with a dragon claw for a finger and her fate to restore her family to their rightful throne...
PublishersWeekly.com, September 13, 2012
...Don’t Turn Around. Michelle Gagnon. Harper, $17.99 (9780062102904) Double. Jenny Valentine. Hyperion, $16.99 (9781423147145) Dragonswood. Janet Lee Carey. Dial, $17.99 (9780803735040) Drama. Raina Telgemeier with colors by Gurihiru....
Bainbridge Island Review, July 9, 2012
...that focus on writing fantasy, revising writing and scene structure. “Writing Fantasy: The Rules of Magic,” with instructor Janet Lee Carey, is set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 16. A maximum of 20 students will be admitted to this class where the...
PublishersWeekly.com, June 28, 2012
...L. Going, illus. by Dan Santat. Dial, $16.99. 978-0-8037-3479-1 Double. Jenny Valentine. Hyperion, $16.99. 978-1-4231-4714-5 Dragonswood. Janet Lee Carey. Dial, $17.99. 9780803735040 Dunderheads Behind Bars, The. Paul Fleischman, illus. by David Roberts....
Knox News Sentinel, June 21, 2012
...Dean Myers nBitterblue by Kristin Cashore nBittersweet by Sarah Ockler nDead to You by Lisa McMann nDragonswood by Janet Lee Carey nThe Final Four by Paul Volponi nGetting Over Garrett Delaney by Abby McDonald nInsurgent by Veronica Roth nKlaatu Diskos:...
Kirkus Reviews, June 7, 2013
...of her extraordinary healing abilities. Oh, and did I mention sea serpents? Yep. It has those. Dragonswood by Janet Lee Carey: This is actually the second book in a series, but can be read as a stand-alone novel. A fairy tale with a very dark...
Examiner.com, June 1, 2013
...- This is the first book in the Star Trek: Starfleet Academy series. 5. Dragon's Keep by Janet Lee Carey - This book is about a princess born with a dragon claw for a finger and her fate to restore her family to their rightful throne...
PublishersWeekly.com, September 13, 2012
...Don’t Turn Around. Michelle Gagnon. Harper, $17.99 (9780062102904) Double. Jenny Valentine. Hyperion, $16.99 (9781423147145) Dragonswood. Janet Lee Carey. Dial, $17.99 (9780803735040) Drama. Raina Telgemeier with colors by Gurihiru....
Bainbridge Island Review, August 20, 2012
...and November at the Bainbridge Island Library. The classes are: “Writing Fantasy: The Rules of Magic,” with instructor Janet Lee Carey, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16 (tuition is $80, and the maximum class size is 20); “Deep Revision,”...
Bainbridge Island Review, August 7, 2012
...and November at the Bainbridge Island Library. The classes are: “Writing Fantasy: The Rules of Magic,” with instructor Janet Lee Carey, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16 (tuition is $80, and the maximum class size is 20); “Scene Structure:...
PublishersWeekly.com, June 28, 2012
...L. Going, illus. by Dan Santat. Dial, $16.99. 978-0-8037-3479-1 Double. Jenny Valentine. Hyperion, $16.99. 978-1-4231-4714-5 Dragonswood. Janet Lee Carey. Dial, $17.99. 9780803735040 Dunderheads Behind Bars, The. Paul Fleischman, illus. by David Roberts....
Knox News Sentinel, June 21, 2012
...Dean Myers nBitterblue by Kristin Cashore nBittersweet by Sarah Ockler nDead to You by Lisa McMann nDragonswood by Janet Lee Carey nThe Final Four by Paul Volponi nGetting Over Garrett Delaney by Abby McDonald nInsurgent by Veronica Roth nKlaatu Diskos:...