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Robin McKinley

Also known as Jennifer Carolyn Robin McKinley
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Robin McKinley has won various awards and citations for her writing, including the Newbery Medal for The Hero and the Crown and a Newbery Honor for The Blue Sword. Her other books include Sunshine; the New York Times bestseller Spindle's End; two novel-length retellings of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, Beauty and Rose Daughter; and a retelling of the Robin Hood legend, The Outlaws of Sherwood. She lives with her husband, the English writer Peter Dickinson.

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The Blue SwordRobin McKinleyFirst in Damar
SunshineRobin McKinleyon 87 shelves
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the BeastRobin McKinleyFirst in Folktales Series
DeerskinRobin McKinleyon 49 shelves
The Outlaws of SherwoodRobin McKinleyon 38 shelves

Known for

Fairytale FantasyAlternate HistoryMythic FantasyMysticalEmpoweredWonder

Awards

1 won · 5 shortlisted
WinnerMythopoeicSunshine2004FinalistLocus YAChalice2009FinalistLocus FDeerskin1994FinalistMythopoeicDeerskin1994FinalistMythopoeicThe Hero and the Crown1985FinalistMythopoeicThe Blue Sword1983

Details

Born
16 Nov 1952
Country
United States
First book
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast, 1978

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