Fantasies set in Germany based on fairytales
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Best Books
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BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS Blue Ribbon Book
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American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults
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American Library Association Recommended Books for Reluctant Readers
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American Library Association Notable
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BOOKLIST Children's Editor's Choice
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starred review KIRKUS
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starred review BULLETIN FOR THE CENTER OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS
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starred review PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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starred review SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
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boxed review BOOKLIST
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Volunteer State Book Award Master List in Tennessee
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New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
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nominated Garden State Teen Book Award, New Jersey
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book of the month Philadelphia Children's Reading Round Table
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in cassette through Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
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in German (1995 Sauerländer IM ZAUBERKREIS ISBN 3-7941-4101-6)
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in Dutch (1996 Averbode HET GEVECHT MET DE DUIVELS ISBN 90-317-1333-3)
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in Japanese (2000 Aoyama Shuppansha ISBN 4-89998-003-5)
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in Chinese (2003 Pennant Cultural Publishing Co. ISBN 957-6774721)
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performed as musical at Media Theatre, Media, PA, Feb., 2001
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY:
...genuine magic and suspense ...will captivate adults as well...
KIRKUS:
...extraordinary artistry... richly poetic yet accessible and immediate, pungent and wise, mesmerizing...
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL:
...richly imagined ...sure to change readers' views of this much maligned figure forever...
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THE MAGIC CIRCLE
1993 Dutton (pb 1995 Puffin) (ebook 2015)
ISBN 0-525-45127-7
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KIRKUS:
... rich, complex ...A passionate, painful elaboration of the story of Rapunzel...
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY:
... A work of depth and beauty... The genius of the novel lies in its breadth of vision...
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL: ...This version will challenge readers to think about this old story on a deeper level. It begs for discussion in literature classes...
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ZEL
1996 Dutton (pb 1998 Puffin) (ebook 2015)
ISBN 0-525-45612-0
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Best Books
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SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL Best Books
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BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS Blue Ribbon Book
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BOOKLIST "Books of Special Note"
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American Booksellers Association Pick of the List
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American Library Association Young Adults (YALSA) popular paperbacks
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starred review KIRKUS
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starred review PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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starred review SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
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boxed review BOOKLIST
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Junior Library Guild
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New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
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Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award Master List, Vermont
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Maine Student Book Award Master List
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Voice of Youth Advocates Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror List
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Missouri State Teachers Association Reading Circle Selection List
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Notable Carolyn W. Field Award, Pennsylvania Library Association
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Honor Book YOUNG CRITICS' TOP CHOICES FROM THE LAST SIX YEARS, 1997
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audiocassette with Recorded Books (ISBN 0-7887-3529-2)
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audiobook (ISBN 978-0525-6283)
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in cassette through National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
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in Danish (1999 Carlsen ZEL ISBN 87-562-7748-2)
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in Chinese (1999 Academy Press-Xue Yuan ISBN 7- 5077-0877-2)
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in Japanese (2008 Poplar-Sha ISBN 978-4-591-10494-1)
SPINNERS
coauthored with Richard Tchen
1999 Dutton (pb 2001) (ebook 2015)
ISBN 0-525-46065-9
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Junior Library Guild
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boxed review BOOKLIST
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New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
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Carolyn W. Field Honor Book, Pennsylvania Library Association
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South Carolina Book Award Master List
BOOKLIST:
...Love, pride, greed, magic, and revenge: what a wonderful read.
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Golden Kite Honor Book
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American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults
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New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
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American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults
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starred review KIRKUS
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starred review KLIATT
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Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers list
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Renaissance Learning recommended list
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American Library Association Young Adults (YALSA) Popular Paperback
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in large print from Thorndike (ISBN 0-7862-7420-4).
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in Chinese (2006 Muses Publishing House ISBN 986 739913-7)
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in German by Patmos Verlagshaus GmbH & Co.
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in Japanese by Julian Publishing Co.
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KIRKUS:
...compelling mystery.... fully realized characters...
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KLIATT:
...vividly evokes the harsh and superstitious medieval world... nightmarish but memorable.
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BREATH
2003 Simon & Schuster (pb 2005)
ISBN 0-689-86174-5