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, the first two books of her history of the magical country of Damar. Her other books include two novel-length retellings of the fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast," Beauty and Rose Daughter; Deerskin, which was inspired by the Perrault fairy tale Donkeyskin; and a retelling of the Robin Hood legend, The Outlaws of Sherwood.
The author currently lives in England with her husband, the English writer Peter Dickinson. This author has been recommended by 53 other readers. | |
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