Shannon Hale

Shannon Hale

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September 23rd, 2025: Holly Jolly Kitty-Corn (Kitty-Corn, #2)

Parts of Us (Kitty-Corn, #4) was the most recently released book by Shannon Hale, on March 18th, 2025.

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Shannon Hale Stats: The highest rated book by Shannon Hale on Book Notification is The Goose Girl, the first novel in The Books of Bayern series. The second-highest rated book is Palace of Stone (Princess Academy #2).

The most read book by Shannon Hale on Book Notification is The Goose Girl, the first novel in The Books of Bayern series. The second most read book is River Secrets (The Books of Bayern #3).

Below is a complete list of Shannon Hale books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Shannon Hale is The Books of Bayern Series.

List of Austenland Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.7
Austenland
2007
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2
10
Midnight in Austenland
2012
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List of The Books of Bayern Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9.2
The Goose Girl
2003
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2
8.3
Enna Burning
2004
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3
8.6
River Secrets
2006
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4
8.3
Forest Born
2009
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List of DC Zoom Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Dear Justice League ( By: Michael Northrop)
2019
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2
10
Black Canary: Ignite ( By: Meg Cabot)
2019
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3
10
Diana: Princess of the Amazons (With: Dean Hale)
2020
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4
Dear DC Super-Villains ( By: Michael Northrop)
2021
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List of Ever After High Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Briar Beauty's Story
2013
2
9
The Storybook of Legends
2013
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3
10
The Unfairest of Them All
2013
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4
10
A Wonderlandiful World
2014
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5
Monster High/Ever After High: The Legend of Shadow High
2017
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List of Princess Academy Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.8
Princess Academy
2005
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2
9
Palace of Stone
2012
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3
9
The Forgotten Sisters
2015
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List of The Princess In Black Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9
The Princess in Black
2014
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2
8
The Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party
2015
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3
9
The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde
2016
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4
8
The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation
2016
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5
9
The Princess in Black and the Mysterious Playdate
2017
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6
9
The Princess in Black and the Science Fair Scare
2018
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7
9
The Princess in Black and the Bathtime Battle
2019
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8
The Princess in Black and the Case of the Coronavirus
2020
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9
8
The Princess in Black and the Giant Problem
2020
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10
8
The Princess in Black and the Mermaid Princess
2022
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11
8
The Princess in Black and the Prince in Pink
2023
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12
The Princess in Black and the Kitty Catastrophe
2024
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List of Rapunzel's Revenge Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Rapunzel's Revenge
2008
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2
8
Calamity Jack
2010
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List of Real Friends Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9
Real Friends
2017
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2
4
Best Friends
2019
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3
8
Friends Forever
2021
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List of Spirit Animals Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Wild Born (By: Brandon Mull)
2013
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2
Hunted ( By: Maggie Stiefvater)
2014
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3
Blood Ties (By: Garth Nix, Sean Williams)
2014
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4
Fire and Ice
2014
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5
10
Against the Tide ( By: Tui T Sutherland)
2014
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6
Rise and Fall ( By: Eliot Schrefer)
2014
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7
The Evertree ( By: Marie Lu)
2015
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List of The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (Novels) Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Squirrel Meets World
2017
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2
10
2 Fuzzy, 2 Furious
2018
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.5
Book of a Thousand Days
2007
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2
8.5
The Actor and the Housewife
2009
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3
6
Dangerous
2014
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4
8
Kind of a Big Deal
2020
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Bouncing the Grinning Goat
2013
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List of Ever After High Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Thronecoming Reusable Sticker Book (By: Melissa Yu)
2014
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2
10
Once Upon a Time
2014
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3
A Wonderlandiful Doodle Book (By: Mattel)
2014
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4
Madeline Hatter's Guide to Riddlish! (By: Mattel, Elizabelle Castle)
2015
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5
Diary of an Evil Queen (By: Stacia Deutsch)
2016
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6
An Enchanted Pop-Up Scrapbook (By: Matthew Reinhart)
2016
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7
Royally Cool Adventure (By: Mattel)
2016
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8
True Hearts Day Spellebration (By: Perdita Finn)
2016
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9
The Secret Diary of Raven Queen (By: Heather Alexander)
2017
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10
The Secret Diary of Apple White (By: Heather Alexander)
2017
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11
Class of Classics (By: Leigh Dragoon)
2017
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12
5-Minute Fairytale Stories (By: Mattel)
2017
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List of Children's Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn
2021
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2
Pretty Perfect Kitty-Corn
2022
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3
6
This Book Is Not for You!
2022
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4
Party Hearty Kitty-Corn
2023
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5
Bubbly Beautiful Kitty-Corn
2024
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6
Things That Go
2024
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List of Graphic Novels in Publication Order (with Dean Hale)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld (With: Dean Hale)
2021
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2
Diana and Nubia: Princesses of the Amazons (With: Dean Hale)
2022
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List of Kitty-Corn Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn
2021
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2
Pretty Perfect Kitty-Corn
2022
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3
Party Hearty Kitty-Corn
2023
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4
Parts of Us
2025
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5
Holly Jolly Kitty-Corn
2025
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List of Shannon Hale Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
First Kiss of True Lip-Locked Moments
2007
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2
Other Worlds
2013
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3
True Heroes
2015
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Shannon Hale

Shannon Hale (Shannon Bryner) was born on January 26th, 1974 and is currently 51 years old. Shannon Hale was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

Shannon Hale is the author of The Princess In Black series which currently consists of 12 novels. The The Princess In Black series started in 2014 with the novel The Princess in Black. The most recently released novel in The Princess In Black series was The Princess in Black and the Kitty Catastrophe which was released in 2024. There are no upcoming novels for The Princess In Black series.

Shannon Hale (Shannon Bryner) has also written the Children's Books series which has 6 books including Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn and Pretty Perfect Kitty-Corn.

In 2010, Hale won the Fantasy Award for Children's Literature for Books of Bayern consisting of The Goose Girl, Enna Burning, River Secrets, and Forest Born.

Shannon Hale: Awards & Accolades

Shannon Hale was nominated for the Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Children's Literature, in 2010. Hale's book, Princess Academy won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Honor, in 2006.

Shannon Hale books have also been nominated for multiple awards, The Goose Girl was nominated for the Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Children's Literature, in 2004. Princess Academy was nominated for the Audie Award, Best Audio Drama, in 2008. The Actor and the Housewife was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Chick-Lit, in 2009. Palace of Stone was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Middle Grade and Children’s, in 2012. Real Friends was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Graphic Novels and Comics, in 2017.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow Shannon Hale are:

  1. Brandon Sanderson, author of the Mistborn Series.
  2. Leigh Bardugo, author of the Grisha Series.
  3. Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games Series.
  4. Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series.
  5. Naomi Novik, author of the Scholomance Series.

Shannon Hale: F.A.Q

When was Shannon Hale Born? How old is Shannon Hale?

Shannon Hale was born on January 26th, 1974. Shannon Hale is currently 51 years old.

Where was Shannon Hale Born?

Shannon Hale was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA and is American.

What book awards has Shannon Hale won?

Hale's book, Princess Academy won the award John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Honor, in 2006.

What was the first book Shannon Hale wrote?

The first book written by Shannon Hale was The Goose Girl, published in 2003.

What was the most recent book Shannon Hale wrote?

Her most recently released work was Parts of Us on March 18th, 2025.

Will there be any more books by Shannon Hale?

Shannon Hale has a new book coming out on September 23rd, 2025 called Holly Jolly Kitty-Corn.

How many books has Shannon Hale written?

Shannon Hale has written 51 books across 17 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 2 books in the Austenland Series
  • 4 books in The Books of Bayern Series
  • 1 book in the DC Zoom Series
  • 5 books in the Ever After High Series
  • 3 books in the Princess Academy Series
  • 12 books in The Princess In Black Series
  • 2 books in the Rapunzel's Revenge Series
  • 3 books in the Real Friends Series
  • 1 book in the Spirit Animals Series
  • 2 books in The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (Novels) Series
  • 4 Standalone Novels
  • 1 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 1 book in the Ever After High Series
  • 6 Children's Books
  • 2 Graphic Novels
  • 5 books in the Kitty-Corn Series

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