... of life. She attended Smith College and received her master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts in 1976. She is a distinguished author of more than 200 books, and when she is not writing, she composes songs, is a professional storyteller on the stage, and is the busy wife of a university professor, the mother of three grown children, and a grandmother. The best description of ... ." Yolen has been active in many organizations. She was on the Board of Directors of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, was president of the Science Fiction Writers ...

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