The Hero and the Crown
Robin McKinley has won various awards and citations for her writing, including the Newbery Medal forThe Hero and the Crownand a Newbery Honor forThe Blue Sword. Her other books includeSunshine; theNew York TimesbestsellerSpindle's End; two novel-length retellings of the fairy taleBeauty and the Beast,Beauty and Rose Daughter; and a retelling of theRobin Hoodlegend,The Outlaws of Sherwood. She lives with her husband, the English writer Peter Dickinson.