en Ysabeau S. Wilce

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	Ysabeau S. Wilce, circa 2007

Ysabeau S. Wilce
Ysabeau S. Wilce
Born	DOB unknown; California, US
Occupation	Novelist
Period	2006 to present
Genre	Fantasy, Speculative fiction
Notable works	Flora Segunda, Flora's Dare
Website
	yswilce.com

Spring Heeled Jack (1904), who inspired Wilce's *Bouncing Boy Terror* ^[1]

Ysabeau S. Wilce (pronounced Iz-a-bow Wils^{[needs IPA]}) is an American author of young adult fantasy novels. Her novels feature the rebellious young heroine Flora Fyrdraaca and her adventures in the fictional land of Califa.

Life

Ysabeau S. Wilce was born in Northern California. As an adult she has traveled the world and lived in San Francisco, Anchorage, Miami, Mexico City, Madrid, Los Angeles, Maryland, Phoenix, Philadelphia, and Brooklyn.^[2] She has a graduate degree in military history and lives in Oakland.

Works

Novels

Flora Segunda: Being the Magickal Mishaps of a Girl of Spirit, Her Glass-Gazing Sidekick, Two Ominous Butlers (One Blue), a House with Eleven Thousand Rooms, and a Red Dog (2007)
Flora's Dare: How a Girl of Spirit Gambles All to Expand Her Vocabulary, Confront a Bouncing Boy Terror, and Try to Save Califa from a Shaky Doom (Despite Being Confined to Her Room) (2008)
Flora's Fury: How a Girl of Spirit and a Red Dog Confound Their Friends, Astound Their Enemies, and Learn the Importance of Packing Light (2012)

Short-story collections

Prophecies, Libels & Dreams: Stories of Califa (2014)^[3]

Awards

Winner of the 2008 Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy for Flora’s Dare: How a Girl of Spirit Gambles All to Expand Her Vocabulary, Confront a Bouncing Boy Terror, and Try to Save Califa from a Shaky Doom (Despite Being Confined to Her Room)
Two-time Otherwise Award Honor List Member
A New York Times Editor's Choice
A VOYA Best Book of 2006
A Kirkus Best Book of 2007

References

^ Author Spotlight: Ysabeau S. Wilce, 2014
^ "What lies behind the magical doors of Crackpot Hall? Interview by Kelly Link". Book Page: America's Book Review. 2007. Archived from the original on October 14, 2008.
^ Briefly reviewed in the July 2015 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction, pp.107–111

External links

[1] Author Spotlight: Ysabeau S. Wilce, 2014

[2] "What lies behind the magical doors of Crackpot Hall? Interview by Kelly Link". Book Page: America's Book Review. 2007. Archived from the original on October 14, 2008.

[3] Briefly reviewed in the July 2015 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction, pp.107–111

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