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Sarah Beth Durst is the author of Ice, an Andre Norton Award Finalist for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy, as well as Into the Wild and its sequel Out of the Wild. Her next book, Enchanted Ivy, is a YA novel coming in October 2010 from Simon & Schuster / Margaret K. McElderry Books. Sarah has an English degree from Princeton University and lives in Stony Brook, New York, with her husband and children.


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About ENCHANTED IVY

Title: ENCHANTED IVY
Author: Sarah Beth Durst
Publisher: Simon & Schuster / Margaret K. McElderry Books
Cover Art: Sam Weber
On Sale: October 12, 2010 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 9781416986454

Description: A story about getting into college. You know, taking the campus tour, talking to the gargoyles, flirting with the were-tigers, riding the dragons... While visiting the campus of Princeton University, 16-year-old Lily discovers a secret gate to a magical realm and must race against time to save herself, her world, and any hope she has of college admission.


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About ICE

Title: ICE
Author: Sarah Beth Durst
Publisher: Simon & Schuster / Margaret K. McElderry Books
Cover Art: Cliff Nielsen
On Sale: October 6, 2009 (US Hardcover)
ISBN: 978-1-41698-643-0 (US Hardcover)
ISBN: 978-1-41698-644-7 (US Paperback)
ISBN: 978-1-84738-657-1 (UK Paperback)

Description: A polar bear, true love, and one girl's impossible quest across the frozen North. Would you risk everything for a fairy tale?

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Awards: 2009 Andre Norton Award Finalist


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About INTO THE WILD

Title: INTO THE WILD
Author: Sarah Beth Durst
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group / Razorbill
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On Sale: June 21, 2007 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 978-1-59514-156-9 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 978-1-59514-185-9 (Paperback)

Description: Julie is Rapunzel's daughter. Really, she is. Long ago, the fairy-tale characters escaped the fairy tale to live in secret in our world. But now the fairy tale wants its characters back, and it's up to Julie to save them.

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Awards: 2007 Andre Norton Award Finalist; 2007 Cybils Fantasy/SF Award Finalist; 2009-10 Missouri Truman Readers Award Nominee; 2009-10 Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award Nominee


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About OUT OF THE WILD

Title: OUT OF THE WILD
Author: Sarah Beth Durst
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group / Razorbill
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On Sale: June 19, 2008 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 978-1-59514-159-0 (Hardcover)

Description: Join Julie, Rapunzel's daughter, on a magical road trip across America. A flying bathmat, a very drowsy princess, a fire-breathing dragon, and several thousand magic beanstalks... Julie's world, our world, will never be the same again. A sequel to 2007 Andre Norton Award Finalist Into the Wild.

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Other Information

For information about Sarah's public appearances, please visit the Appearances page.

For rights information, please contact Andrea Somberg at Harvey Klinger, Inc.

All other questions, please contact Sarah at sarah@sarahbethdurst.com.

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