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Obit:  Jane Yolen, author of an incredible 450 books, both for children and adults, has died at the age of 87.

Snip:

The author, known for her work in children's literature, began her career in 1963 with Pirates in Petticoats. From that point on, she would go on to write and publish 450 books. Her final book, Terror Birds, is set to be released posthumously on July 14.

Yolen penned 40 novels, multiple book series, and hundreds of poems. She is known for her 1988 Holocaust novella, The Devil's Arithmetic, which earned her a World Fantasy Award. Before The Devil's Arithmetic, she was president of the Science Fiction Writers Association, according to her website.

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