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Janet

Author of Children's and YA books

About Me

Writer of YA fantasy novels and readergirlz founding diva. Check out my titles on my website www.janetleecarey.com .

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More fantasy books.
DRAGON'S KEEP, Harcourt 2007.
DRAGON'S KEEP (paperback) May 2008
DRAGONS' BRIDGE-- Noor Chronicles 2010.

I spent far too much time when I was a child searching the woodlands for a secret door to the magical Otherworld. During these years of searching, I did discover one small reliable door into a vast enchanted country I could open any time I liked: it was the cover of a book.

Do not wander in the deeps
where the Shriker's shadow creeps.
When he rises from beneath
beware the sharpness
of his teeth. ~

from THE BEAST OF NOOR

My Interests

Hiking, Swimming, Reading, Fun with Friends and Family, Meditation, Yoga, Listening and Playing Music

I'd like to meet:

Readers young and old, writers, teachers, librarians, fantasy lovers, dreamers.

Music:

Mozart, Bach, Brahms, Chopin, Beethoven, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchel, Cat Stevens, Beatles, Dylan, Bob Marley, John Gorka, Celtic music, Gregorian Chants.

Playlist

Movies:

Legends of the Fall, Emmanual's Gift, The French Lieutenant's Woman, Bridigt Jones Diary, Malcom X, Dead Again, Awakenings, A River Runs Through It, Lord of the Rings (all three), A Beautiful Mind, Stand By Me.

Television:

Masterpiece Theatre Friday Night Lights Sienfield The Office

Books:

Precious Bane, Tess of the Durbervilles, Brideshead Revisited, West With the Night, Out of Africa, The Far Pavilions, The Twentieth Wife, The Feast of Roses, The Splendor of Silence, the Earthsea (series), The Telling, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Nothing But the Truth And a Few White Lies, The One-Armed Queen, Aria of the Sea, The Forgotten Beasts of Eld, Catherine Called Birdy, On Pointe, Touch Magic, Sold, East, The Writer's Journey, Gifts, Words of Stone, The Prince of Tides, Memiors of a Geisha, The Joy Luck Club, The Bonesetter's Daughter, The Sea of Trolls, Enna Burning, Narnia (series).

Heroes:

All the regulars : Harriet Tubman. Jesus. Ghandi. Also fellow writers who've paved the way for the rest of us like Ursula K. Le Guin. Madeleine L'Engle. Jane Yolen.

My Blog

DIVINERS CELEBRATE!

                    The Diviners -- that's my fabulous critique group -- really know how to celebrate!! Last week we had a double celebration for Ju...
Posted by Janet on Tue, 20 May 2008 02:59:00 PST

FUSION STORIES for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

 FUSION STORIES: New Novels For Young Readers ToCelebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May 2008) Newton, Ma, April 2, 2008.   Ten new contemporary novels by Asian America...
Posted by Janet on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:37:00 PST

Readergirlz Operation Teen Book Drop!

A round of applause to readergirlz and YALSA for joining with 20 publishers to put 10,000 books into North America's top Children's Hospitals. Readergirlz and YALSA created Operation Teen Book Drop (O...
Posted by Janet on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:31:00 PST

Wenny Movie Japan

We had a blast in Japan! I flew there with my husband, Tom. We met my agent, Irene Kraas, in the airport and were driven to a five star hotel. On the morning of day one, we viewed the Wenny Has W...
Posted by Janet on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:37:00 PST

Movie Poster for Wenny Has Wings

Here is the poster for the movie Wenny Has Wings starring Yutaka Tekenouchi as the father and Miki Mizuno as the mother. Watch the trailer!   ...
Posted by Janet on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:02:00 PST

Award News!!

Divas' Award News! Readergirlz divas Justina Chen Headley, Janet Lee Carey, and Mitali Perkins were all recognized by ALA (the American Library Association) in the latest round of awards announced th...
Posted by Janet on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:14:00 PST

WENNY HAS WINGS MOVIE

THE WENNY HAS WINGS MOVIE IS SHOOTING NOW! RECENT ARTICLE   Yutaka Takenouchi will star in a new movie, "Ano Sora wo Oboeteru" (Directed by Shin Togashi) along with Miki Mizuno cast as his wife....
Posted by Janet on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 04:39:00 PST

Readergirlz Best Books for Your BFF!

Readergirlz Presents: Best Books for Your BFF The holidays are here, readergirlz! And what better gift for your BFF than a book perfect for her passion? The divas, postergirlz, and one fabulous bookse...
Posted by Janet on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:59:00 PST

Readergirlz Thanks for 31 Flavorite Authors!

Poster by Dia Calhoun Here's a quick round-up of some of the wonderful results from 31 Flavorite Authors for Teens.  31 nightly chats connecting teens with the best authors of todayGirlz (and gu...
Posted by Janet on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 02:00:00 PST

Wenny Goes to the Movies!

Wenny Has Wings Those of you who receive the readergirlz e-newsletter already know that my agent, Irene Kraas, recently sold movie rights for Wenny Has Wings! The movie rights were sold to Sundance F...
Posted by Janet on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 01:10:00 PST