Super sad to hear this news. She was one of my favorites when I was younger. I loved Wizard's Hall, and I still have the Pit Dragon books on my shelf at home.
Thank you, Jane Yolen, for all you gave to so many.
My mother, the inimitable Jane Yolen passed away this morning after a blessingly short fight with Alzheimer’s. She did not suffer, and went peacefully into the ether which, I am certain for her, will be filled with words of the most exquisite beauty and meaning.