Kiersten White

Kiersten White is an American author of fiction for children and young adults. Her first book, Paranormalcy, was published by HarperCollins in 2009.[1]

Kiersten White
White at the 2018 Texas Teen Book Festival
BornKiersten White
1983 (age 38–39)
Utah
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Notable awardsFlying Start
2010
Best Novel by a New Author
2010
Utah Book Awards
2011
Grades 9-12 Nominee
2011
Young Adult (Commended)
2012
Young Adult (Nominee)
2013
Starred Review
2013
Speculative Youth Fiction
2014
YALSA Teen Top Ten Award
2015
Starred Review
2016
Starred Review
2016
Starred Review
2017
Starred Review
2017
Website
kierstenwhite.com

Early life

White was born in Utah in 1983 and graduated in 2004 from Brigham Young University, where she studied English.[2] She lives with her family in San Diego, California.[3]

Career

White is a writer of young-adult fiction covering a variety of genres (fantasy, historical fiction, paranormal); she also wrote a middle-grade novel of funny fairy tales.

Writing awards/honors

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein won the 2018 Bram Stoker Award in the Young Adult category.[4] White's first novel Paranormalcy (2009) debuted at #7 on the New York Times Best Seller list in the "Children's Books—Chapter Books" category.[5] The Utah Book Awards presented White with the Young Adult book award in 2011.[6] The book has garnered praise in the 2010 Librarian Preview.[7] A subsequent work received mention on the Lone Star Reading List, "Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scary Tales";[8] "And I Darken" received mention on the 2017 Rainbow Book List [9]

Bibliography

Paranormalcy
Main article: Paranormalcy
  • Paranormalcy (August 31, 2010)
  • Supernaturally (July 26, 2011)
  • Endlessly (July 24, 2012)

Mind Games
  • Mind Games (December 3, 2013)
  • Perfect Lies (February 8, 2014)
    • Novellas:
      • Annie and Fia (December 3, 2013)

The Conqueror's Saga
  • And I Darken (June 28, 2016)
  • Now I Rise (June 27, 2017)
  • Bright We Burn (July 10, 2018)

Slayer
  • Slayer (January 8, 2019)
  • Chosen (January 7, 2020)

Camelot Rising
  • The Guinevere Deception (November 5, 2019)
  • The Camelot Betrayal (November 10, 2020)
  • The Excalibur Curse (December 7, 2021)

Sinister Summer
  • Wretched Waterpark (June 7, 2022)

Standalones
  • The Chaos of Stars (September 10, 2013)
  • Illusions of Fate (September 9, 2014)
  • The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein (September 25, 2018)
  • Hide (May 24, 2022)

Graphic Novels
  • In the Shadows (April 29, 2014)

Short Stories
  • Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scarytales (July 25, 2017)

Other
  • Reality No-Show (October 19, 2016)
  • The End of the Beginning (December 21, 2016)

References
  1. White, Kiersten (2009). Paranormalcy. United States: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-198585-0.
  2. "Lone Peak graduate now a best-selling author", The Daily Herald, 1 December 2010, retrieved 23 May 2018
  3. "Kiersten White", Penguin Random House, 10 July 2018, retrieved 23 May 2018
  4. "2018 Bram Stoker Award Winners". www.fictiondb.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  5. "Best Sellers". The New York Times. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  6. Fulton, Ben (18 October 2011). "Best Sellers". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  7. "Librarian Preview: HarperCollins (Fall 2010)". School Library Journal. June 17, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
  8. "Lone Star Reading List (Fall 2017)". Lone Star Reading List. 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  9. "Rainbow Book List (Fall 2017)". Rainbow Book List. Fall 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
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