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Kiersten White is an American author of fiction for children, young adults, and adults. Her first book, Paranormalcy, was published by HarperCollins in 2009.
Early life
White graduated in 2004 from Brigham Young University, where she studied English. She lives with her family in San Diego, California. White was raised Mormon but is no longer practicing.
Career
White is a writer covering a variety of genres (fantasy, historical fiction, paranormal, horror); she writes middle grade, young adult, and adult fiction.
Awards and honors
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein won the 2018 Bram Stoker Award for Young Adult category. 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. The Utah Book Awards presented White with the Young Adult book award in 2011. The book has garnered praise in the 2010 Librarian Preview. A subsequent work received mention on the Lone Star Reading List, Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scary Tales (2017); And I Darken (2016) received mention on the 2017 Rainbow Book List.
= Awards
=Bibliography
= Standalone novels
=The Chaos of Stars (2013; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0062135926
Illusions of Fate (2014; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0062135896
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein (2018; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0525577942
Hide (2022; Del Rey Books) – ISBN 978-0593359235
Mister Magic (2023; Del Rey Books) – ISBN 978-0593359266
= Chapbooks
=Reality No-Show (2016; Serial Box) – ISBN 978-1682100998
The End of the Beginning (2016; Serial Box) – ISBN 978-1682101087
= Paranormalcy series
=Paranormalcy (2010; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0061985843
Supernaturally (2011; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0061985867
Endlessly (2012; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0061985881
= Mind Games series
=Mind Games (2013; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0062135315
Perfect Lies (2014; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0062135841
Novellas:
0.5. Annie and Fia (2013; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0062321497 (e-book)
= The Conqueror's Saga
=And I Darken (2016; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0553522310
Now I Rise (2017; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0553522358
Bright We Burn (2018; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0553522396
= Camelot Rising
=The Guinevere Deception (2019; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0525581673
The Camelot Betrayal (2020; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0525581710
The Excalibur Curse (2021; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0525581758
= Sinister Summer
=Wretched Waterpark (2022; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0593379042
= Slayer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe)
=Slayer (2019; Simon Pulse) – ISBN 978-1534404953
Chosen (2020; Simon Pulse) – ISBN 978-1534404984
= Star Wars contributions
=From a Certain Point of View:
Eyes of the Empire (2020; Del Rey Books) – ISBN 978-0593157749
Padawan (2022; Disney-Lucasfilm Press) – ISBN 978-3833242571
= Collections
=Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scarytales (2017; Scholastic) – ISBN 978-0545940603
= Graphic novels
=In the Shadows with Jim Di Bartolo (2014; Scholastic) – ISBN 978-0545561440