Kiersten White is an American author of fiction for children and young adults. Her first book, '' Paranormalcy'', was published by

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in 2009.

Early life

White was born in

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in 1983 and graduated in 2004 from

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, where she studied English. She lives with her family in

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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.

Awards and honors

''The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein'' won the 2018 Bram Stoker Award in the Young Adult category. White's first novel, ''Paranormalcy'' (2010), 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

Recognitions

Bibliography

Standalone novels

* ''The Chaos of Stars'' (2013;

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) – * ''Illusions of Fate'' (2014; HarperTeen) – * ''The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein'' (2018;

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) – * ''Hide'' (2022;

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) –

Chapbooks

* ''Reality No-Show'' (2016; Serial Box) – * ''The End of the Beginning'' (2016; Serial Box) –

''Paranormalcy'' series

# ''Paranormalcy'' (2010; HarperTeen) – # ''Supernaturally'' (2011; HarperTeen) – # ''Endlessly'' (2012; HarperTeen) –

''Mind Games'' series

# ''Mind Games'' (2013; HarperTeen) – # ''Perfect Lies'' (2014; HarperTeen) – Novellas: * 0.5. ''Annie and Fia'' (2013; HarperTeen) – (e-book)

The Conqueror's Saga

# ''And I Darken'' (2016; Delacorte Press) – # ''Now I Rise'' (2017; Delacorte Press) – # ''Bright We Burn'' (2018; Delacorte Press) –

Camelot Rising

# ''The Guinevere Deception'' (2019; Delacorte Press) – # ''The Camelot Betrayal'' (2020; Delacorte Press) – # ''The Excalibur Curse'' (2021; Delacorte Press) –

Sinister Summer

# ''Wretched Waterpark'' (2022; Delacorte Press) –

Slayer ( Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe)

# ''Slayer'' (2019;

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) – # ''Chosen'' (2020; Simon Pulse) –

'' Star Wars'' contributions

* ''From a Certain Point of View'': ** ''Eyes of the Empire'' (2020; Del Rey Books) – *''Padawan'' (2022; Disney-Lucasfilm Press) – ISBN 978-3833242571

Collections

* ''Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scarytales'' (2017; Scholastic) –

Graphic novels

* ''In the Shadows'' with Jim Di Bartolo (2014; Scholastic) –

Contributions to anthologies

References

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