Kiersten White is an American author of fiction for children, young adults, and adults. Her first book, Paranormalcy, was published by HarperCollins in 2010.
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. She is bisexual.
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 BooksâÂÂChapter 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. In 2022, her novel Star Wars: Padawan debuted at number one on the New York Times Best Seller list.
Awards
Bibliography
Standalone novels
- The Chaos of Stars (2013; HarperTeen) âÂÂ
- Illusions of Fate (2014; HarperTeen) âÂÂ
- The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein (2018; Delacorte Press) âÂÂ
- Hide (2022; Del Rey Books) âÂÂ
- Mister Magic (2023; Del Rey Books) âÂÂ
- Lucy Undying (2024; Del Rey Books) -
Chapbooks
- Reality No-Show (2016; Serial Box) âÂÂ
- The End of the Beginning (2016; Serial Box) âÂÂ
Paranormalcy series
- Paranormalcy (2010; HarperTeen) âÂÂ
- Supernaturally (2011; HarperTeen) âÂÂ
- Endlessly (2012; HarperTeen) âÂÂ
Mind Games series
- Mind Games (2013; HarperTeen) âÂÂ
- Perfect Lies (2014; HarperTeen) âÂÂ
Novellas:
- 0.5. Annie and Fia (2013; HarperTeen) â (e-book)
The Conqueror's Saga
- And I Darken (2016; Delacorte Press) âÂÂ
- Now I Rise (2017; Delacorte Press) âÂÂ
- Bright We Burn (2018; Delacorte Press) âÂÂ
Camelot Rising
- The Guinevere Deception (2019; Delacorte Press) âÂÂ
- The Camelot Betrayal (2020; Delacorte Press) âÂÂ
- The Excalibur Curse (2021; Delacorte Press) âÂÂ
Sinister Summer
- Wretched Waterpark (2022; Delacorte Press) âÂÂ
- Vampiric Vacation (2022; Delacorte Press) âÂÂ
- Camp Creepy (2023; Delacorte Press) âÂÂ
- Menacing Manor (2023; Delacorte Press) âÂÂ
- Haunted Holiday (2024; Delacorte Press) âÂÂ
- Slayer (2019; Simon Pulse) âÂÂ
- Chosen (2020; Simon Pulse) âÂÂ
- From a Certain Point of View:
- Eyes of the Empire (2020; Del Rey Books) âÂÂ
- Padawan (2022; Disney-Lucasfilm Press) âÂÂ
Collections
- Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scarytales (2017; Scholastic) âÂÂ
Graphic novels
- In the Shadows with Jim Di Bartolo (2014; Scholastic) âÂÂ
Contributions to anthologies
References