Kiersten White

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 was born in Utah in 1983 and 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 in the 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

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

 * 1) Paranormalcy (2010; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0061985843
 * 2) Supernaturally (2011; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0061985867
 * 3) Endlessly (2012; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0061985881

Mind Games series
Novellas:
 * 1) Mind Games (2013; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0062135315
 * 2) Perfect Lies (2014; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0062135841
 * 0.5. Annie and Fia (2013; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0062321497 (e-book)

The Conqueror's Saga

 * 1) And I Darken (2016; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0553522310
 * 2) Now I Rise (2017; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0553522358
 * 3) Bright We Burn (2018; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0553522396

Camelot Rising

 * 1) The Guinevere Deception (2019; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0525581673
 * 2) The Camelot Betrayal (2020; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0525581710
 * 3) The Excalibur Curse (2021; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0525581758

Sinister Summer

 * 1) Wretched Waterpark (2022; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0593379042

Slayer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe)

 * 1) Slayer (2019; Simon Pulse) – ISBN 978-1534404953
 * 2) 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