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.

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.

Career

White is a writer of young-adult fiction covering a variety of genres ; she also wrote a middle-grade novel of funny fairy tales.

Writing awards

White's first novel Paranormalcy 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"; "And I Darken" received mention on the 2017 Rainbow Book List