Kiersten White | |
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Born | Kiersten White 1983 (age 40–41) Utah |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Brigham Young University |
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Kiersten White is an American author of fiction for children and young adults. Her first book, Paranormalcy, was published by HarperCollins in 2009.[1]
White was born in Utah in 1983[citation needed] and graduated in 2004 from Brigham Young University, where she studied English.[2] She lives with her family in San Diego, California.[3]
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.
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein won the 2018 Bram Stoker Award in the Young Adult category.[4] 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.[5] The Utah Book Awards presented White with the Young Adult book award in 2011.[6] The book has garnered praise in the 2010 Librarian Preview.[7] A subsequent work received mention on the Lone Star Reading List, Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scary Tales (2017);[8] And I Darken (2016) received mention on the 2017 Rainbow Book List[9]
Year Awarded | Nominee | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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2019 | The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein | Bram Stoker Awards | BSA–Young Adult | Won | [10] |
Year Awarded | Nominee | Recognition | Category | Result | Ref |
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2010 | Paranormalcy | New York Times Best Seller list | "Children's Books—Chapter Books" | #7 | [5] |
2011 | 11th Utah Book Awards | Young Adult | Won | [6] | |
2017 | And I Darken | 2017 Rainbow Book List | Young Adult | (unranked) | [9] |