I’m so excited for this edition of Lucy Recommends… because I’m going to be recommending one of my favourite UKYA authors! Keris Stainton writes amazing contemporary books that one can devour in less than a day. Here are some of her books:
Della says: OMG!
Della has such a realistic teenage voice and is the perfect introduction to YA for people looking to start reading it. It’s about a girl called Della whose diary goes missing and extracts from it appear on Facebook and are sent to her mobile. I think it’s my favourite of Keris’s books!
Jessie Hearts NYC
Set in New York, it tells the story of Jessie who moves to New York and hopes to forget about her ex-boyfriend, and Finn who falls in love with his best friend’s girlfriend. It was the first of Keris’s books I read and it really made me fall in love with her writing.
Emma Hearts LA
Can you guess where this one is set? In LA! It’s a companion novel to Jessie and I loved reading a book set in the US from a British person’s perspective.
Starring Kitty
My favourite of Keris’s books, and you can read my full review here! It’s so diverse and features great friendships. It’s perfect for readers of middle grade who’d like to start reading YA because it’s light enough that it introduces YA gradually, but it also represents the kind of emerging issues that YA does very well.
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Gill Edwards
25 March, 2015 at 7:26 amTwitter: book_magpie
I like the sound of these books, thanks for recommending them
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Hollie
25 March, 2015 at 10:49 amI have copies of Jessie and Emma on my TBR pile and you’ve made me super excited to get to them!
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Kyra
25 March, 2015 at 12:47 pmTwitter: Bookaholic007
Ooh I’ve been wanting to read her books for ages! I’ll definitely try to get me a copy of one of her books! 🙂
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LaChouett
25 March, 2015 at 7:31 pmTwitter: ChouettBlog
I have not, however I have not known you being wrong about a great read so thx for the rec!!
Jesse Owen
27 March, 2015 at 11:38 pmTwitter: thatjessebloke
I love Keris’ books so much but my favourite still remains to be Della Says: OMG! 😀
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