Stacey Lee
Stacey Lee is the New York Times and Indie bestselling author of historical and contemporary young adult fiction, including The Downstairs Girl, a Reese’s Book Club YA pick, Luck of the Titanic, which received five starred reviews, and her gothic mystery, Heiress of Nowhere, which Booklist called ‘an exceptional novel.’ A native of southern California and fourth-generation Chinese American, she practiced law for several years before retiring to start her real job writing books. Her books have been published in over a dozen countries and have won the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association award, the PEN Center award for best YA, the Northern California Book Award, and the Golden Poppy Award and appeared on *Cosmopolitan*‘s Best YA Books of All Time, and *Parade Magazine*‘s Best YA, among others. She is a co-founder of the We Need Diverse Books movement and writes stories for all kids (even the ones who look like adults).
Stacey loves board games, has perfect pitch, and through some mutant gene, can smell musical notes through her nose.
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Quotes
“I think the “young adult” age is such a critical period of our lives. Young adults are still young enough to dream of magic and possibility, yet old enough to think for themselves and to begin to make real change in the world.”
On why young adult literature is so important in “Safer Is Not Always Better: An “It might feel safer to stay hidden away, but safer is not always better. We all have things to say.”
On the need to hone one’s voice in “Safer Is Not Always Better: An Interview Wit “I just did not feel like there were any Asian women out there who I could identify with…I thought it was our role to be quiet and that people would look down on me if I ever spoke out.”
On feeling that she did not have a voice in her youth in “Interviews: Stacey Lee
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Books by Stacey Lee in order
Books by Stacey Lee in the order they were published, from ~R-Other People's Secrets (2006) to Winston Chu vs. The Wingmeisters (2024).
- 1~R-Other People's Secrets~R-Other People's Secrets2006
- 2Under a Painted Sky
Under a Painted Sky2015 - 3Under the MistletoeUnder the Mistletoe2015
- 4Outrun the Moon
Outrun the Moon2016 - 5The Secret of a Heart Note
The Secret of a Heart Note2016 - 6Downstairs Girl
Downstairs Girl2019 - 7Easy Rustic Fruit DessertsEasy Rustic Fruit Desserts2019
- 8Luck of the Titanic
Luck of the Titanic2021 - 9Winston Chu vs. The Whimsies
Winston Chu vs. The Whimsies2023 - 10Kill Her Twice
Kill Her Twice2024 - 11Winston Chu vs. The Wingmeisters
Winston Chu vs. The Wingmeisters2024