Stacey Lee

Stacey Lee is the New York Times 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 latest, Heiress of Nowhere, a gothic mystery Booklist called “an exceptional novel” in a starred review. A native of southern California and fourth-generation Chinese American, Stacey practiced law for several years before retiring to start her real job—writing books. Her work has now been published in over a dozen countries and won the American Library Association’s Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, the PEN Center Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction, the California Independent Booksellers Alliance’s Golden Poppy Award, and the Northern California Book Award. She is a cofounder of the We Need Diverse Books movement and writes stories for all kids (even the ones who look like adults). Visit Stacey online at StaceyHLee.com.