The Storyteller

A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year pick for 2023!

With the mystery of Maureen Johnson and Brittany Cavallaro and the historical intrigue of Romanov, this genre-bending YA will pull readers into one girl's journey of discovering the impossible tale of a long-lost aunt--and through her, the importance of being true to yourself.

It's not every day you discover you might be related to Anastasia...or that the tragic princess actually survived her assassination attempt and has been living as the woman you know as Aunt Anna.

For Jess Morgan, who is growing tired of living her life to please everyone else, discovering her late aunt's diaries shows her she's not the only one struggling to hide who she really is. But was her aunt truly a Romanov princess? Or is this some elaborate hoax?

With the help of a supremely dorky but undeniably cute local college student named Evan, Jess digs into the century-old mystery.

But soon Jess realizes there's another, bigger truth waiting to be revealed: Jess Morgan. Because if she's learned anything from Aunt Anna, it's that only you can write your own story.

Publisher: Harperteen
Published: 01/11/2022
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.8lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780063049390
Age: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/15/2021
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2021
Booklist 12/01/2021 pg. 49
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2022
School Library Journal 03/01/2022 pg. 113

About the Author
Williams, Kathryn: -

Kathryn Williams is the author of five books, including four young adult novels. From the South originally, she lives with her family near Portland, Maine, and teaches at The Telling Room, a nonprofit creative writing center for kids and teens, where she helps youth find and tell their own stories.