These are just a few of my creative publications. Not included: most of what I wrote for Blue Ocean Brain, and the thousands of articles I wrote for About.com as their Test Prep expert. Desperate to read test-taking strategies or find some really awesome SAT tricks? You can find much of my test prep work on ThoughtCo.com. Just click around under test prep and look for Kelly C. Roell, my alter ego. You'll find me!

Books

  • Prank Night

    • Genre: YA Thriller

    • Publication Date: February 2027

    • Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books (Simon & Schuster)

  • Take Up Space, Y’all

    • Genre: YA Nonfiction

    • Publication Date: August 2025

    • Publisher: Running Press Kids (Hachette Book Group)

  • Warmaidens

    • Genre: YA Fantasy

    • Publication Date: December 2020

    • Publisher: Delacorte Press (Penguin Random House)

  • Gravemaidens

    • Genre: YA Fantasy

    • Publication Date: October 2019

    • Publisher: Delacorte Press (Penguin Random House) 

  • Ace the ACT

    • Genre: YA Nonfiction

    • Publication Date: May 2017

    • Publisher: Research and Education Association, Inc.

  • ACT Strategy Smart

    • Genre: YA Nonfiction

    • Publication Date: December 2012

    • Publisher: Research and Education Association, Inc.

Professional Work

Personal ESSAYS

 

“I credit my high score to ACT Strategy Smart.”

About ACT STRATEGY SMART: This book helped me so much. It provides very logical advice and tricks about taking the ACT. I read it over the course of two weeks before the exam, and I credit my high score to this book. 

— John-Michael Linares

“It reminds me of Klass and Zusak.”

About GRAVEMAIDENS: "I love the varied structure. Reminds me of Klass. The fragments of internal monologues are spot on. It reminds me a bit of the way Follett handles exposition and nods to the voice of Zusak in The Book Thief."

— Calvin Dillon, Writer, Head of English Dept. Steinbrenner HS, Tampa FL