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Kayla Hicks

Goodreads Author

Born

in Berglenenfeld, Germany

Website

http://kayla-hicks.com/

Twitter

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Genre

Young Adult, Fantasy, Fiction

Influences

Sara Dessen, Ted Dekker, Veronica Rossi

Member Since

March 2017

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Hicks has been building her multi-genre career since 2014, her first novel being the young adult dystopian book, Kale Stone: An Outliers Tale. Since then, Hicks has gone on to publish several other works in the genres of YA, Superhero Fiction, and Children's books.

In addition to this growing collection of work, Hicks has made several appearances:

- The Lancaster Native Plant and Wildlife Festival to present her children's book Dandelion
- Lititz Public Library Indie Author Event to present all of her works to readers
- Adamstown Elementary Schools Read Across America Day to present Dandelion to 100 students
- U-Gro Learning Center to share Dandelion with young readers
- The Writing Community Chat Show

And has been featured in Lancaster Online for Hicks has been building her multi-genre career since 2014, her first novel being the young adult dystopian book, Kale Stone: An Outliers Tale. Since then, Hicks has gone on to publish several other works in the genres of YA, Superhero Fiction, and Children's books.

In addition to this growing collection of work, Hicks has made several appearances:

- The Lancaster Native Plant and Wildlife Festival to present her children's book Dandelion
- Lititz Public Library Indie Author Event to present all of her works to readers
- Adamstown Elementary Schools Read Across America Day to present Dandelion to 100 students
- U-Gro Learning Center to share Dandelion with young readers
- The Writing Community Chat Show

And has been featured in Lancaster Online for both The Backup Superhero and Today I'm Not Laurel.

Hicks enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband and daughter and reading in her spare time.

Reviews:

"Towards the end, during one of their times hanging, I was in tears. I'm such a sap when the right mood and words hit. This is one book that just fit at the right time and found me in the right mood. Anywhere Else is exactly what I needed and I can't recommend this one enough for those who just want something sweet and uplifting."- Bookn.All.Night for Anywhere Else

"It's a short work. In fact, if you're a fast reader like myself, you'll have this done in a couple of hours, but don't let that fool you. It's an wonderful read with interesting characters that you want to know more about as well as the world they live in and you're definitely left wanting to know what happens next!"- Steve Vimes for The Backup Superhero

"This is an incredibly powerful and moving read. From the first few pages this is emotionally charged and deals with some difficult issues for a young character. Sadi is such a strong female lead, and Parker was a brilliant bestie too. I felt for both of these characters from the off. Some surprising events and a moving outcome."- Bobs and Books Blog for Secrets They Never Told

"What a lovely colourful book. Kayla's art work pops with colour and cheer, this beautiful book, with its tale of acceptance and how everyone (every flower) is different, and is a must for all children to have on their bookshelves."- Chris Horn for Dandelion ...more

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Average rating: 4.3 · 231 ratings · 124 reviews · 34 distinct works • Similar authors

	Anywhere Else 4.34 avg rating — 38 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Backup Superhero: Book One in The Backup Superhero Series 3.92 avg rating — 39 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets They Never Told 4.50 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Original Superheroes: Book Two of The Backup Superhero Series 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kale Stone: An Outliers Tale (An Outliers Tale Series Book 1) 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Creature Beyond the Tide 3.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ventures and Visions: A Short Story Collection by Kayla Hicks (Goodreads Author), Steph O'Connell (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bed and Breakfast 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dandelion it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lies We Keep 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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YouTube Blog Review: Anywhere Else

Thankful to Indie Author Jill for taking the time to read and review my book Anywhere Else

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Undead Reckoning: A Zombie Apocalypse Thriller (Undead Apocalypse Book 3)

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Just when Cooper Kane, Candice, Leroy, and Leslie think they have made it through the worst of it, life has a way of throwing more obstacles in their way. And one of those obstacles is the relentless Oliver Mercer. Who would have thought it would be s ...more
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When the world ends due to zombies, what would you do to survive? What would you do if you found out a select few people repelled the zombies? Cooper finds out the hard way when the world takes a downward spiral and everyone he cares for is in danger. ...more
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