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Lillian Keith

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Children's, Middle Grade

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Hi there, I'm Lily! I'm a children's/middle grade writer, Christian, and homeschool grad.

I grew up reading a huge stack of middle grade books, especially the Newberry Award Winners (my mom wanted all of us kids to be well read). Fun, meaningful stories are what I love as a reader, and aim for as an author. I'd say the biggest author who influenced me in that direction was Elizabeth George Speare.

Although I started writing middle-grade fantasy, I'm hoping to branch out and try other middle grade/children's genres like historical fiction, dystopian, and contemporary. Maybe someday I'll even try a bit of YA (who knows, we'll see!)

I love writing for kids and my hope as a writer is that my stories will inspire them, ignite their imagination, and ...more

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Average rating: 4.61 · 140 ratings · 109 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	An Apprentice Escapes (The Daviron Chronicles #1) 4.57 avg rating — 30 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
	Should We Tell Her? 4.42 avg rating — 24 ratings — 3 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
	Heard in Silence: A Short Story Collection by Kaytlin Phillips (Goodreads Author), Marisa Phillips (Goodreads Author), Jaiden Phillips (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 24 ratings — 3 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
	Nova And The Lost Stars (Star Crest Haven Adventures #1) by Lillian Keith (Goodreads Author), Amelia Grace (illustrator) 4.94 avg rating — 18 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
	Illuminate the Dark: Stories of Light over Darkness by Kaytlin Phillips (Goodreads Author), Bree Pembrook (Goodreads Author), Norah Case (Goodreads Author) 4.78 avg rating — 18 ratings — 3 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
	Because You Saw Me (The Daviron Chronicles #2) by Lillian Keith (Goodreads Author), Amelia G. (Illustrator) 4.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 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
	Diverged in a Wood by Kylie Beevers (Goodreads Author) (Curator), Kaytlin Phillips (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Mae Wolfram (Goodreads Author) 4.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2024 — 3 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
	Jem And The Search For Home (Star Crest Haven Adventures #2) 4.78 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
	Stories For Grandpa 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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Series by Lillian Keith

The Daviron Chronicles (2 books)
by

Lillian Keith (Goodreads Author),

Amelia G. (Illustrator)

4.61 avg rating — 44 ratings

Star Crest Haven Adventures (2 books)
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Voices of the Future: Stories of Whimsy & Warriors

by The Author Conservatory

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The Tweebs

by Abian van der Meijden (Goodreads Author)

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3.5 Stars This was a sweet short story, and I loved Jake and Millie. The narrative was strong, believable, and consistent, and I think this would make a lovely read-aloud for the whole family. I only wish it were longer, or have a sequel! (I received a ...more
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“Maybe, in order to stop worrying about Mom, I let my imagination pull me too far into this game we created.”
― Lillian Keith, Should We Tell Her?

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“Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”
― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

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“It's not so much the destination as it is the journey." -Captain Jack”
― Jack Sparrow - Pirates of the caribbean

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“Sometimes, life comes from behind and scares you so badly that it takes your breath away.... But don't worry. You will breathe again.”
― Kortney Keisel, The Promised Prince

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“That's what we storytellers do. We restore order with imagination. We instill hope again and again and again.”
― Kelly Marcel & Sue Smith