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ⓘ About Christina Soontornvat
Christina Soontornvat is a bestselling and award-winning author of more than a dozen children’s fiction novels. The author was born in 1980 to business owner Amnaj Soontornvat and is the brother to Saengchai Sunthronwa the Thai broadcasting executive. Before she became a bestselling author, she worked for more than ten years in the field of science museums and designed exhibits and programs to get children excited about science. As such, she has always been passionate about learning new things, particularly in STEM fields. Even when is not in Texas or Bangkok, she still loves Thai restaurants and can often be found reading at them. She currently makes her home in Austin Texas, where she lives with her husband, their two children, and an aging cat.
All Book Series by Christina Soontornvat
Made in Asian America
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2024 Co-authored · ErikaLee
Best Wishes
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2022 Anthology · Sarah Mlynowski
The Sister Switch
Book 2 of 4 · published 2023 Anthology · Sarah Mlynowski,Debbie Rigaud
Like A Boss
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2024 Anthology · Sarah Mlynowski,Hena Khan
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Christina Soontornvat?
Christina Soontornvat is a bestselling and award-winning author of more than a dozen children's fiction novels. The author was born in 1980 to business owner Amnaj Soontornvat and is the brother to Saengchai Sunthronwa the Thai broadcasting executive. Before she became a bestselling author, she worked for more than ten years in the field of science museums and designed exhibits and programs to get children excited about science.
Which Christina Soontornvat series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Diary of an Ice Princess series, the earliest of Christina Soontornvat's multi-book series: it opens with Snow Place Like Home (2019) and runs to 6 books across 2019–2020, ending with Icing on the Snowflake (2020). Christina Soontornvat's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Christina Soontornvat written?
Christina Soontornvat has 34 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2016 and 2027. 21 of them belong to 6 named series — the largest being the Diary of an Ice Princess series with 6 books — and 13 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Christina Soontornvat's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Christina Soontornvat's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Changelings (2016–2017, 2 books), Diary of an Ice Princess (2019–2020, 6 books) and Best Wishes (2022–2024, 4 books), plus 3 more.
How are Christina Soontornvat's books organised into series?
This guide splits Christina Soontornvat's 34 books into 6 named series and 13 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Diary of an Ice Princess (6 books, 2019–2020); Legends of Lotus Island (4 books, 2023–2024); Best Wishes (4 books, 2022–2024); The Tryout (3 books, 2022–2027); Changelings (2 books, 2016–2017), plus 1 further series.