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ⓘ About Erin Entrada Kelly
Erin Entrada Kelly is a children’s fiction author best known for winning the John Newbery Medal for her third novel “Hello Universe.” Kelly is a Filipina America and loves to refer to herself as mestiza which means that she is of mixed race. Her mother is Filipino from the island of Cebu in the Philippines while her father is a white American. As a young single mother, she attended college while working at a newspaper, even as she wrote her novels. It was during this time that she also had to take care of her child Carolanne. She took one class a semester and it took a decade to finally graduate with an MFA in Creative Writing from Rosemont College. Kelly is currently a professor of children’s literature in the publishing and graduate fiction programs at Rosemont College.
All Book Series by Erin Entrada Kelly
Ghost Light
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2026 Anthology · Sara Farizan
On Again, Awkward Again
Book 9 of 11 · published 2025 Co-authored · Kwame Mbalia
The Beasts Beneath the Winds: Tales of Southeast Asia’s Mythical Creatures
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2025
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Erin Entrada Kelly?
Erin Entrada Kelly is a children’s fiction author best known for winning the John Newbery Medal for her third novel “Hello Universe.” Kelly is a Filipina America and loves to refer to herself as mestiza which means that she is of mixed race. Her mother is Filipino from the island of Cebu in the Philippines while her father is a white American. As a young single mother, she attended college while working at a newspaper, even as she wrote her novels.
Which Erin Entrada Kelly series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Maybe Marisol series, the earliest of Erin Entrada Kelly's multi-book series: it opens with Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey (2021) and runs to 3 books across 2021–2023, ending with Only Only Marisol Rainey (2023). Erin Entrada Kelly's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Erin Entrada Kelly written?
Erin Entrada Kelly has 22 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2014 and 2026. 8 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Maybe Marisol series with 3 books — and 14 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Erin Entrada Kelly's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Erin Entrada Kelly's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Maybe Marisol (2021–2023, 3 books), The Last Resort (2025–2026, 3 books) and Fatal Glitch (2026, 2 books).
How are Erin Entrada Kelly's books organised into series?
This guide splits Erin Entrada Kelly's 22 books into 3 named series and 14 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Maybe Marisol (3 books, 2021–2023); The Last Resort (3 books, 2025–2026); Fatal Glitch (2 books, 2026).