Kieran Scott also known by her pen name

Pen name

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 Kate Brian, is an American

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 author

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, best known for her work in the chick lit

Chick lit

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, young-adult

Young adult literature

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 genre. Among her most well-known books, written as Kate Brian, are The Princess and the Pauper, Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys, The Virginity Club, Sweet 16, Fake Boyfriend, and the prolific Private

Private (novel series)

Private is a series of young-adult novels by American author Kate Brian, beginning with 2006's inaugural entry of the same name. The books chronicle the rise of ambitious teenager Reed Brennan, the series' narrator, as she becomes a member of her new school's elite dorm—composed of a glamorous yet...

series.

Books published under Scott's own name include She's So Dead to Us, I Was a Non-Blonde Cheerleader, which was nominated for YALSA's Teens Top Ten, Brunettes Strike Back, A Non-Blonde Cheerleader in Love, and Geek Magnet.

Biography

Kieran Scott is from Montvale, New Jersey

Montvale, New Jersey

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. She was raised in Bergen County

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. She enjoyed cheerleading, singing, and acting when she was growing up. She graduated from Pascack Hills High School

Pascack Hills High School

Pascack Hills High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school, one of two high schools that are part of the Pascack Valley Regional High School District in Bergen County, New Jersey. PHHS serves the residents of both Montvale, where the campus is located, and the neighboring community...

 and attended college at Rutgers University

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 with a double major in English and Journalism. She worked as an editor for four years before becoming a writer. She resides in New Jersey

New Jersey

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 with her husband and son.

The Cheerleader Trilogy

• I Was a Non Blonde Cheerleader (2005)
• Brunettes Strike Back (2006)
• A Non-Blonde Cheerleader in Love (2007)

The So Trilogy

• She's So Dead To Us (May 25, 2010)
• He's So Not Worth It (June 7, 2011)
• This Is So Not Happening (May 1, 2012)

Young Adult Fiction

• Trust Me (1998)
• Kiss and Tell (1998)
• While You Were Gone (1999)
• How Do I Tell? (1999)
• The Dance (2001)
• Mary-Kate and Ashley: Sweet 16: The Perfect Summer (book 3) (2002)
• Jingle Boy (2003)
• The Princess and the Pauper (2003)
• The Virginity Club (2004)
• Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys (2005)
• Sweet 16 (2005)
• Lucky T (2005)
• Fake Boyfriend (2006)
• Geek Magnet (2008)
• Ex-Mas (2009)

Nonfiction

• Leonardo DiCaprio (1998)
• Ultimate Cheerleading (1998)
• Matt Damon (1998)
• I Was a Mouseketeer! (2001)
• Cameron Diaz (2001)
• Salma Hayek (2001)
• The Diary of Disney Vero Beach (2010)

Books written as Kate Brian:

Private series

In May 2009, a Web series based on the Private novels was announced.

• Private (July 1, 2006)
• Invitation Only (November 7, 2006)
• Untouchable (December 26, 2006)
• Confessions (April 24, 2007)
• Inner Circle (August 28, 2007)
• Legacy (February 19, 2008)
• Ambition (May 5, 2008)
• Revelation (September 16, 2008)
• Last Christmas: The Private Prequel (October 7, 2008)
• Paradise Lost (February 24, 2009)
• Suspicion (September 8, 2009)
• Scandal (March 9, 2010)
• Vanished (August 31, 2010)
• The Book of Spells: A Private Prequel (December 21, 2010)
• Ominous (February 22, 2011)
• Vengeance (August 30, 2011)

Privilege series

• Privilege (December 30, 2008)
• Beautiful Disaster (June 2, 2009)
• Perfect Mistake (October 27, 2009)
• Sweet Deceit (June 8, 2010)
• Pure Sin (October 5, 2010)
• Cruel Love (June 7, 2011)

External links

• Kate Brian's Myspace Page
• Kieran Scott's Myspace Page
• Kieran Scott's Official Webpage
• Private Novels