Kristiana Gregory
By: T.A.
Life as a Child
• Kristiana was born in Los Angeles, California.
• She loved writing as a kid.
Schools
• Kristiana attended both private and public schools
in New Mexico
• She received her first rejection letter at age 11
for a poem.
College
• After she graduated from high school she took
jobs that helped with her writing.
• For example she was a newspaper reporter and a
book reviewer.
• She also took college courses to learn more
about writing.
Books
• She has written many books for middle school
students through adult books.
First Books
• Kristiana’s first books include Jenny of the Tetons
• Jenny of the Tetons won the golden kite award
for best children's fiction.
Other Famous Books
• The Winter of Red Snow: The
Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane
Stewart, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1777
was published in 1996
• She wrote most of the Dear America
series.
Spare Time
• In her spare time she likes to take long walks
with her dogs.
• Read historical fiction
• Learn to cook.
• Play golf.
Other jobs
• When Kristiana wasn’t writing she was doing a
couple other jobs including…
• Telephone operator.
• Legal secretary.
• A summer camp counselor/ swim instructor.
Now
• Now she lives in Boise Idaho with her husband,
two teenage sons, and two golden retrievers.
Inspirations
• Her inspirations include…
• Nature
• History
About her books-Jenny and the Tetons
• Orphaned by an Indian raid while traveling West
with a wagon train, fifteen-year-old Carrie Hill is
befriended by the English trapper Beaver Dick
and taken to live with his wife Jenny and their
six children. Indians killed her parents and ruined
her life. To her dismay, Carrie discovers that
Beaver Dick's wife, Jenny, is a Shoshoni Indian!
But as Carrie's wounds heal under Jenny's gentle
care, she begins to respect and love this kind
woman.
About her books-Earthquake at Dawn
• This story is about the earthquake that happened
in San Francisco. Edith Irvine and her father was
there when it struck and Edith and her maid are
trying to find her father while food and water are
scarce.
About her books-Bronte’s Book Club
• Bronte Bella has just recently moved with her
family from New Mexico to California. Wanting
to use the move to her advantage, Bronte is
determined to make a new start. Typically shy,
she wants to make friends than anything else. So
she tries to make a book club.
About her books• Twelve-year-old Jimmy Spoon wants to have more
excitement and he's certain that a horse would do that.
When two Shoshoni boys tell him they'll give him a
horse if he agrees to ride with them back to their camp,
Jimmy doesn't hesitate for one second. He decides to
leave his family in Salt Lake City, and goes with the boys
without telling anyone. The trip is long and Jimmy is
exhausted and hungry, and wishes they were there
already so he could ride his horse home. But what
happens next changes Jimmy's life, because they expect
him to stay forever!