Introduction
Kara Thomas (born Kara Mustafa, March 21, 1990), also known as Kara Taylor is an American author of novels for young adults and television writer best known for writing the Prep School Confidential series.
Biography
Kara Taylor is an American author of young adult fiction, best known for her Prep School Confidential series. Raised on Long Island, New York, Kara attended Stony Brook University and graduated with a degree in English. She wrote Prep School Confidential during her final year at Stony Brook. In July 2013, she signed a blind-script deal for a television pilot with Warner Brothers TV (Untitled Kara Taylor Project). In August 2013 it was announced that Rashida Jones and Will McCormack are developing Taylor's dramedy The Revengers for the CW, for which Taylor will serve as writer and co-executive producer.
Taylor currently lives on Long Island.
Works
As Kara Taylor
- Prep School Confidential (St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books, July 30, 2013)
- Wicked Little Secrets (St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books, March 4, 2014)
- Deadly Little Sins (St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books, August 5, 2014)
As Kara Thomas
- The Darkest Corners, Delacorte Press, 2016, ISBN 978-0553521467
- Little Monsters, Delacorte Press, 2017, ISBN 978-0553521498
- The Cheerleaders, Delacorte Press, 2018, ISBN 978-1524718329
Reception
Romantic Times awarded Prep School Confidential four stars, writing that “Taylor’s book shines with a truly puzzling plot, a grisly murder that speaks to her audience’s maturity and a couple of good red herrings.” Praising the protagonist's “no-nonsense personality and adventuring spirit,” Kirkus Reviews writes that “overtones of Nancy Drew combine with a sassy boarding school spin for a fizzy read.” BookRiot has named Prep School Confidential on their list of “Teen Girl Sleuths to Read While You’re Waiting for Veronica Mars.” Criminal Element featured Taylor's debut as a Fresh Meat new release, calling it “a fast-paced, sassy new teen mystery.”