Meet Kaylee Jo Stocks

Kaylee Jo Stocks is the Associate Student Representative of Sigma Tau Delta for the Far Western Region. She attends Utah State University and is working on two degrees in English and Economics. She dreams of making writing her career and can usually be found sitting in the sun with her nose in a book.

I chose to become an English Major because I’ve always loved reading and writing. I never considered any other major!
My favorite part of being an English Major is expanding my knowledge to a wider variety of works.
The last book I read was Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
My favorite book is The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.
A book character I identify with is Nikki Maxwell from Dork Diaries by Rachel Renée Russell.
The last book I bought was The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, but I have not yet read it.
My favorite book to movie adaptation is The Hunger Games.
I’m both a reader and a writer.
My favorite style of writing is poetry.
My go-to children’s book is A Bad Case of Stripes, by David Shannon.
My favorite childhood memory is camping with my grandparents every summer.
Hogwarts at Universal Studios in Orlando, FL
Growing up, I was sure I would be an author.
My first job was at a Smoothie Bowl Shack.
My dream job is to be an author.
I like to spend my free time doing yoga and playing The Sims.
The destination at the top of my travel bucket list is France.
The literary place I’d most like to visit is Hogwarts.
If I could move anywhere in the world, I’d live in Greece.
If I was stranded on a desert island, the three things I would bring with me are water, an axe, and books!
The one song I could listen to on repeat is “Essential” by Kamal.
The best gift I ever received was multiple strawberry cheesecakes made by my mom and my grandmas. (I love strawberry cheesecake A LOT.)
The best gift I’ve ever given is a nice pair of Vans.
If you find me in the kitchen, I’m typically whipping up pasta.
If I could try any food from a book or series, it would be Tiana’s beignets from The Princess and the Frog.
The author (dead or alive) I’d most like to spend a day with is Suzanne Collins or Oscar Wilde.