About Me

Hello there!

Kyri Hester (she/her) is a GHS alumna from 2009. She got her bachelor's degree in English Education with minors in Creative Writing and History from the University of Central Oklahoma in 2014. After graduating college, she taught in Oklahoma City for a few years before returning to the community that shaped her formative years. 

Now she teaches PreAP 10th grade English, AP Literature for 12th grade, and Mythology. More than anything, she hopes that she is able to provide students with opportunities to encounter and learn more about cultures outside of their own through reading and discussing their experiences as well as the experiences of other peoples and cultures.  

Favorite Book of 2023

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

Welcome, welcome to CARAVAL, Stephanie Garber’s enchanting, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling fantasy debut about two sisters swept up in a mysterious competition filled with magic, heartbreak, and danger.

Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, Tella, live with their powerful and cruel father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval, the far-away, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show, are over.

But this year, Scarlett's long-dreamt-of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to attend. Only, as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval’s mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that this season's Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the winner.

Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. But whether Caraval is real or not, she must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over, and her sister disappears forever.