Books with author Jay Snyder

She’s sixteen. She’s alone. And the world thinks she’s crazy. What could possibly happen next? Well, she’s going to show them…When sixteen-year-old Connelly Pierce wakes up inside an unknown psychiatric hospital with both her wrists slashed, she begins the arduous task of piecing together the events of her life that led her there. Her own cognitive behavioral therapy (as she had learned so well from them). Beginning with the sudden death of her mother and father when she was six, and the only world she knew disappeared, literally, overnight. That’s when, with no known or, at least, close relatives, she and her nine-year-old brother Eric find themselves cast into the nightmare quagmire of government child protection agencies, and Connelly begins her incredible fourteen-year journey—her dark odyssey—into her own brave new world. A world, she realizes, she must not only quickly adapt, but fight back as well, if she hopes to survive.

The year is 1961. America has a new president, named John F. Kennedy, and a new era the newspapers are calling The Dawn of Camelot. But for ten-year-old Paul Brett, dealing with an abusive father and immigrant gangs roaming his slum neighborhood of China Slough, America is only a small, dead-end place he is struggling to survive.That is, until the night a stranger comes out of the darkness and initiates a journey--an unforgettable odyssey--beyond his wildest imagination.From the mean streets of childhood, into the deadlier, coming-of-age wars for survival in a careless, unforgiving world, American Warrior follows one young man's breathtaking and mesmerizing journey into manhood, and hell's darkest reaches.

Fate dealt a heavy blow to Kai-Ling before she was even born.The death of her father, a man she never knew, haunted her every day as she grew up.Struck down in the prime of his life, Kai-Ling's father was never able to know his daughter. He was never able to watch her grow up or give her the love only a father could.Now that the first part of her journey is behind her, Kai-Ling is ready to face her destiny. Using the skills, training and knowledge she has acquired, she is prepared to enact vengeance upon those who took him from her.How Kai-Ling handles the new challenges and pitfalls on her way to seeking revenge is a testament to everything she has learned.

"Intense and gripping...Coes' name should be on the lips of every reader who enjoys Vince Flynn and the Brads (Taylor and Thor)." ―Booklist (starred review) on Trap the DevilOnly one man stands between a powerful cabal planning an invisible coup of the U.S. government and their brutal goals―Dewey Andreas.A group of some of the most powerful people in the government, the military, and the private sector, has begun a brutal plan to quietly take over the reins of the U.S. government. They’ve begun to remove the people who stand in their way―and replace them with their own sympathizers and puppets. They’ve already taken out the Speaker of the House―whose death was made to look like an accidental drowning―and the president and vice president are next. Once they have their own people in place, they plan to start a bloody, brutal war on an unimaginable scale. On restricted duty while he recovers from injuries incurred on a previous mission, Dewey Andreas is sent to Paris by CIA Director Hector Calibrisi. The Secretary of State is going there for secret talks, and Dewey is to be an extra layer of security above the State Department team. But what should be an easy mission couldn’t go more wrong. The cabal has sent in a hit man to take out the Secretary of State and lay the blame for this murder at the feet of Dewey himself. With the Secretary of State dead, shot by Dewey’s weapon, Dewey is on the run and out in the cold, desperately trying to unravel the plot before the conspirators succeed in killing millions of innocents.

Sixteen year old Kaí-Ling was raised in the ways of the sword. The child of a former samurai warrior and an American mother embarks on a journey to right the wrongs life has dealt her. The lifelong lessons and skills she acquires as well as the friends she makes along the way aid her in her quest to fulfill her destiny. Robbed of her father’s love before she was born, Kaí-Ling now seeks vengeance upon those who took him from her.

There was a huge wind storm, and the white, soft feather fell on the ground. He looked up, he looked down, he looked sideways, and he did not recognize anything. He felt sad and lost. He asked himself, “Where am I?” So he proudly lifted up his chin, and said to himself loudly, “I will go on a journey and find where I belong.” And off went the lost feather.

The year is 1961. America has a new president, named John F. Kennedy, and a new era the newspapers are calling the Dawn of Camelot. But for ten-year-old Paul Brett, dealing with an abusive father and the immigrant gangs roaming his slum neighborhood of China Slough, America is only a small, dead-end place he is struggling to survive.That is, until the night a mysterious stranger comes out of the darkness to his rescue, and initiates a journey—an unforgettable odyssey—beyond his wildest imagination.From his unlikely beginnings in a brutal California migrant camp, into the darkest underbelly of a distant and unpopular war, to his final and, perhaps, most deadly struggle for survival inside the bowels of a near-medieval military prison, AMERICAN WARRIOR follows one young man’s breathtaking and mesmerizing journey into hell."A fast-paced...thoroughly engrossing story of a journey through pain and violence." Kirkus Reviews

Is it possible to make a perfect score on a video game? On your first try? Has anyone ever done it? Seventh grader Jett Mitchell has! When his classmates discover his special abilities, they come up with a “Master Plan” to win a gaming competition. But first they need to get a summer job to pay for the entry fee… and of course win a new gaming console! They land a job at the Rusty Fence Chicken Ranch. They discover that somebody is killing chickens and trying to shut down the ranch! But why? The police get involved and offer a $1000 reward to anybody who can catch the criminal. Easy money, the kids think! They have to find the suspect, collect the $1000 and use the money to push ahead with The Master Plan. The clock is ticking… and the criminal keeps killing chickens! While trying to solve this crime, the kids face a one eyed giant, a man with a hook-shaped toe, and do the impossible by unfreezing time. It is in the smoke house that they must face their deepest fears! ORDER NOW!

She’s sixteen. She’s alone. And the world thinks she’s crazy. What could possibly happen next? Well, she’s going to show them… When sixteen-year-old Connelly Pierce wakes up inside an unknown psychiatric hospital with both her wrists slashed, she begins the arduous task of piecing together the events of her life that led her there. Her own cognitive behavioral therapy (as she had learned so well from them). Beginning with the sudden death of her mother and father when she was six, and the only world she knew disappeared, literally, overnight. That’s when, with no known or, at least, close relatives, she and her nine-year-old brother Eric find themselves cast into the nightmare quagmire of government child protection agencies, and Connelly begins her incredible fourteen-year journey—her dark odyssey—into her own brave new world. A world, she realizes, she must not only quickly adapt, but fight back as well, if she hopes to survive.

There was a huge wind storm, and the white, soft feather fell on the ground. He looked up, he looked down, he looked sideways, and he did not recognize anything. He felt sad and lost. He asked himself, "Where am I?" So he proudly lifted up his chin, and said to himself loudly, "I will go on a journey and find where I belong." And off went the lost feather.

Is it possible to make a perfect score on a video game? On your first try? Has anyone ever done it? Seventh grader Jett Mitchell has! When his classmates discover his special abilities, they come up with a “Master Plan” to win a gaming competition. But first they need to get a summer job to pay for the entry fee… and of course win a new gaming console! They land a job at the Rusty Fence Chicken Ranch. They discover that somebody is killing chickens and trying to shut down the ranch! But why? The police get involved and offer a $1000 reward to anybody who can catch the criminal. Easy money, the kids think! They have to find the suspect, collect the $1000 and use the money to push ahead with The Master Plan. The clock is ticking… and the criminal keeps killing chickens! While trying to solve this crime, the kids face a one eyed giant, a man with a hook-shaped toe, and do the impossible by unfreezing time. It is in the smoke house that they must face their deepest fears! ORDER NOW!