Books with author Jody Calkins

Assumptions can be deadly...After seven years, it's clear... she's not one of the lucky ones. No new parents to whisk her away to a better life. No, she's stuck within the confines of Riverbrook Academy's heavily fortified grounds. For another three years.But then the kids become sick with an undisclosed illness and a series of mysterious deaths occur.Now their future doesn't look so certain. Who will be next?In this chilling ghost thriller, Marris learns the horrible truth about the place she's called home for seven years. Everything she believed was wrong.Now armed with the truth, can she stop the academy and save her friends before it's too late?Shattered is the first book in The Hexon Code series, a story about pain, loss, and the fight for love in a messed up world.If you love psychological thrillers, dramas, and love stories, you're bound to love this series.Start reading it today!

One mistake can ruin everything… until you are redeemed.Dieran, a young boy who died at the hands of Riverbrook Academy, made a huge mistake. He thought being trapped there was bad enough when he was alive. But now he’s dead. And he’s got nowhere to go.For weeks he’s been trapped, unable to leave. Unable to move on.But then one day, a mysterious new property owner shows up at the academy. And weeks later, all the kids, the ones he thought had escaped Riverbrook, return. And to his horror, the blonde-haired girl returns, too.The new owner claims the experiments on the kids are over. But Dieran knows it’s a lie.Now is his chance to redeem himself. The only problem is, ever since he attacked the doctor, he’s been unable to make contact with the living world.But the girl is there because of him and he won’t stop until she’s either safe or dead…Redeemed is the chilling sequel to Shattered, the first book in The Hexon Code series. Look for the third book in the series – Blackout.

To survive, you must escape.Emerson Wesler and Gabriel Marconne lead a fairly normal life, given the circumstances... Until their city’s cell towers shut down unexpectedly two months before their high school graduation. Then the next morning, there’s an explosion at their home and Gabe's parents are believed to have been inside.But before social services can arrive to take them away, a mysterious agency shows up at their school, claims terrorists are attacking the nation, and forcibly recruits them along with thirteen other students.Now they must train to fight for their country…Only it isn’t long before they discover things aren’t what they seem. And their best chance of survival is escaping the one facility no one seems to know how to exit... All before they complete the training and advance to field agent. Because if that happens, everything's lost.Blackout, the third book in The Hexon Code series, is a chilling young adult dystopian thriller/drama.

To survive, you must escape.Emerson Wesler and Gabriel Marconne lead a fairly normal life, given the circumstances... Until their city’s cell towers shut down unexpectedly two months before their high school graduation. Then the next morning, there’s an explosion at their home and Gabe's parents are believed to have been inside.But before social services can arrive to take them away, a mysterious agency shows up at their school, claims terrorists are attacking the nation, and forcibly recruits them along with thirteen other students.Now they must train to fight for their country…Only it isn’t long before they discover things aren’t what they seem. And their best chance of survival is escaping the one facility no one seems to know how to exit... All before they complete the training and advance to field agent. Because if that happens, everything's lost.Blackout, the third book in The Hexon Code series, is a chilling young adult dystopian thriller/drama.

Evil reigns where darkness prevails.But a group of individuals, all with one single connection, will stop at nothing to fight for what is right and to fight for love.An alliance will be formed, but not until the Hexon virus is released in full force across the nation.Until then, one of them will be forced to work alone to minimize the damage. But how many people will die before the leaders of this evil plan can be stopped? And just how far will everyone go before they decide it's a lost cause?This is where the story begins...The Hexon Code is packed with twists, turns, edge-of-your-seat, pulse-racing thrilling suspense and heartwrenching drama set in a dystopian world.Grab the first three books in The Hexon Code series for a super low price today. If you love psychological thrillers and love stories set in the future, you won't want to miss this fast-paced series.This collection includes:Shattered (Book 1)Redeemed (Book 2)Blackout (Book 3)Look for Outcast and No Way Out, the fourth and fifth books in the series - available now!

In a society filled with lies, who can you trust?Fira Moseley, a sixteen-year-old graduate at the Network for Recovered Children, had big plans for her new career in biochemical research – strive to do her best work so she could provide the most value to society.But then when the villagers decide they've had enough of being treated like scum while the NRC children are treated like royalty, she's thrown into the whirlwind of the villagers’ revolt.To make matters worse, her first off-the-record research project involves creating an antidote for the same injection the government plans to use to exterminate the villagers.Now her future doesn’t look so certain… because assisting the villagers in any way is a crime against the NRC.This young adult dystopian thriller is the first book in the Bought series. Look for Charged (Book 2) in Summer 2018!

One mistake can ruin everything… until you are redeemed.Dieran, a young boy who died at the hands of Riverbrook Academy, made a huge mistake. He thought being trapped there was bad enough when he was alive. But now he’s dead. And he’s got nowhere to go.For weeks he’s been trapped, unable to leave. Unable to move on.But then one day, a mysterious new property owner shows up at the academy. And weeks later, all the kids, the ones he thought had escaped Riverbrook, return. And to his horror, the blonde-haired girl returns, too.The new owner claims the experiments on the kids are over. But Dieran knows it’s a lie.Now is his chance to redeem himself. The only problem is, ever since he attacked the doctor, he’s been unable to make contact with the living world.But the girl is there because of him and he won’t stop until she’s either safe or dead…Redeemed is the chilling sequel to Shattered, the first book in The Hexon Code series. Look for the third book in the series – Blackout.

Punishments are for those who show up late...Sixteen-year-old Ivy Gould's world has turned upside down and all she wants to do is survive the rest of the school year and start her summer internship at the medical center.But then a mysterious agency shows up at her school and recruits a select group of students. And she's one of them.They claim terrorists are attacking the country and the agency needs students to join their cause to fight back and protect what's left.Are they telling the truth? Or is it a lie?She might never know. Because the students who fail to report on time for transportation to the training facility aren't lucky enough to find out.Now she faces a much bigger challenge... and something far more horrifying. Will she overcome the odds? Or is she lost forever?Outcast, the fourth book in The Hexon Code series, is an emotional story of terrible mistakes, huge regrets, and solid determination to make things right.

She trusted them. And then she died.In this young adult ghost thriller, Marris Sheffield, a fifteen-year-old orphan living in a late 21st century academy for unwanted children, is just three years away from phasing out of the program and becoming a valuable member of society. Until then, she’s stuck within the confines of the academy’s heavily fortified grounds.All is going as expected… until the kids become sick with an undisclosed illness and then a series of deaths occur, deaths which lead Marris and others to question the academy’s agenda.Rumors have made the rounds. Rumors about the screams coming from the basement. Rumors about what the academy does inside its medical center. And rumors about what really happens to the kids who are adopted.But those are just rumors…It’s not until her own death that Marris learns the chilling truth about what really goes on inside the academy, what led to her death, and what brought her to the academy in the first place seven long years ago.Now, armed with this new information, she must find a way to stop the academy and save her friends before it’s too late.Shattered is the first book in The Hexon Code series, a story about pain, loss, and the fight for love in a messed up world. Look for the next books in the series including Redeemed and Blackout.

What if you’re the only one the villagers can trust to create the antidote that will save them but helping the villagers is a crime against the government?Fira Moseley, a sixteen-year-old graduate at the Network for Recovered Children, had big plans for her new career in biochemical research – strive to do her best work so she could provide the most value to society.But then when the villagers decide they've had enough of being treated like scum while the NRC children are treated like royalty, she's thrown into the whirlwind of the villagers’ revolt.To make matters worse, her first off-the-record research project involves creating an antidote for the same injection the government plans to use to exterminate the villagers.Now her future doesn’t look so certain… because assisting the villagers in any way is a crime against the NRC.This young adult dystopian thriller is the first book in the Bought series. Look for Charged (Book 2). Available now!

Ryan's got problems. Lots of problems.He still hasn't managed to make his dad proud. And now his entire summer break is ruined.What new sixth grader wants to spend three whole months helping his aunt and uncle take care of five hundred stupid, crummy chickens? Not Ryan.But he doesn't have a choice. He never does.Instead of playing video games or having super-soaker fights with his older brother Derek, he's stuck on the eastern plains of Colorado. With no TV.And things get seriously worse when he meets Lindy, a girl who is staying with her grandmother for the summer. Right down the road.Little does he know, his life is about to change in a big way. Maybe life isn't always as bad as he expects. And maybe there are things in life worth fighting for, even when obstacles and heartache are there at every turn.But when disaster strikes at the farm, will he have the courage to risk his neck for a cause greater than himself? Or will he chicken out when everyone needs him the most?Chickens, Girls, and Other Life Problems is a contemporary coming-of-age middle-grade novel for both boys and girls.

A city destroyed. A fight to survive.Sixteen-year-old Charlotte Fisher is trapped inside a walled city with one hundred genetically enhanced wolves, the by-product of a scientist's pet project gone awry.With her family and the majority of the city's population dead, she and the mysterious man who saved her must fight their way out of the city. With danger at every turn, it isn't long before they're caught up in someone's extermination plan.But whoever is responsible didn't consider the possibility of the wolves transferring their enhanced abilities to humans. Now the tainted must be captured. Every last one of them.Set in the world of The Hexon Code and thirty-three years after Shattered, Tainted is an unputdownable young adult thriller packed with action, danger, love, and suspense, and is perfect for dystopian fans.Be sure to look for other novels set in Shattered's story world, including Bought and Platform 273.