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  • #Lured

    Jo Schneider

    language (Just Add Peril, Aug. 29, 2019)
    The girl being lured awayThe trafficking survivor trying to save herKaylee Roberts, sophomore and varsity soccer player, is furious when her arch nemesis not only beats her for the half-back position on the team, but then sends a picture of Kayleeā€™s eczema-covered face on fire to the whole school. Itā€™s not like she needs a reminder about her skin condition. Lucky for Kaylee, sheā€™s been chatting online with a basketball player from another school who appreciates her photography skills and likes her for who she is.Seventeen year old Warren Scottā€™s plan to get out of juvie and rescue his best friend from a trafficker goes out the window when he gets into a fight defending another kid. Heā€™s expecting a reprimand, but instead gets an offer: join a specialized team of sex trafficking survivors who go into high schools to find and warn teenagers who are being targeted by predators. The rich guy in charge promises Warren help finding his friend in exchange for his time.Warren agrees, but while he and his partner are desperately trying to find the target, he starts having crippling flashbacks of his old life. In the meantime Kayleeā€™s amazing and supportive online boyfriend tells her he loves her. She loves him too, and wants to show him.Can Warren find Kaylee before itā€™s too late, or will Kaylee be #Lured away to a fate Warren knows all too well?
  • The Beast: A Beauty and the Beast Retelling

    Jo Schneider

    eBook (, Jan. 31, 2019)
    The BeastHeā€™s turning into a beastSheā€™s the only one who can helpPrince AdemAdem isnā€™t at the Academy to make friends, or meet girls. Heā€™s got a curse to cure before his entire kingdom turns into vicious beasts.So what if the prettiest girl heā€™s ever seen is also an expert on curses? Heā€™s focused!Until Belle shows him sheā€™s even more intelligent than beautiful, and he canā€™t stop thinking about her.BelleAfter Prince Adem almost ruins her latest invention with his bulging muscles and bare hands, Belle doesnā€™t want to see him again. Even if he was trying to save her.Fate has other ideas when he comes asking for her help.Prince Adem may be the key to unraveling her own past as well as her heart, and Belle isnā€™t sure sheā€™s ready for either.Can Belle and Adem face their dark secrets, or will the truth drive them apart?If youā€™re a fan of Beauty and the Beast, twisted fairy tales and unexpected heroes, this book is for you. Download your copy today!The interconnected stories of the Fairy Tale Academy are full of clean romance, adventure and fun. Each of these young adult fairy tale retellings can be read as a standalone story. However, for greatest enjoyment, they should be read in order.
  • Better Than Yesterday

    Robyn Schneider

    language (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, Aug. 12, 2008)
    At the elite Hilliard Preparatory School, the competition is fierce, the gossip is worse, and Blake Dorsey has just arrived back on campus after an unexplained two-year absence.Skylar Banks has a hunch Blake's in trouble. Skylar's the most likely candidate for valedictorian, but she's no stranger to tricky situations herself. She's got a reputation for taking her relationships straight from JV to varsity, and that rep is about to catch up with her.Charley Morton doesn't have time for Blake's problemsā€”not if he plans to get into Harvard like his parents expect, or to win over his dream girl (a.k.a. Skylar). But then Blake takes off for New York City, and Charley, Skylar, and her roommate, Marissa, have no choice but to risk their perfect transcripts to find him. It's a journey that will change the way they see each otherā€” and themselvesā€”forever.
  • Fairy Tale Academy: Complete Series

    Jo Schneider

    language (Just Add Peril, Aug. 31, 2019)
    All eight interconnected, stand-alone fairy tale retellings from The Fairy Tale Academy series!What happens when you combine...Royal teenagers and a magical school?Everyone who is anyone goes to the Academy. From princes and princesses, to powerful magic casters, and even the mysterious fey.At the Academy princesses and paupers fall in love, kings find their courage, commoners find their soul mates, and old rivalries end while new ones begin.Each novel is an adventure in romance, magic, and laughter. Each set of charactersā€”from Ariel and Prince Samuel to Jak and Mulanā€”is sure to capture your heart.If you love fairy tale retellings, painfully awkward situations, clean romance, and a dash of magic, this collection is for you! Download your copy today!Each of these young adult fairy tale retellings can be read as a standalone story. However, for greatest enjoyment, they should be read in order.This series includes retellings of:The Little MermaidBeauty and the BeastThe Frog PrinceThe Monkey King / Sleeping BeautyThe Snake PrinceJack and the Beanstalk / MulanRapunzelThe Prince and the Pauper
  • Add It Dip It Fix It: A Book of Verbs

    R. M. Schneider

    Hardcover (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Aug. 1, 1995)
    Add it, box it, climb it, dip it. . . . Each simple verb is illustrated by a picture that shows its meaning. A large, multicolored it is added (i + t = it), boxed, climbed (with a ladder), dipped (in a glass of liquid), eaten, and shown as part of 21 other actions. R. M. Schneider's ingenious three-dimensional cut-paper pictures introduce young readers to an important language concept - painlessly.
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  • Extraordinary Means

    Robyn Schneider

    eBook (Simon & Schuster Children's UK, June 4, 2015)
    John Green's The Fault in Our Stars meets Rainbow Rowell's Eleanor & Park in this darkly funny novel from the critically acclaimed author of The Beginning of Everything.Up until his diagnosis, Lane lived a fairly predictable life. When he's sent to Latham House, a boarding school for sick teens, Lane thinks his life may as well be over.But when he meets Sadie and her friends - a group of eccentric troublemakers - he realises that maybe getting sick is just the beginning. That illness doesn't have to define you, and that falling in love is its own cure.Robyn Schneider's Extraordinary Means is a heart-wrenching yet ultimately hopeful about true friendships, ill-fated love and the rare miracle of second chances. Praise for Extraordinary Means 'This captivating book about life, death, fear, and second chances will fly off the shelves' VOYA 'Schneiderā€™s subtlety, combined with themes about learning to live life fully, makes this an easy recommendation for those seeking titles similar in premise to John Greenā€™s The Fault in Our Stars' School Library Journal 'The perfect read-next for fans of the sick-lit trend and readers looking for a tear-stained romance' Bulletin of the Center for Childrenā€™s Books 'Fans of John Greenā€™s blockbuster The Fault in Our Stars who are eager for more of that kind of story will likely be satisfied.' Booklist
  • The Storm 1776

    Tom Schneider

    eBook (, Feb. 11, 2020)
    Over Christmas in 1776, Nathan and Sarah lose their parents, lose their home, and face a brutal blizzard in a fight to save themselves and the nation."Author Tom Schneider transports readers to the violent and inspiring crucible of America in 'The Storm 1776,' capturing the patriotic vigor and sacrifice of the country's tentative first steps. Told through the humble eyes of a traumatized young boy and his sister trying desperately to find their father, the writing is both heartfelt and historically vivid. Exploring themes of revenge, duty, familial bonds, and persistence in the face of tragedy, 'The Storm 1776' is a gripping escape that echoes with authenticity."- Self-Publishing Review, ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…1ā„2Christmas night, 1776. General Washington is losing the Revolutionary War. In a desperate attempt to turn the corner, he plans to cross the Delaware River and lead a surprise attack on Hessian forces in Trenton, New Jersey in the midst of a winter storm. Amongst Washington's troops is 14-year-old Nathan Smith, whose mother has just been murdered by a group of Hessian soldiers. While trying to care for his younger sister and track down his father, Nathan's manhood will be tested and transformed during his special war mission. In this epic tale of battle, tragedy, and independence, Nathan and his fellow Americans fight for freedom despite all the odds being stacked against them. If you like page-turning historical fiction, relatable characters, and high-stakes action, then you'll love Tom Schneider's powerful new story. Buy The Storm 1776 to bring the revolution to life!
  • You Don't Live Here

    Robyn Schneider

    Hardcover (Katherine Tegen Books, June 2, 2020)
    Robyn Schneider, author of The Beginning of Everything, delivers a witty and heartbreaking tale of first love, second beginnings, and last chances in this timely and authentic bisexual coming-of-age story, perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera.In Southern California, no one lives more than thirty miles from the nearest fault line. Sasha Bloom is standing right on top of one when her world literally crumbles around her. With her mother now dead and father out of the picture, Sasha moves in with her estranged grandparents.Living in her momā€™s old bedroom, Sasha has no idea who she is anymore. Luckily, her grandparents are certain they know who she should be: A lawyer in the making. Ten pounds skinnier. In a socially advantageous relationship with a boy from a good familyā€”a boy like Cole Edwards.And Cole has ideas for who Sasha should be, too. His plus one at lunch. His girlfriend. His.Sasha tries to make everything work, but that means folding away her love of photography, her grief for her mother, and he growing interest in the magnificently clever Lily Chen. Sasha wants to follow Lily off the beaten path, to discover hidden beaches, secret menus, and the truth about dinosaur pee.But being friends with Lily might lead somewhere new. Is Sasha willing to stop being the girl everyone expects and let the girl beneath the surface breath through?
  • The Beginning of Everything

    Robyn Schneider

    Hardcover (Katherine Tegen Books, Aug. 27, 2013)
    Robyn Schneider's The Beginning of Everything is a witty and heart-wrenching teen novel that will appeal to fans of books by John Green and Ned Vizzini, novels such as The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and classics like The Great Gatsby and The Catcher in the Rye.Varsity tennis captain Ezra Faulkner was supposed to be homecoming king, but that was beforeā€”before his girlfriend cheated on him, before a car accident shattered his leg, and before he fell in love with unpredictable new girl Cassidy Thorpe.As Kirkus Reviews said in a starred review, "Schneider takes familiar stereotypes and infuses them with plenty of depth. Here are teens who could easily trade barbs and double entendres with the characters that fill John Green's novels."Funny, smart, and including everything from flash mobs to blanket forts to a poodle who just might be the reincarnation of Jay Gatsby, The Beginning of Everything is a refreshing contemporary twist on the classic coming-of-age novelā€”a heart-wrenching story about how difficult it is to play the part that people expect, and how new beginnings can stem from abrupt and tragic endings.
  • Extraordinary Means

    Robyn Schneider

    Hardcover (Katherine Tegen Books, May 26, 2015)
    John Green's The Fault in Our Stars meets Rainbow Rowell's Eleanor & Park in this darkly funny novel from the critically acclaimed author of The Beginning of Everything.Up until his diagnosis, Lane lived a fairly predictable life. But when he finds himself at a tuberculosis sanatorium called Latham House, he discovers an insular world with paradoxical rules, med sensors, and an eccentric yet utterly compelling confidante named Sadieā€”and life as Lane knows it will never be the same.Robyn Schneider's Extraordinary Means is a heart-wrenching yet ultimately hopeful story about the miracles of first love and second chances.
  • The Frog Maiden: A Frog Prince Retelling

    Jo Schneider

    (Independently published, Feb. 18, 2019)
    Sheā€™s an ingenious and beautiful commoner Heā€™s the rollicking goblin princeWhat was fate thinking?The Academy is for the rich and royal, not the poor daughter of a charlatan. But Brisa wants more from her life than the next town and a new scam, so she decides to break barriers and send the dean an essay on why commoners should be able to attend. She is both shocked and overjoyed when he accepts. The only catch is she must maintain top grades in her class.With the first round of tests looming, Brisa is neck-deep in studying and reports. Minor things like extracurricular activities and making friends are not on her radar. However, when she inadvertently stumbles into the middle of the Assassination game and offends Krabbs, the goblin prince, sheā€™s drawn into being a spy for them.Krabbs and his team of miscreants show Brisa that there is more to the Academy than books, but Brisa refuses to admit that sheā€™s having fun. She also refuses to admit that green skin and big ears are starting to look good to her. When her past threatens her future, Brisa must decide between Krabbs and the Academy.If youā€™re a fan of The Frog Prince, delightful twists and determined heroines, this book is for you! Download your copy today.*Note: This is a 100 page novella*
  • The Monkey King: A Journey to the West Retelling

    Jo Schneider

    (Independently published, March 6, 2019)
    Will Saruā€™s past ruin his future happiness?Saru has three goals: avoid as much school work as possible, dodge the ever persistent Princess Catherine, and eat two pieces of cake with every meal.Things are going well until the new girl in the cafeteria refuses, despite Saruā€™s best haggling and flirting efforts, to give him an extra piece of cake.Her name is Aurora, and Saru thinks itā€™s adorable when she tells him to shove off, but that fades when the anger in her blue eyes pulls a memory from Saruā€™s mind. The first memory heā€™s had since he woke up on a mountainside two years ago.The rule-loving Aurora is the only connection to Saruā€™s past and heā€™s determined to find out why. He discovers that sheā€™s a fierce warrior, a noble soul and the most interesting girl heā€™s ever met. When Saruā€™s mind reveals his dark past, he must decide between restoring his memories or having a future with Aurora.If you enjoy trouble-making boys, self-rescuing princesses and a fresh twist on two old tales, this book is for you! Download your copy today.*Note: This is a 100 page novella*