Books with author Rob Schneider

Their hero is a fraud and only he knows it. When the truth comes knocking, can one boy conjure a way to save the day?Young Samual longs to perform magic of his own. And what’s worse, he can’t seem to convince anyone that their beloved Town Magician is a trickster without an enchanted bone in his body. When a wicked wizard challenges the pretender to a duel, Samual vows keep his village safe by forcing the fraudster to rise to the challenge.Determined to prevent disaster, he secretly shadows the phony protector during his training with the Grand Wizard. And when they barely escape an attack by dire wolves, Samual realizes he must partner up with his bitter rival. But keeping the truth hidden any longer may not help them outwit a powerful sorcerer.With his town in grave danger, can Samual protect the ones he loves from the forces of evil?Embracing the Magic is the enchanting first story in the Town Magician middle grade fantasy series. If you enjoy unlikely heroes, coming-of-age adventures, and spellbinding creatures, then you’ll love S.A. Schneider’s fantastical tale.Buy Embracing the Magic to leap into a world of wonder today!< br>For more stories and books - visit sa-schneider.com

If one of life’s major quests is for balance, it’s no surprise that Traverse City keeps topping national “best” lists. Here, visitors and locals come for the life balance—the serenity offered by the lapping of waves along hundreds of miles of sandy beach, a dark sky just made for wishing upon stars, the simplicity of picking up dinner at a roadside farm stand or from a chef who got her start at one. There’s a balance, too, of the simple and the elevated, as local chefs get noticed on the national stage, wineries scoop up international competition awards, and galleries attract acclaimed artists. There’s an old legend claiming that a dip in the waters of the 45th parallel, which passes through the region, will cure all that ails you. Others think simply a visit with the right mindset and at least one beach bonfire before you go might do the same. Discover for yourself in 100 Things to Do in Traverse City Before You Die.

It is 1966 and Mel is a teenage girl in the small town of Lake Oswego, Oregon. She also happens to be the only one who can figure out where alien material is hidden that came from a UFO crash outside Roswell, New Mexico back in 1947. The Air Force wants it so they can keep their cover-up, and the KGB will kill her to get the technology. But she is driven to find it because she knows it is her father’s last wish.The most famous UFO event in history was the discovery of a crashed flying saucer and alien bodies outside Roswell, New Mexico in July, 1947. The military put out a press release saying they had recovered a flying disk, but recanted the next day, stating it was a big misunderstanding and just a weather balloon. Over the following days the military from Roswell Army Air Field covered it up: They cordoned off the crash sites, recovered the bodies and debris, threatened the local population into silence, and switched out pieces of a weather balloon for the crash debris in a big press event. And the most important interplanetary incident in history remained buried for years. But what if someone managed to sneak material out of the crash site, and decades later it was hidden in a secret location. And, what if the only person who could figure out that location was a young teenage girl?

It is 1966 and Mel is a teenage girl in the small town of Lake Oswego, Oregon. She also happens to be the only one who can figure out where alien material is hidden that came from a UFO crash outside Roswell, New Mexico back in 1947. The Air Force wants it so they can keep their cover-up, and the KGB will kill her to get the technology. But she is driven to find it because she knows it is her father’s last wish.The most famous UFO event in history was the discovery of a crashed flying saucer and alien bodies outside Roswell, New Mexico in July, 1947. The military put out a press release saying they had recovered a flying disk, but recanted the next day, stating it was a big misunderstanding and just a weather balloon. Over the following days the military from Roswell Army Air Field covered it up: They cordoned off the crash sites, recovered the bodies and debris, threatened the local population into silence, and switched out pieces of a weather balloon for the crash debris in a big press event. And the most important interplanetary incident in history remained buried for years.But what if someone managed to sneak material out of the crash site, and decades later it was hidden in a secret location. And, what if the only person who could figure out that location was a young teenage girl?

Lysandra Blake may have thwarted Mason’s plan to bring magic back into the world, but she and her friends are far from safe. With the touch seal leaking waves of unstable power, and Mason trying to break more users, they are fighting an uphill battle.An uneasy alliance with the New isn’t enough, so Ayden asks Kamau to reach out to his tribe. The tribes are secretive, paranoid and more apt to kill outsiders than listen to anything they say, but when Mason’s touch users exhibit powers beyond the norm, Kamau agrees.Lys and the rest are thrust into a world of hidden powers and drastic consequences. It doesn’t take long for Lys to realize she’s out of her league, and she quickly finds that she is dangerously close to losing what little control she has gained over her magic.

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 problems—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 other— and themselves—forever.

Jeff has exactly one thing left in this ruined world; his older brother, Dillon. They’ve seen and done things that drive most survivors crazy, and Jeff is afraid that the next encounter will push Dillon over the edge. After being hunted by Skinnies, as well as those who still claim humanity, they decide to head west over the mountains.Their journey is interrupted when they stumble on a shielded building. The Starvation happened almost twenty years ago, but the possibility of what could be inside is too alluring to pass up. The two alone aren’t enough to crack the shield. If they want in, they’re going to have to ask for help, and asking for help means dealing with people who will slit your throat for a scrap of good food.

Lysandra Blake survived her fight with Jeremiah Mason in the magical realm, but everything has changed. Her powers have taken a turn—this time for the better—Mason stripped Kamau of his memories, the fisherman left the bulk of the tribe’s memories in Lys’ mind, and the tribes believe she will bring about the end of the world.The only hope they have of stopping Mason lies within the memories Lys has acquired. In them she finds a way to fix what he has broken, but like everything else that has happened since her magic broke, she and her friends will have to put their lives on the line. And even that might not be enough to stop the cascade of events that Mason has set in motion.

[Young Adult (12-17)]At seventeen, Lane finds himself at Latham House, a sanatorium for teens suffering from an incurable strain of tuberculosis.There, Lane encounters a girl he knew years ago. Instead of the shy loner he remembers, Sadie has transformed. Her friends, a group of eccentric troublemakers, fascinate Lane. And as he gradually becomes one of them, Sadie shows him their secrets: how to steal Internet, how to sneak into town, and how to disable their med sensors.But there are consequences to having secrets, particularly at Latham House. And as Lane and Sadie begin to fall in love and their group begins to fall sicker, their insular world threatens to come crashing down.

Sophie just wants to enjoy recess but when a new student moves in, total war breaks out on the playground. She is ready to give up on recess altogether until she discovers a magical fortress that helps her to restore peace on the playground. The Evergreen Fortress is an exciting story about a girl who resolves an impossible conflict by asking questions, listening to inspiration and following her heart.

That’s Not All! is an adventure in rhyme and unexpected animal antics.School Zone’s Start to Read! series helps children learn to read by presenting interesting stories with easy vocabularies. Words are repeated. Sentences are short. Rhyming words help children increase their vocabularies. Meaningful clues in the illustrations are abundant. After several readings with a partner, the child should be able to read alone. Most of all, the reading experience should be enjoyable.Most of the vocabulary words in That’s Not All! are typically introduced in first grade and second grade. The words moose, loose, being, and join are higher-level words. You may need to help your child sound out these words.www.schoolzone.com

A young woman, obsessed by a man she considers a predator, climbs a fire escape and thinks she sees a murder.Out of work actress Ava Beck, reduced to working in a West Village flower shop, starts to watch handsome, womanizing hedge funder Peter Greer, who lives near. He likes to romance his girlfriends with flowers.Ava notices bruises on his troubled-looking date named Chloe. Concerned, she follows them after work to Chloe's studio, second floor in the rear of a brownstone. She hears them arguing, climbs up the fire escape just as Greer angrily sees her....and plunges into a world of stunning twists, murder and madness worse than any she could have imagined...