Books with author Schneider H

This fun, photo-filled, fact-packed night sky guide will encourage kids to stop and look up to spot stars and planets right from their own backyards. From Mars to meteor showers, Scorpius to satellites, kids will learn how, where, and when to spot these space-dwelling phenomena in the night sky at any time of year. With tons of info and interactivity prompts, it's the perfect companion for backyard or field trips, camping or vacation. Durable and portable, it's just right for your pocket or backpack!

How did Samual meet Clarise?Samual has been a misfit amongst the other kids. Yet Clarise, who is not only popular but can channel magic, talks to him in the market. When she asks if he would like to sneak out to see a night show, Samual is unsure what to do?This heartwarming short story is a fantastic introduction to the Town Magician world. Find out how Samual and Clarise meet and join in their first adventure.

Tainted crops killed millions.The Skinnies ate the rest.Sixteen year old Wendy never knew the world before the Starvation. She’s learned to put her trust in her knives, and her confidence in her fighting ability.When Skinnies destroy her compound, she is the lone survivor.With a broken body and a shattered mind, Wendy is rescued and nursed back to health by mysterious strangers.But trust has never been one of Wendy's strengths, and suspicion soon leads to evidence that these people want something that only Wendy can find. Something they killed her entire family for.Taking the settlement down from the inside in order to get her revenge requires Wendy to do something she really isn’t good at.Fight her way through five men twice her size?Easy.Make small talk, listen to other teenagers prattle on about their problems and pretend to care all while battling her own internal demons?Wendy would rather face a hoard of Skinnies.If you’re a fan of The Walking Dead and Divergent, love stories about friendship and sacrifice and adore great characters this series is for you. Download your copy today!What Readers are Saying:“This is a story about trust, betrayal, survival, relationships, and finding laughs when you are literally living in hell on earth.”“I ended up falling in love with not only the main character but also her friends because of how well the author developed the characters.”“Schneider does a fabulous job not only world building the apocalypse, but showing Wendy's growth as she learns to cope with losing everyone she knows (and suffers from PTSD) and after being thrust with strangers she cannot trust.”

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 before—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 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 novel—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.

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 before—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 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 novel—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.

"Several times I cried. Her words touch my soul." Goodreads"Just finished...am completely blown away!" GoodreadsA 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...Advance praise for GIRL WATCHING YOU:"What a fantastic thriller! The action starts with the first sentence and my heart was in my mouth with every page. This stand-alone thriller has such an unusual female character you just love and fear for. I so loved this book - five stars!" Alice Liddell"Wow, I couldn't put this book down. Loved the fast pace - no lulls! - and every time I thought I knew what was going on there was a twist. I was left open mouthed at the shocker ending...was reading through tears at one point. Loved this book!" Goodreads"I just finished Girl Watching you and am trying to catch my breath. This suspense-thriller is amazing, it will have you guessing and second-guessing until the end. 5+ Stars!" Crime Book Club"Several times I cried. Her words touch my soul." Goodreads

Do you find yourself lured into the index fund game without knowing what you are actually investing in? Can you be sure you know who really profits from your monthly contributions? Are you tired of always being on the losing end of the money game, while fund providers reap huge profits?With the ever-growing number of index funds and ETFs, it’s no wonder that many retail investors are getting lost and confused. Between the jargon, the slick advertising, and the legions of keen advisors insisting that these are the best investment alternative for the average man and woman, it’s all too easy to get swept away in the hype. Discover how to make Index Funds and ETFs work for youwithout falling into the usual traps. This book will offer a different perspective that profits you! This book will offer a different perspective – one that takes into account the history, structuring, and theorizing behind index funds and ETFs, and lay bare the inner working of its profitable industry. It will enable you to develop a neutral view, on index funds and ETFs so that you can cut right through the haze of marketing ploys and polemic criticism. You will learn: • What Index Funds are and how they are formulated• How standard index funds differ to index ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds)• What advantages they have over other mutual fund products• A brief history of the industrial complex behind them• The business behind creating indices, such as S&P Dow Jones or MSCI indices• Their theoretical and practical flaws and shortcomings• The flaws in the logic underlying many index investment plans• A detailed plan how to make the most out of these products • BONUS: How to apply the 80/20 investing approach to index funds investing with several examples and case studies• And much more!Would You Like To Know More?Become an Index Fund expert today. Get instant access now and click on the buy button!

She’s a mermaid princessHe’s the human princeCould this be destiny?Princess ArielAriel is ready to take the Academy by storm. Her first goal: build rapport with the human prince.In the name of strengthening the relationship between their kingdoms, of course.It’s a bonus when Prince Samuel turns out to be everything a prince ought to be—handsome, kind, and the next student body president.Prince SamuelSamuel is ready to build new bridges for his kingdom. He personally greets the youngest mermaid princess when she arrives at the Academy and asks her to the next ball.She’s smart, beautiful, and ambitious.The two of them really would make a great couple.When hidden agendas float to the surface, Ri and Samuel must decide how much they are willing to sacrifice for love, or if they will allow their personal ambitions to get in the way.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.

The Prank Cookbook: 100 Pranks, Gags & Practical Jokes contains 100 of the best pranks, cranks and gags. It’ll tell you exactly what you need to become a master prankster, and the instructions are as easy as a cookbook’s! Soon, you’ll be getting your parents, your friends and even your worst enemies to fall for everything in the book! (Or, in this book at least.) ‘The Prank Cookbook’ contains pranks that can be done at home or in the office—food pranks, practical jokes and some computer pranks too! Billy Schneider, the author, gives you all of the ingredients and how to prepare each joke like a meal. It’s 100 different ways to prank your friends and family! And hopefully, this book will give you all the ideas you need for thinking of new pranks in the future too!

Cal screwed up. He trusted the wrong guy. Wendy almost died and Shelter fell. In an attempt to assuage his own guilt, Cal joined a dangerous mission to lead the Primate’s people away from the survivors.While laying a false trail for the Primate’s Skinnies, Cal discovers some old friends, but he also finds an enemy even more dangerous than the Primate. Now the group must decide if their objective has changed. Cal will do anything to prove to the others, and maybe himself, that he’s not a traitor. But will it be enough to keep his friends safe?Note: This books should be read between Crippled Hope and Broken Worlds (Books 4 and 5 of the Jagged Scars Series)