DJ Schneider
ALLi Author Member
Location: United States of America
Genres: Commercial Fiction, Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative, Literary Fiction, Young Adult (YA), General Fiction, Mystery, Historical Fiction
I honed my creative writing skills at the San Francisco Art Institute, and while at the Log Cabin Literary Center in Boise, Idaho with a writing group called the Magnificent Seven. There, I worked with Kelly Jones (The Woman Who Heard Color, Penguin Group), helping to edit her novel, The Last Madonna, and with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tony Doerr (All the Light We Cannot See, Simon and Schuster)—both instrumental in developing my craft. I also spent many years as a professional writer/producer in the advertising field for radio, television, and print, having also owned an advertising agency. In addtion to ALLi, I am a member of NIWA and the Gresham Writers.
DJ Schneider's books
Genres: Espionage, Mystery, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi), Thriller, Young Adult (YA)
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback
Age Groups: 12-15, 18+
A B.R.A.G. MEDALLION HONOREE AND RECIPIENT OF READERS' FAVORITE 5-STAR AWARD Their discovery could change the world forever… A UFO crashed outside Roswell, New Mexico in 1947 and the Air Force covered it up. But what if someone smuggled alien technology out — and twenty years later it remains hidden? In 1966, teenager Frankie Strickland’s world revolves around baseball, pranks, and his best friend, Beanie. Then Melanie Simpson moves in next door. She wears sleeveless t-shirts, Converse High Tops, and throws a mean curveball. Frankie can’t help but fall for her. But Mel carries a secret even she doesn’t yet know—her late father was the one who smuggled out the alien technology. When a prank gone wrong leads them to this discovery, they work to unravel the clues to where it is hidden, but soon learn others are after it. The Air Force, determined to keep their cover up, and...
Genres: Espionage, Mystery, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi), Thriller, Young Adult (YA)
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback
Age Groups: 12-15, 18+
Fifteen-year-old Melanie Simpson uncovers a secret her father held for twenty years--material smuggled from a crashed UFO near Roswell, New Mexico back in 1947. He is dead, killed by a Russian agent who was after the material. Now, she has it, and along with it, the interest of dangerous men and their organizations who want it. She also uncovers that along with the material was a device given to her father by a dying alien. It remains hidden somewhere. In a letter from her father she learns of a quest, and that she must now finish what he could not. She knows the device has something to do with it, and must find out where it is hidden. With the help of her boyfriend, Frankie, and friends, Beanie and Katch, she searches for clues, all while facing the dangers of those after the alien material. But it is during a...