Jessica Brody

The perfect summer vacation read for tweens! A middle-school girl finds out that being a teenager isn’t all it’s cracked up to be in this realistic read about friendship with plenty of LOL moments—and a magical twist!
Seventh grader Addie Bell can’t wait to grow up. Her parents won’t let her have her own phone, she doesn’t have any curves, and her best friend, Grace, isn’t...

Enjoy these all-new tales of mystery, magic, and adventure from the world of Descendants 2!

School of Secrets: Lonnie's Warrior Sword

Lonnie is the daughter of Mulan. She's strong. She's fearless. And she's willing to fight for what she wants. When Lonnie takes her friends on an forbidden trip to the Imperial City to get the sword that belonged to her mother, she must prove she's a true warrior.

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"Amelia Gray is used to "life on the go," but when her nomadic father suddenly decides to put down roots in a small northeastern town, she has to figure out who she is "on the stay.""--

Three months after the Patriarche was beheaded, Laterre seems to be flourishing under General Bonnefaçon, but as dangerous rifts threaten the peace, Alouette, Marcellus, and Chatine reunite. It's been three months since the Patriarche was beheaded, leaving behind no heir. From the outside, Laterre seems to be flourishing: General Bonnefaçon has cleaned up the streets, fed the hungry, and restored peace while the next leader is decided upon. But...

Laterre is on the brink of war. The Third Estate are rioting against the injustices of a corrupt system. The Patriarche makes brutal attempts to quash the unrest, while a new militant faction launches a series of deadly attacks. Marcellus is now a traitor to his planet, Chatine is a prisoner on Bastille, and Alouette is a fugitive. But when Laterre is threatened by the emergence of a deadly new weapon, these three renegades must risk everything, traveling...

Ali and her ex-boyfriend, Nico, both eighteen, rehash their ill-fated romance during a road trip to sell the 1968 Firebird convertible she just inherited from her estranged father. When Ali Collins's estranged father passes away and leaves her his only prized possession-- a 1968 Firebird convertible-- it reminds her too much of all her father's unfulfilled promises. A buyer three hundred miles up the Pacific coast is offering enough money for the...

Get proven methods to brainstorm best-selling book and movie ideas from a successful author. Learn how to create high-concept ideas that attract the attention of buyers in just one sentence. Discover five proven brainstorming methods and identify four must-have ingredients to create story ideas that will sell. Author Jessica Brody helps you pull it all together to generate ideas that capture the interest of publishers, agents, and producers. Exercises...

Get an insider's guide to selling your book and becoming a paid, published author. You've written a book, and you're excited to get it into readers' hands. Selling your novel to a major publisher is one of the best ways to get your novel in front of an audience. This course is an insider's guide that can help you pitch your book to agents and editors. Jessica Brody—author of the Unremembered series and more than 20 other books, including the #1...

In order to prove herself a warrior, Lonnie takes her friends on a trip to the Imperial City to retrieve a sword that belonged to her mother, Mulan.

Learn how to write compelling novels, memoirs, short stories, or screenplays. Explore the fundamentals of great fiction and get practical tips to you sharpen your own writing. Creative writing enthusiasts of all stripes—from accomplished novelists to novices struggling with their first screenplay—could benefit from a review of the basics. In this course, Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell dive into each of the key ingredients that make up great...