Betty Jo Schuler - YA Author

Betty Jo Schuler | Author

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Betty Jo moved to Florida five years ago, and after living in the Midwest her entire life, the lure of fun in the sun does call to her, but she's trying to balance work and play. Okay. So she does give into temptation now and then, but when she’s playing, her mind is still working. Ask her. She’ll tell you.

Betty Jo is working more and playing less because her creative ideas just won’t let her rest. In addition to writing new novels, she is an online instructor for Writers’ Digest University where she specializes in How to Write a Young Adult Novel and Second Draft Critiques.

Download Betty Jo's Book List HERE.

Young Adult books...

Mystic Mansion

Mystic Mansion book cover

Are Shadow, the grinning black cat, and Annabelle Coffinfinder, guardian of the crystal chandelier, the only lingering spirits in Mansion House, or are there more? When Kati Danson discovers her power of clairaudience, she decides to find out.

Read an excerpt and more about the book here.

How Not to Date a Hollywood Star

Melissa Martin would love to meet Hollywood teen star, Chad Robb, but meeting an adorable guy while he’s in a coma is not the preferred way. Dating a conscious guy with tanned flesh, toned muscle and a heart that races when you kiss is highly preferable. Lissa’s movie idol makes this a memorable summer when a boat hits him and his spirit exits his body to find her a boyfriend and a life.

Read and excerpt and learn more about the book here.

No Rain, No Rainbows

NO RAIN, NO RAINBOWS What would you do if you were the teen meeting these real life challenges? Your beloved grandmother forgets more than she remembers. A guy you meet on the Internet begs to meet in person. An emergency arises while you're babysitting. Your parents decide they're no longer compatible. The secret to popularity eludes you. Your best friend starts shoplifting.

These girls meet challenges with determination and triumph.

Without challenges, there would be no triumphs. Without rain, there would be no rainbows.

No Rain, No Rainbows was re-released November 29, 2010.

Finalist, 2003 Eppie Awards
No Rain, No Rainbows was nominated for Best Anthology in the 2003 EPPIES.

Camp Cheer

Stacy Knight looked forward to her week at Camp Cheer, a cheerleading camp set deep in the woods. But instead of white cabins and green lawns, the camp is dark and eerie, and when Miss Helena starts shouting out rules, she sounds like a prison guard. You make the decisions and as Stacy stumbles into danger, it's up to you--the reader--to lead her to safety.
Finalist for 2001 Eppie Award

Read a review of Camp Cheer
Camp Cheer is a pick-a-path book that sold Betty Jo on electronic publication. After you read so far, you choose what the leading character, Stacy, should do next. You're given two or three choices in hypertext, and when you click on one, you're zapped to the next point where you'll choose her next move, etc. With 11 different endings and who-knows how-many ways to get there, this interactive book can be read again and again, and it's more fun for the reader than turning pages backward and forward in the paperbacks of yesterday.

Download the article "Electronic Publishing, Explained"

Second Chance at Love
Tripp Andrews is the first boy Keely's been attracted to since her boyfriend Mark was killed drag racing, but why is he moving in with Mark's mother? Tripp has a second chance at life, thanks to a new heart, but what would Keely say if she knew it was Mark's?

B-Force
Print Book ISBN 1-58495-287-3
Electronic formats ISBN 1-58495-286-5
B-Force features a superhero and superheroine on a mission to stop bullying. The book helps older students identify various forms of bullying, suggests ways victims acan deal with it, and offers ways for bullies to deal with the anger or fear that prompts them to strike out. The message this book brings is "Don't bully people, and don't put up with those who do."

A Teacher Guide and Activity Kit is available free with purchase of 20 copies from DiskUs Publishing. This is Betty Jo's second book with artist/educator Susan Scott. This book can help schools meet state and local mandates for anti-bullying programs.