J.W. LYNNE
AUTHOR OF BESTSELLING NOVELS WITH TWISTS, TURNS, AND SURPRISES
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About J.W. Lynne


Works include: Above the Sky, The Unknown, The Darkness Outside, If I Tell, What He Didn't Tell Me, Kid Docs, and Wild Animal School



I once dreamed of becoming a screenwriter. It took writing four screenplays before I realized that it's hard to share a screenplay with other people (unless it becomes a movie or TV show, which is very rare). That's why screenplay number five, Wild Animal School, about a sixteen-year-old girl who spends a magical summer at an exotic animal ranch, became a novel instead.

Wild Animal School was the product of a lifetime of research. As a child, I was surrounded by not-so-exotic animals, like dogs, cats, and a guinea pig. When I grew older, I had the privilege of working hands-on with tigers, lions, leopards, grizzly bears, monkeys, and elephants. Wild Animal School takes place at a fictional ranch, where exotic animals are trained for movies and TV shows, but the interactions between the main character and the animals were drawn from my real-life experiences. After months of writing, rewriting, and editing Wild Animal School, the book was published. And people started reading it! People all over the world!

And so I wrote another novel. This book was inspired by one of my completed screenplays, Kid Docs, which imagines a special program that trains children to become doctors. The boys and girls begin their training at three years old and, by the time they are fourteen years old, they are full-fledged doctors. Readers of Kid Docs were intrigued, and I was hooked on novel writing.

For my next novel, I wanted to try something different. I'd been reading a bunch of dystopian novels, including Divergent (by Veronica Roth), The Hunger Games (by Suzanne Collins), and The Giver (by Lois Lowry), and I had an idea for a new take on the genre, so I wrote Above the Sky, a thriller about teens who live in a future society founded on lies. Unlike my previous books, Above the Sky was based mostly on my imagination rather than personal experiences. (Although I consulted experts in a variety of fields, including a former Navy SEAL, an engineer, medical professionals, and a pilot.) When I started to hear back from those who read Above the Sky, it was clear that this book really sparked people's imaginations. And so I continued the story. Eventually, Above the Sky became a four-book series!

My newest books are The Unknown (and its sequel, The Haven), The Darkness Outside, If I Tell, and What He Didn't Tell Me.

I hope you enjoy reading the Above the Sky series, the Unknown duology,  The Darkness Outside, If I Tell, What He Didn't Tell Me, Kid Docs, and Wild Animal School!

I'd love to hear your questions or comments! You can connect with me on Goodreads, Facebook, and Twitter! If you loved one of my books, please take a few moments to write a quick review on Amazon and/or Goodreads. Your review will help more people discover the book!

~J.W. Lynne

Check out J.W. Lynne's biography and Q and A here!

Are you planning to read Above the Sky or The Unknown with your book club? Check out the guides and discussion questions for book clubs here:

Above the Sky discussion questions and book club guide

The Unknown discussion questions and book club guide

 
BOOKS BY J.W. LYNNE

Check out Jen's books on Amazon!

THE UNKNOWN: Eight kids learn the shocking reason why they were kidnapped.

ABOVE THE SKY: A strict society is hiding shocking secrets.

THE DARKNESS OUTSIDE
: Ten families are locked in a bunker to take a simulated trip to the moon.

KID DOCS: An experimental program teaches kids to be doctors.

WILD ANIMAL SCHOOL: A girl falls in love at an exotic animal ranch.

WHAT HE DIDN'T TELL ME: A traumatized girl meets a boy with a horrible secret.

IF I TELL: A teen wonders if her father is a serial killer.


**Jen's books are available on Kindle Unlimited.**


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Read a sample of Above the Sky

Read a sample of The Unknown

Read a sample of The Darkness Outside

Read a sample of If I Tell

Read a sample of What He Didn't Tell Me

Read a sample of Kid Docs

Read a sample of Wild Animal School