About Janni
I live in the Arizona desert, where the plants know how to bite and the dandelions have thorns; in spite of these things--or maybe because of them--I'm feel like I live in one of the most stunning places on earth. My post-apocalyptic young adult fantasy, Bones of Faerie, is now available. Thief Eyes, a contemporary YA fantasy set in Iceland, is due out April 27, 2010.
I've also published four bo... More
Janni's Blog: Desert Dispatches - Recent Posts
| 5/9/2013 | “It had never occurred to him until now that a hero would sleep on the ground” Finally finished the first Prydain book (Book of Three) today. There are some books that you don’t get around to reading long past when everyone else does, and you don’t really know why. I was in just the right mood for this sort of... Read the rest of this post |
| 5/6/2013 | On filling the writing well It’s been a busy several weeks … busy several months, really … in ways that have little to do with writing. Except, of course, that everything has to do with writing, and everything affects it.
I’m not always graceful about... Read the rest of this post |
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| Janni's Published Works | Ages | Date Published | |||
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Books 1 - 4 of 6 from Janni's published works, View all 6 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||||
| 1. Thief Eyes (Hardcover) Author: Janni Lee Simner Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers |
Young Adults |
04/27/2010 Add | |||
| 58 Reviews | |||||
| 2. Bones of Faerie: Book 1 (The Bones of Faerie Trilogy) (Hardcover) Author: Janni Lee Simner Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers |
Young Adults |
01/27/2009 Add | |||
| 366 Reviews | |||||
| 3. The Haunted Trail (Phantom Rider) (Paperback) Author: Janni Lee Simner Publisher: Scholastic |
Ages 9-12 |
08/1996 Add | |||
| 10 Reviews | |||||
| 4. Ghost Horse (Phantom Rider) (Paperback) Author: Janni Lee Simner Publisher: Scholastic |
Ages 9-12 |
06/1996 Add | |||
| 35 Reviews | |||||
| Bestselling order determined by Amazon.com SalesRank(tm) | |||||
Profile Comments
Comment by Charline Profiri on 12/24/2008 at 5:59 PM:
Janni, Bones website is fantastic. I love the black and white color scheme. The excerpt is compelling. Is that the first page? I loved learning how you wove your past and present into the novel.
The only oops I noticed was "on" marshmallows. Did you mean "of"?
Charline
Janni, Bones website is fantastic. I love the black and white color scheme. The excerpt is compelling. Is that the first page? I loved learning how you wove your past and present into the novel.
The only oops I noticed was "on" marshmallows. Did you mean "of"?
Charline
Comment by Sarah Horvat on 12/22/2008 at 3:36 PM:
Hi Janni,
I believe your tangled tale, though was awaiting the astronaut bit. Best from one dreamer to another!
ARRR!, Sarah
www.sarahhorvat.com
Hi Janni,
I believe your tangled tale, though was awaiting the astronaut bit. Best from one dreamer to another!
ARRR!, Sarah
www.sarahhorvat.com
Comment by Susan Taylor Brown on 10/9/2007 at 11:03 PM:
Thanks for adding me to your circle of friends over here.
Thanks for adding me to your circle of friends over here.
Comment by Janni Simner on 6/26/2007 at 7:03 PM:
I'm glad to be here! Thanks for starting jacketflap in the first place! :-)
I'm glad to be here! Thanks for starting jacketflap in the first place! :-)
Comment by Tracy Grand on 6/23/2007 at 7:51 AM:
Hi Janni,
I am glad to have you as part of the JacketFlap community. Tracy
Hi Janni,
I am glad to have you as part of the JacketFlap community. Tracy




Hey Janni,
Congrat's on Bones! How exciting! I think I'd blast the stereo and dance wildly around the house. Woohoo!
Best, Sarah