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Shelli R. Johannes

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in St Louis, The United States

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http://www.srjohannes.com

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Young Adult, Mystery & Thrillers, Children's Books

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October 2008

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Shelli R. Johannes is the author of 18 books (out and forthcoming). She is the coauthor (with Kimberly Derting) of the popular CECE LOVES SCIENCE series and PENNY (An Engineering Tale of the Fourth Pig). In addition to her tween and teen novels, she is also the author of the THEO THESAURUS series and SHINE LIKE A UNICORN. Her new chapter book in Chelsea Clinton’s “She Persisted” series on FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE comes out in March 2023.

Shelli can often be found on highways and country roads saving strays and other jaywalking critters or volunteering with animal conservation groups. After earning a master’s to follow her passion of writing.

She lives in Atlanta with her own pack of unicorns: a British husband, two teens, two Goldendoodles, one s ...more

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My very own Deal News....Finally! :)

Those of you who know me may or may not know that I've been writing for 12 years.
I started in 2004 when my daughter was born and I had 5 months of paid maternity leave. I was immediately hooked and haven't looked back since.
I've had a tough road in publishing. I've written about 9 books over 12 years rejected by agents and editors. I had an amazing agent and then mutually parted ways.
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Shelli R. Johannes’s books

Average rating: 3.97 · 6,698 ratings · 1,195 reviews · 40 distinct works • Similar authors

	Untraceable (The Nature of Grace, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 2,330 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uncontrollable (The Nature of Grace, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 703 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In His Eyes Anthology 3.68 avg rating — 310 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unspeakable (The Nature of Grace, #1.5) 3.78 avg rating — 279 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unstoppable (The Nature of Grace #3) 4.25 avg rating — 224 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Theo TheSaurus: The Dinosaur Who Loved Big Words by Shelli R. Johannes (Goodreads Author), Mike Moran (Illustrations) 3.89 avg rating — 139 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Suffocate (The Breathless, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shine Like a Unicorn by Shelli R. Johannes (Goodreads Author), Maddie Frost (Illustrations) 3.85 avg rating — 132 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ReWired 3.57 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On the Bright Side 3.97 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“May your days be filled with minutes and your year be filled with days.”
― S.R. Johannes

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“I smile. "I thought time was nothing but an illusion."
He takes in a raspy breath. "It was until i got more of it.”
― S.R. Johannes, Untraceable

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“Don't lose your cool; it's harder to get it together than to keep it together.”
― S.R. Johannes, Untraceable

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“May your days be filled with minutes and your year be filled with days.”
― S.R. Johannes

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“We do not merely destroy our enemies; we change them.”
― George Orwell, 1984

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“Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious.”
― George Orwell, 1984

tags: conscious, rebel

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“Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.”
― George Orwell, 1984

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“If you kept the small rules, you could break the big ones.”
― George Orwell, 1984

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message 9: by Saybah

May 20, 2014 12:24PM

Thank you soooo much for accepting the friend request! ☺

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message 8: by Sandra

May 20, 2013 09:05PM

Thank you so much for friending me!

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message 7: by Terah

Sep 12, 2012 02:00PM

Thanks S.R. for the amazing blog post on self-publishing. Very helpful. http://www.srjohannes.com/2012/09/all...

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message 6: by Christine

Apr 17, 2012 04:36AM

thanks for being my friend

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message 5: by Savannah

Feb 21, 2012 07:12AM

S.R, thank you for the friendship.

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message 4: by Lynn

Dec 23, 2011 04:45PM

HI!! Thanks for adding Awaited to you to read shelf! I'm excited for its release in May! Have a super day!

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message 3: by Ms. MiLo

Dec 04, 2011 02:52PM

Thanks for the add S.R.! Looking forward to reading your book :)

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message 2: by Harlequin Books

Nov 30, 2011 09:56AM

Hello S.R. Johannes, it is a pleasure to meet you. If you ever have any questions about Harlequin or our books, please feel free to ask.

Kim S, Harlequin Books ambassador
Btw, my daughter is a Girl Scout and she loves it. :)

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message 1: by Cindy

Nov 27, 2011 06:37PM

thanks for the friendship:)

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