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Jo Schaffer Layton

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Jo Schaffer Layton was born and raised in the California Bay Area in a huge, creative family. She is a YA novelist, speaker, writer at BYU TV, works in film production and is a Taekwondo black belt.

She's a founding member of Operation Literacy and co-founder of the Teen Author Boot Camp, one of the largest conferences in the nation for youth ages 13-19. She and a crew of local and international bestselling authors present writing workshops to hundreds of attendees at the Utah-based conference as well as hundreds of others worldwide who view the conference online.

Jo loves being involved in anything that promotes literacy and family. She is passionate about community, travel, books, music, healthy eating, classic films and martial arts. Her b ...more

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	Against Her Will by Serita Stevens (Goodreads Author), Jo Schaffer Layton (Goodreads Author) 3.38 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Stanley and Hazel (Stanley and Hazel, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2018 — 5 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
	The Winnowing (Stanley & Hazel, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 24 ratings — 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
	S'more Spooky Stories: A National Park Anthology by Jo Schaffer Layton (Goodreads Author), Dan Wells (Goodreads Author), Laura Parnum 4.50 avg rating — 8 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
	Badlands 4.67 avg rating — 6 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
	White Lies 2.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2011 — 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
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Book 3 of Stanley and Hazel coming soon!

Character Encounters- Arthur

Big news! I've finished writing the third book in my Stanley and Hazel Trilogy on my writing retreat to California! As I launch into edits, I have to admit that I'm a bit reluctant to leave the world of 1935 behind. Just for fun, I thought I'd share some conversations I had with the characters before finishing Book 3 and sealing thei

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“We read to know we're not alone.”
― William Nicholson, Shadowlands: A Play

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“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”
― C.S. Lewis

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“A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.”
― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

tags: aspiration, pride, self-improvement

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“I always want to know the things one shouldn't do."
"So as to do them?" asked her aunt.
"So as to choose," said Isabel”
― Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady

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“Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.”
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message 3: by Claudine

Mar 04, 2008 10:20PM

You're so cute, Jo! And yes, I agree, we're quite the busted ones...bookworm hotties indeed! LOL!

Now I need to catch up with you and actually write something...hmmmm.

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message 2: by Claudine

Mar 03, 2008 08:42PM

Thanks for inviting me to this tasty little site! I just started putting books on here tonight - and even stole one of yours for a future read!

Bookworms unite! xoxoxoxo

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message 1: by Daniel

Feb 24, 2008 06:43AM

Jo, you definitely will have a book on this list some day. You can write Jo.

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