De Kenyon


Biography

Are you a kid who threatens the monsters under your bed, even when you're scared?

Do you know exactly what to do if zombies attack--grab a shotgun and run?

Do your parents say things like, "Do you ever sit still? Really?" but then have to shake you in order to get your attention while you're reading or playing a video game?

Would you like to decorate your room in skulls and bunnies?

If so, then have I got stories for you.

I grew up telling my brother and cousins stories on our farm whenever we got bored. I would start up the story, and everybody would act it out. We got in lots of fights over who was boss of the story, and I lost a lot of time. I once got so mad that I told my brother we were playing hide and seek instead and locked him in the shed where he was hiding. I think he forgave me…eventually.

My first novel, Choose Your Doom: Zombie Apocalypse, lets you choose how you’re going to fight a zombie invasion. Warning: you die. Sometimes, you turn into a zombie and then you die. But can you save the world before you kick the bucket? See any major bookstore in order to buy a copy.

“This is how I like my zombies: fast and funny. Choose this book, and you won’t be choosing your doom. You’ll be choosing hours of gooey, gory hilarity.”
- Steve Hockensmith, New York Times best-selling author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls

My real name is DeAnna Knippling, which I use when I’m writing scary, space/science fiction, or fantasy books for grownups. My husband’s last name is Kenyon (and so is my daughter’s), so that’s the last name I use when I’m writing books for kids. I have a website at www.dekenyon.com.

Where to find De Kenyon online


Books

My Mom Ate My Homework    by De Kenyon
Price: $0.99 USD. 3620 words. Published by Wonderland Press  on May 1, 2012. Fiction.

Aya's mom just told her to pick up her stuff for the 1,001th time...she was almost going to pick it up for reals, but then her mom gets turned into a cleanicidal vacuum cyborg. And now Aya's almost late for school...
The Test    by De Kenyon
Price: $0.99 USD. 12660 words. Published by Wonderland Press  on April 18, 2012. Fiction.

Mari von Ingler is good for nothing, not making sausages or sewing a straight line or anything of use in her village, so her father arranges for her to be an apprentice to a mage...but only if she can pass the mage’s test.
The Exotics: Tigerlilly (A Short Story)    by De Kenyon
Price: $0.99 USD. 5470 words. Published by Wonderland Press  on December 21, 2011. Fiction.

After Rachael’s friend doesn’t return on the first day of second grade, she asks her mother to find her new address so they can be pen pals. But Rachael’s mother can’t find Brenna’s family anywhere: it’s like they were erased.
The Exotics Book 1: The Floating Menagerie    by De Kenyon
Price: $2.99 USD. 25350 words. Published by Wonderland Press  on December 15, 2011. Fiction.

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When Rachael's mom disappears and she finds out that her second-grade classmate Raul might know something about it, she follows him into a trap and is kidnapped onto a mysterious ship along with a group of kids who can turn into magical animals--Exotics. She has to find a way to escape the ship and rescue the Exotics who are waiting to be sold as pets...or are they?
Tales Told Under the Covers: Zombie Girl Invasion & Other Stories    by De Kenyon
Price: $5.99 USD. 50290 words. Published by Wonderland Press  on October 10, 2011. Fiction.

Ten tales of death, invasions from other realms, bullies, babysitters, liars, and the brave kids who fight back. Zombie girls who have to hide, lest they get eaten by bigger zombies. Food that bites back. Wizards who are scared of their own power. Murdered (and murderous) pets. Secret superpowers. And that last, great voyage into the unknown.
The Last Voyage of the Mermaid    by De Kenyon
Price: $0.99 USD. 8440 words. Published by Wonderland Press  on September 22, 2011. Fiction.

Arnold had always imagined himself as Captain Hook--only he would never have chased around that little dolt Peter. He wanted better treasures, ones that Peter had taken for granted until it was too late.
Factory Above, Factory Below    by De Kenyon
Price: $0.99 USD. 7740 words. Published by Wonderland Press  on September 15, 2011. Fiction.

“If you’re really bad,” the Teachers had said, “the robots will come and take you Below.” Well, Connor had been really bad this time, and now the robots were coming. Connor couldn’t wait.
The Scaredy Wizard of Theornin    by De Kenyon
Price: $0.99 USD. 8160 words. Published by Wonderland Press  on September 8, 2011. Fiction.

Cormish won’t stop bullying Aster until she steals the wizard’s spell book for him. But does he have to breathe down her neck the whole time? It takes more than five minutes to break into a wizard’s house, especially when it’s raining so hard, no matter how mean Cormish is.
Which Is Bigger, the Moon or an Elephant? and Other Stupid Questions    by De Kenyon
Price: $0.99 USD. 7360 words. Published by Wonderland Press  on August 19, 2011. Fiction.

Antonia does not need a babysitter. She has her CPR certification and a list of emergency contact numbers. But the babysitter isn’t a normal high school girl who just wants to watch TV and call her boyfriend...but a mean, sarcastic teen who wants to scare them all.
The Society of Secret Cats    by De Kenyon
Price: Free! 5230 words. Published by Wonderland Press  on June 28, 2011. Fiction.

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What if cats were really there to guard your dreams? When his human girl becomes lost in a nightmare, Ferntail must lead her home again...but he doesn't know the way, either. Will a mysterious and beautiful cat from the Society of Secret Cats lead them home...or further astray?
Class Pet from Beyond the Grave    by De Kenyon
Price: $0.99 USD. 6690 words. Published by Wonderland Press  on May 27, 2011. Fiction.

A ghost haunts the teachers’ toilet, but Fox & Hare Paranormal Investigations faces worse something worse than a ghost when they investigate the case of a missing class pet: murder.
A Picture is Worth 1000 Chomps    by De Kenyon
Price: $0.99 USD. 6330 words. Published by Wonderland Press  on May 20, 2011. Fiction.

Seth uncovers shy girl Tony's secret talent: she can make images come to life, but she can't control the evil, hungry monsters that she creates.
Attack of the 50-Foot Sushi Monster    by De Kenyon
Price: $0.99 USD. 4040 words. Published by Wonderland Press  on April 21, 2011. Fiction.

When Cat holds her birthday party at a sushi restaurant, she doesn’t expect her meal to attack! How can one girl defeat a 50-foot-tall monster made out of raw fish, rice, and seaweed?
Zombie Girl Invasion    by De Kenyon
Price: $0.99 USD. 3520 words. Published by Wonderland Press  on April 14, 2011. Fiction.

Neil hates zombies. Neil hates girls. Dang ol’ zombie girl.
Bunny Attack!    by De Kenyon
Price: $0.99 USD. 3280 words. Published by Wonderland Press  on April 7, 2011. Fiction.

When Marina forgets to feed her vicious pet bunny, Nibbles turns into a terrible monster who eats everything in sight. How can Marina survive?

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