Does Tucker Pierce have what it takes to be a hero when the U.S. military quarantines his 
island?
Fourteen-year-old Tucker Pierce prefers to fly under the radar. He’s used to navigating around 
summer tourists in his hometown on idyllic Pemberwick Island, Maine. He’s content to sit on the 
sidelines as a backup player on the high school football team. And though his best friend Quinn 
tells him to “go for it,” he’s too chicken to ask Tori Sleeper on a date. There’s always tomorrow, 
he figures. Then Pemberwick Island is invaded by a mysterious branch of the U.S. military 
called SYLO. And sitting on the sidelines is no longer an option for Tucker, because tomorrow 
may never come.
 
 
It’s up to Tucker, Quinn, and Tori to uncover the truth about the singing aircraft that appears 
only at night—and the stranger named Feit who’s pushing a red crystal he calls the Ruby that
brings unique powers to all who take it. Tucker and his friends must rescue not just Pemberwick 
Island, but the fate of the world—and all before tomorrow is too late. 
 
#1 New York Times bestselling author D.J. MacHale brings his brilliant plotting and breathless 
pacing to SYLO, the first in this ultimate end-of-the-world adventure trilogy.
 
D.J. MacHale is a writer, director, executive producer and creator of several popular television
series and movies. As an author, his ten-volume book series: PENDRAGON – JOURNAL OF
AN ADVENTURE THROUGH TIME AND SPACE became a New York Times #1 bestseller.
 
He was raised in Greenwich, CT and graduated from Greenwich High School. While in school,
he had several jobs including collecting eggs at a poultry farm, engraving trophies and washing
dishes in a steakhouse…in between playing football and running track. D.J. attended New York
University where he received a BFA in film production.
 
His filmmaking career began in New York where he worked as a freelance writer/director 
making corporate videos and television commercials. He also taught photography and film
production.
 
D.J. broke into the entertainment business by writing several ABC AFTERSCHOOL SPECIALS.
As co-creator of the popular Nickelodeon series: ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?, he
produced all 91 episodes over 8 years. D.J. also wrote and directed the movieTOWER OF 
TERROR for ABC’s WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY which starred Kirsten Dunst and Steve
Guttenberg. The Showtime series CHRIS CROSS was co-created, written and produced by D.J. 
It received the CableAce award for Best Youth Series.
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