![]() ![]() It was perfectly timed with when I was out of the classroom for three years working on my doctorate. I remember teaching before cell phones were an issue in the classroom and –after the change. ![]() I have to admit that the tag line on the cover (Can a Beverly Hills teen survive without a smart phone, Internet, and TV?) caught my eye and caused me to ponder my addiction to social media, not to mention the way my preservice students and graduate students seem to be completely connection to their various devices. ![]() This is without question the case with Maddy Lederman’s novel Edna in the Desert. I love it when I come across a novel from a small press that is worthy of a bigger audience. To get in the queue, I have to think the book has some literary quality, kids will like it, and it would be a good addition to a classroom library. I can’t cover them all and I try to spend time with books that catch my interest. Nevertheless, authors and their novels are the life blood of what we think about. Remember, the primary goal is to talk about research, theme, activities, and genres that a university professor might include in a Young Adult literature course or teacher or librarian might use with adolescents. Currently, I am trying to highlight one author a month. ![]() From time to time an editor or and author will contact me to review a book and talk about it on Dr. ![]()
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