I downloaded the book to my Kindle one evening, and couldn't put it down. I am frequently stopped in my tracks by the books students bring to my class. As I walked by one young lady's desk, the book she had sitting at the corner jumped out at me. I discovered this book a couple of weeks ago as I worked my way around my high school classroom, checking on student work, or answering questions. Both boys are fully-fleshed individuals with the capacity to amuse, delight and infuriate, and we teeter deliciously between loving them and wanting to bang their heads together in exasperation.If you're looking for a novel to help your students step into the shoes of someone experiencing bullying, and the ups and downs of balancing life offline and online, then I highly recommend Butter by Erin Jade Lange. “ is no clear-cut hero and Billy D no flawless victim: Lange is too good for that. I hope we'll have a lively discussion about bullying, friendship, the writing process, and what it means to reach out to young adults through literature.'ĭead Ends with Erin Lange, Wednesday 2 April, 6-7pm at Seven Stories, National Centre for Children’s Books. I'm thrilled to have the chance to visit and discuss my books. Lange has been compared with hugely popular authors such as John Green (Paper Towns, Looking for Alaska, The Fault in Our Stars) and R J Palicio (Wonder) and her debut novel Butter has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2014.Įrin says “Every city in every country should have a place like Seven Stories, National Centre for Children's Books. This event at Seven Stories’ will be an opportunity to hear how Erin Lange is inspired by the world around her and enjoy an hour of lively chat with this amazing YA author. Erin finds the modern teenagers extensive use of social media and blogging fascinating and makes use of this in her novels, uncovering the very real challenges posed by an ever increasing virtual world that brings with it complete and constant connectivity but also the potential for new and pervasive platforms for bullying.

Erin lives in the Arizona sunshine writing facts by day and fiction by night, taking real-world issues and exploring how they impact today’s teenager through her writing.

As a journalist, Erin is inspired by topical issues like bullying, but it is her honest characters and break-neck plotting that make her books a must-read.

Older readers and enthusiasts of Young Adult fiction are invited to join Erin Lange as she discusses her critically acclaimed books Butter and Dead Ends. Dead Ends with Erin Lange is an event which aims to inspire a young generation of writers on Wednesday 2 April 2014, 6-7pm at Seven Stories, National Centre for Children’s Books YA author Erin Lange, will be discussing her critically acclaimed books Butter and Dead Ends in an event which aims to inspire a young generation of writers at Seven Stories.

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