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Young Adult Authors Taking On School Shootings

Mariana Dale/KJZZ
Books.

School is back in session, which means students are back to hitting the books. And, increasingly, authors of books for young adults are addressing an issue some students and their parents would maybe rather not think about: school shootings.

ASU professor Jim Blasingame has been reading up on this emerging genre. He’s also executive director of the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of Teachers of English.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.