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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the WZ book Club. I'm Jordan Rich. Steve

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<v Speaker 1>Alton has written a series of thrillers, most notably the

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<v Speaker 1>Meg series about the Megalodon, a seventy foot long, fifty

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<v Speaker 1>ton prehistoric shark that, if you've seen the two films,

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<v Speaker 1>has it in for Jason Statham. When he found out

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<v Speaker 1>from some high school students that they hated to read

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<v Speaker 1>but loved reading his first novel, Meg, the author was

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<v Speaker 1>flattered and began an educational nonprofit called Adopt an Author,

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<v Speaker 1>providing free curriculum to registered teachers, and a project called

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<v Speaker 1>Sea Monster Cove High School, a modern virtual learning platform

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<v Speaker 1>promoting the importance and love of reading for young people.

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<v Speaker 1>Among his many novels and projects, a TV drama called

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<v Speaker 1>Papa John, based on his years coaching basketball with Hall

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<v Speaker 1>of Fame coach John Cheney. For more on Steve Alton's

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<v Speaker 1>organization for kids, just go to CMONSTERCOVEHS dot com. Once again,

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<v Speaker 1>s Monster Cove HS for high School dot com. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's another edition of the book Club. WBZ, Boston's news

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