Speaker 1: Welcome to the WZ book Club. I'm Jordan Rich. Steve
Speaker 1: Alton has written a series of thrillers, most notably the
Speaker 1: Meg series about the Megalodon, a seventy foot long, fifty
Speaker 1: ton prehistoric shark that, if you've seen the two films,
Speaker 1: has it in for Jason Statham. When he found out
Speaker 1: from some high school students that they hated to read
Speaker 1: but loved reading his first novel, Meg, the author was
Speaker 1: flattered and began an educational nonprofit called Adopt an Author,
Speaker 1: providing free curriculum to registered teachers, and a project called
Speaker 1: Sea Monster Cove High School, a modern virtual learning platform
Speaker 1: promoting the importance and love of reading for young people.
Speaker 1: Among his many novels and projects, a TV drama called
Speaker 1: Papa John, based on his years coaching basketball with Hall
Speaker 1: of Fame coach John Cheney. For more on Steve Alton's
Speaker 1: organization for kids, just go to CMONSTERCOVEHS dot com. Once again,
Speaker 1: s Monster Cove HS for high School dot com. And
Speaker 1: that's another edition of the book Club. WBZ, Boston's news
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