Erin Jade Lange Speaks to MHS Students, Teachers

Stefani Zeiger, Online Editor-in-Chief
May 10, 2017

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Journalist turned fiction writer: Lange was a journalist for 18 years before becoming a young adult author. The premises of some of her books were based on tragedies she’d witnessed as a journalist. “Having someone with insight come talk to us is pretty cool,” said Hailey Fay, junior.
Erin Jade Lange Left No ‘Dead Ends’ During MHS Visit

 

Journalist-turned-author Erin Jade Lange spoke at MHS on April 10. Lange is an Illinois native, who attended the University of Missouri, and bases her character personalities on Midwestern values. As a child, Lange was a victim of bullying, and because of it, she said she became stronger. “Without that awful year, I wouldn’t have been able to write about the characters and themes,” said Lange.

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Welcome Erin Jade Lange: English Department Chair Diane Covert (center), accompanied by Media Specialist Rebecca Plaza, introduces Best Selling Author Erin Jade Lange on the morning of April 10. Lange has three books published at the moment: “Butter”, “Dead Ends” and “Rebel Bully Geek Pariah”. She is currently working on writing her fourth about the impact of anonymity on the internet. Lange said, “The biggest thing about it is that everything we do is online. What adults see [isn’t what’s actually there].”