By Elizabeth Harvey, Needham, MA & Emerson College
I recommend Gripped Part 4: Smoke & Mirrors by Stacy Padula to teenagers and young adults. Gripped Part 4 deals with accurate real life scenarios involving struggling teens and young adults. This book and the entire Gripped series serves as an outlet of useful information, helping build relationships with parents and their teens, or schools and educators to learn about what their students are going through and calibrate the classroom environment around them and the teaching styles implemented. Gripped Part 4 utilizes a very fluid writing style throughout, especially with dialogue between characters.
The topics covered in the book are extremely relevant for teenagers, especially in these uncertain times. A lot of teens have a hard time reaching out to other people and this book is a great way to do so that doesn’t expose them directly to the harsh reality of the outside world, but allows them a glimpse into choices and consequences.
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth first interned for Stacy Padula during the 2016-2017 school year. We are delighted to have her back as part of our team. Elizabeth attended Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Communications for one year before moving back to Boston and taking courses at Northeastern University. In the fall, she plans to attend Emerson College, as a communications major with a focus on public relations. She is originally from Needham, Massachusetts. Elizabeth enjoys creative writing and has a passion for traveling which she has pursued since high school. She looks forward to continuing her work on the Gripped book series!
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