His second play, “Fireside Chats,” is about President Franklin Roosevelt. The first, “Centennial,” brings students of today together with those from the World War I era. His last two books - “Summer of Smoke” and “Candlemas Eve” - were self-published and focused on racism in New Jersey. More kids than we’re willing to recognize are looking at our books for that reason, to see what normal is, to get out of a bad situation.” I read books to see how normal people live. “Like a lot of kids, I was in a very uncertain family situation. “When I was a young reader I looked upon books to learn how to behave in the world,” he said. There’s money to be made, but there’s also citizens to be made in that genre.”īloor said he has been guided by a moral compass in his writing. It’s something teachers and parents work on. “The key thing about young-adult lit is you’re trying to create readers. He tries not to repeat himself, but he aims all his books at young adults. “That’s how I got someone to read ‘Tangerine.’ That’s the whole key - to get someone inside to look at your book,” he said.Īlong the way he has written a thriller (“Crusader”), a satire (“Story Time”) and science fiction (“Taken”). “What I wanted for Paul, he has the ability to see people in another way,” Bloor said.īloor worked for 30 years in the publishing industry.
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