Author's Debut Novel Addresses Alcoholism For Young ReadersAuthor's Debut Novel Addresses Alcoholism For Young Readers

9/8/12 - A local author says her debut novel uses her experiences growing up in a family with alcoholism as a vehicle to address the sensitive topic with younger readers. Whitmore Lake resident Jody Lamb’s novel “Easter Ann Peters’ Operation Cool” hit the shelves on Tuesday. The book, which is aimed at an audience between the ages of 8 and 13, is about a 12-year-old girl in a small lakeside town who tries to reinvent herself at school while dealing with her mother’s alcoholism and depression at home. Lamb says she grew up in a large family that had problems with alcoholism and believed the issue was unique, but when she became an adult she was shocked to see how common alcohol abuse was. She was inspired to write her novel when she could not find any children’s books covering the issue of alcoholism. Lamb will be holding a reading and book signing event at the Barnes and Noble in Green Oak Village Place at 1:00pm this Sunday. Tune in to 93.5 on Sunday morning to hear Lamb’s full interview on WHMI’s Viewpoint program. (TD)