The Teen Reporter
We all know Lois Lane as a feisty star reporter for the Daily Planet and Superman’s girlfriend. But what was she like as a teenager? Gwenda Bond asked that question and created the Lois Lane series that begins with Fallout.
Lois Lane is 16 years old and new to East Metropolis High School. She has promised her Army general dad that she would fit in and not make waves. That’s like a tsunami saying, “I’ll be good.” However, when Lois sees an injustice all bets are off.
Lois soon meets the Warheads, a small group of gothic-like teens who eerily finish each other’s sentences and behave as one rather than individuals. When new friend Anavi complains to Principal Butler that the Warheads “are annihilating my sanity,” Lois feels it her duty to do something about it, for the principal seems to care less.
Soon the feisty teen with a nose for news is spotted by one of the Daily Planet’s editors, a young man named Perry White. White is overseeing a new online start-up the paper is doing for teens who want to be real journalists.
When Lois asks Principal Butler fearless questions, White sees immediately he’s found the leader he needs for the Daily Scoop.
The Daily Scoop needs its first big story. So when Anavi shows up at school dressed and acting like a Warhead, Lois Lane sees a story and a friend who needs rescuing.
But, she can’t do it by herself. So she enlists a boy she met in an on-line chat room. SmallvilleGuy has evolved to become Lois’ best friend. Though he is very secretive and illusive, he has proved himself to be trustworthy and dependable.
In Lois Lane’s voice we read about her first adventure as a reporter at East Metropolis High School. The stakes are enormous and the tension mounts until lives are at stake and the way the military does business could forever be corrupted.
From first to last page, Fallout builds with tension until the thrilling climax any fan of Lois Lane would not want to miss.
About the Author
A graduate from Vermont College with a MFA in writing, Gwenda Bond has penned the Lois Lane Series and the Cirque American Series, about daredevil heroines who discover magic and mystery under the big top. Bond’s nonfiction writing includes articles in Publishers Weekly, Locus Magazine, and the Los Angeles Times. She lives in a hundred-year-old house in Lexington, Kentucky with her husband and unruly pets.
Such a great idea-sounds like a winning series! Thanks for telling us about it.
This brings back memories of gathering around the radio in the 1940’s to listen to Superman.