I love the new cover for THE
TRAZ! I believe it is the girl’s eyes
that draw one into the picture.
Clever members of criminal
gangs seldom say what they really mean—motives are concealed, business is
conducted in coded language, and exotic words and phrases known only to members
bind the gang together. Those who possess secrets, knowledge, and information
are those who become powerful.
To survive in a gang one must at the
very least be able to interpret emotions expressed in basic body language. To
advance in a gang, to attain a position of power, one must be able to both
conceal one’s emotions and thoughts and see through the facades of others.
Katrina, as young as she is, is
fairly adept at reading body language and rapidly hones that skill as she
struggles to stay safe amidst the danger.
Learning to read others is a
life-enhancing skill for all of us. Being able to tell if someone is joking or
serious, sad or angry, focused or distracted is vital in both personal and work
place relationships.
Not until we leave behind the
self-centred thinking of childhood does our awareness of others become keen
enough to read body language. THE TRAZ
may be a teen reader’s first exposure to the concept that much can be said
without the use of words.
It’s my hope that by the end of the
book, my young readers will have lost a bit of the egocentricity of childhood
and begun to develop the socially important ability to both ‘speak’ and
understand body language.
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THE TRAZ is available in paperback
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Eileen Schuh is also the author of
the adult Sci-Fi novella SCHRÖDINGER’S
CAT
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