Melanie Lane:
Author of the Slam Series
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Melanie Lane
My Latest Publications
Slam: Based on the Diaries of Mel Leavitt and a True Story
$10.00
About the book: Mel Leavitt is an eighteen-year old high school senior who has dreams of becoming a slam poet, even though her parents don't approve. She met many people when she first began her slam poetry career, such as members of the New West State College writing club, the Power Poets, who she has encountered problems with. The club president, Maryse, was a good friend to Mel when the club began. However, something changed when Maryse told people about Mel's huge crush on the club's slam poet champion, James Slater. The dashingly handsome James Slater knew about Mel's crush on him and took advantage of her over the summer, leaving behind emotional scars. Now that Mel is a senior, she has a slam poetry career and a senior project. She decides to base her project on her passion, slam poetry, which her parents disapprove of. Mel knows that in order to pass this project, she has to work with Maryse and James, something she doesn't look forward to. When Maryse's reign over the Power Poets becomes tyrannical, and with James by her side, they seem almost unstoppable. No one has the courage to stand up to Maryse until she pushes Mel around. Mel then decides to stand up to Maryse in the only way she knows how, through poetry.
Mentor's Return: Based on the Diaries of Mel Leavitt and a True Story
$10.00
About the book: Just when Mel thought James was gone, he comes back and apologizes for what he did, and offers Mel friendship. Mel, being so moved by this action, accepts James' apology and they become close friends again. Mel slowly begins to trust James as her mentor again, even though her boyfriend, Rodney, gets jealous. Months go by and Mel needs to figure out what she wants to produce for her senior project. She decides to take on the challenge of organizing and hosting an open mic night with poets and musicians. Mel knows it won't be easy, but with the help of her friends, teachers, and supporters, she is determined to give them a show they will never forget.
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Hero: Based on the Diaries of Mel Leavitt and a True Story
COMING SOON!
About the book: After Mel’s successful open mic night, Mel does something outgoing by asking her good friend, Jason, to prom. When he says yes, Mel feels like nothing can go wrong, until her mother finds out and gives her a lecture on how what she did by asking a boy to prom was wrong. While becoming more involved with the Power Poets, Mel starts getting closer with Maryse again and falls more in love with James every day. James supports Mel’s decision of asking Jason to prom because he was the first person who suggested it and tells Mel not to listen to her mom. While still madly in love with James, Mel realizes that he’s becoming distant again and she worries about losing the closeness she has with him, even though he started to treat her cruelly again and becomes possessive of her. Mel then has a huge decision to make before her senior year ends and before she graduates, whether she should tell James or not that she loves him.