Recent Posts by Maddy Lederman

June 2017: EDNA IN THE DESERT is proud to be on new reading lists alongside time-honored classics.  Hope students enjoy their summer reading!  EDNA IN THE DESERT Can a Beverly Hills teen survive without a smart phone, Internet, and TV?  Edna will find out.  Edna is thirteen, spoiled and wreaking havoc at her Beverly Hills school. Her therapist advocates medication, but her parents come up with an alternative cure: Edna...

Thanks to Insatiable Readers for this terrific review of EDNA IN THE DESERT!  xo, Maddy   Can a Beverly Hills teen survive without a smart phone, Internet, and TV? Edna will find out. Edna is a girl who knows what she wants and where she’s going…or at least she was until this summer’s new itinerary was sprung on her by her loving parents.  Wait,...

Review by Book Wonderland, 7/11/16 My Rating: ★★★★★   Edna is a 13 year old Beverly Hills teen. Her snide comments and disrespect towards her parents leads them to abandon her in the desert with her grandparents. Edna is in complete shock by this and now must do chores everyday and be respectful to her grandparents who live in the middle of nowhere. She has...

EDNA IN THE DESERT  Author Maddy Lederman is on the 2016 Scholastic Writing Awards Jury!   “It was hard to believe that these stories came from writers who are so young, and it was even harder to judge this contest: Every entry had its own strengths. Some were so moving they brought me to tears (I made sure I brought tissues the second day!). What an incredible variety of topics...

Book Rags has created a smart, insightful study guide for the Edna In The Desert.  Can a Beverly Hills teen survive without a cell phone, Internet or TV? …Edna will find out. Edna is spoiled and wreaking havoc at her Beverly Hills school. Her therapist advocates medication, but her parents come up with an alternative cure: Edna will spend the summer in the desert with her grandparents.  Their remote cabin is cut...

Can a Beverly Hills teen survive without a cell phone, Internet or TV? …Edna will find out.  Edna In The Desert author Maddy Lederman visited Carle Place High School where students read the novel over the summer. They talked about Edna and Johnny, social media and the desert, and then participated in a writing workshop emphasizing the use of setting in story-telling. The students...

Edna In The Desert  was required reading at a number of middle and high schools this summer! Here’s what summer readers shared: “It was funny, realistic, sad, and loved the characters.” “It was everything I could ever want in one book!” “I really did love this book with all my heart and soul.”                       ...

From Tween Book Blog, July 8, 2015. Edna in the Desert Review Edna in the Desert by Maddy Lederman, eLectio Publishing, 2013. 978-0615884738 Synopsis: Edna’s parents are at their wit’s end. Their daughter is constantly in trouble at school and she needs a wake-up call, but no good solution has presented itself. As a last resort, Edna is sent to spend the summer with her grandparents in Desert Palms where...

“It’s been great fun bringing EDNA IN THE DESERT to English readers in Paris. Their excitement has been remarkable. They really seem to enjoy Edna’s special brand of sarcasm!” –Maddy Author Maddy Lederman read excerpts of EDNA IN THE DESERT at Le Bistro Des Artists in Saint Michel/Odeon and at Culture Rapide with Paris Lit Up in Belleville, May 2015, Paris, France.   Can a Beverly Hills teen...