Here's as further look at John Blossom
[ John: We'll substitute a longer CV here when available]
I hold a BA degree in English from Carleton College and an MAT degree from Colorado College. What drives me is our shared concern about perilous environmental issues and climate change. There is hope for galvanizing effective action through the power of stories to change hearts and minds. Presently my home is on an organic farm in Waimea where I provide fruits and vegetables to the neighbors and maintain an active free library at the end of the driveway. Grow food, not lawns!
Before my retirement, middle school and high school students taught me that they are the most intelligent and thoughtful people on the planet. Now my quest now is to create challenging and insightful novels for them that reflect an unflinching but optimistic exploration of today’s most timely issues. Today, hope for a better world necessarily lies with us, tomorrow with them.
Please visit JTBlossom.com covers, reviews, and other information! Thanks!
I hold a BA degree in English from Carleton College and an MAT degree from Colorado College. What drives me is our shared concern about perilous environmental issues and climate change. There is hope for galvanizing effective action through the power of stories to change hearts and minds. Presently my home is on an organic farm in Waimea where I provide fruits and vegetables to the neighbors and maintain an active free library at the end of the driveway. Grow food, not lawns!
Before my retirement, middle school and high school students taught me that they are the most intelligent and thoughtful people on the planet. Now my quest now is to create challenging and insightful novels for them that reflect an unflinching but optimistic exploration of today’s most timely issues. Today, hope for a better world necessarily lies with us, tomorrow with them.
Please visit JTBlossom.com covers, reviews, and other information! Thanks!
John's current passion is The Last Football Player, due for publication on July 14th. Here are a few current prerelease reviews of the book:
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 Available 7/14/23
Award-winning author, John Blossom brings us Dude McPherson’s dramatic near-future quest to make football safe enough to play again after it is universally banned for injuries and violence.
Desperately pursuing his love for football, Dude finds help inside Honeycrisp School’s state-of-the-art Tech Lab where fellow star-athlete, organizational genius, and potential first girlfriend, Tomly Newton helps him assemble a think-tank of creative techies who use AI and everyday household robots to hatch a masterful scheme to revive the game. Smart women, futuristic technology, bots, and artificial intelligence, are they strong enough to oppose the corrupting forces dead set on destroying what’s best about football forever? Dude is willing to risk everything to find out. Read what reviewers are saying about The Last Football Player… “The story is easy to read and follow, which makes for a comfortable reading experience. John Blossom certainly has a creative imagination! ” ★★★★★ Natalie Soine for Readers’ Favorite “It entertains. Blossom's book is a really fun read that engages sports enthusiasts and those interested in the evolving dynamics between tradition and innovation. My teen daughter also thought it was “pretty cool.” And frankly, her approval is really hard to get! This novel is eerily well-timed in the age of artificial intelligence and goes even further to explore the conflict between tradition and mechanized sports. What would happen if artificial intelligence was the new normal for America's favorite pastime? Very highly recommended.” ★★★★★ Jamie Michele for Readers’ Favorite “Forced to spend his time at the school's Tech Lab, Dude meets Tomly Newton, the center's student proctor, who introduces him to the advanced AI, Master, and the latest technological tools of the lab. Feeling inspired, Dude and his teenage friends work toward creating a football team of robots, only for the project to be taken over by his father and Circle Corporation. With a championship against their biggest rivals, Dude must now put everything on the line for what might be his last football game ever. “The Last Football Player is a must-read for young adult sports fans and sci-fi lovers. At its core, John Blossom's absorbing sports drama is a coming-of-age story flavored with sci-fi elements. With the recent advancements in AI technology in the real world, the sci-fi elements of the story feel within reach. Add Blossom's realistic integration of futuristic tech into the plot, and you find yourself thoroughly invested in the story's stakes. The expository scenes are organically embedded into the narrative. Each character has distinct strengths and personalities that create compelling interactions and scenes. I especially enjoyed the friendship and camaraderie between Dude, Tomly, Adam, Master, and Allison. Recommended!” ★★★★★ Pikasho Deka for Readers’ Favorite “Children are living in the age of technology, which impacts their daily lives. There are some important lessons for parents, children, and teachers when it comes to modern schooling and education.” ★★★★★ Natalie Soine for Readers’ Favorite |
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Here you can listen to a short sample of the audiobook which will be released at the same time as the book, July 14th, read by Joshua Martin:
Next in line in John's prolific writing queue is Mahina Rises, due for publication later in 2023. Here's a peek at its cover, and soon there'll be a review available.
[Mahina Review??]
Here are six of John's published books, all but one of which are currently available from Amazon.com
List of All Publications
Blossom, John 2015. Teaching generation z: a progressive pedagogy for today’s connected learners. Location: Unpublished (Masters Thesis - available upon request)
Blossom, J.T. 2017. Horseboys. Location: Amazon, et al (novel)
Blossom, J.T. 2017. Trespassing. Location: Amazon, et al (memoir)
Blossom, J.T. 2019. The tunes of lenore. Location: Amazon, et al (novel)
Blossom, J.T. 2019. Lenore and the problem with love. Location: Amazon, et al (novel)
Blossom, J.T. 2020. Three days: a pandemic short story. Location: Amazon (Short Story)
Blossom, John. 2023. The last football player. Location: Amazon, et al (novel)
To be Released;
Blossom, John. 2023. Mahina rises. Location: TBD (novel)
Blossom, John. 2023. To be or not to be. Location: 7/14/23 (novel)
Blossom, John 2015. Teaching generation z: a progressive pedagogy for today’s connected learners. Location: Unpublished (Masters Thesis - available upon request)
Blossom, J.T. 2017. Horseboys. Location: Amazon, et al (novel)
Blossom, J.T. 2017. Trespassing. Location: Amazon, et al (memoir)
Blossom, J.T. 2019. The tunes of lenore. Location: Amazon, et al (novel)
Blossom, J.T. 2019. Lenore and the problem with love. Location: Amazon, et al (novel)
Blossom, J.T. 2020. Three days: a pandemic short story. Location: Amazon (Short Story)
Blossom, John. 2023. The last football player. Location: Amazon, et al (novel)
To be Released;
Blossom, John. 2023. Mahina rises. Location: TBD (novel)
Blossom, John. 2023. To be or not to be. Location: 7/14/23 (novel)
