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Local author’s debut novel is a thriller English teacher Jamie Berringer, who accepts what appears to be the opportunity of a lifeFor eight years, Woodmere time at the prestigious Affinity resident J.D. Lanter carried the Preparatory School. Instead she finds herself trapped in an same story with her. It followed her through increasingly disturbing mysclassrooms, theater produc- tery, as anonymous messages, tions, countless rewrites and surveillance technology and hidden secrets even a two-year sabthreaten to unravel batical from teachher life. ing English and theThe premise ater at the Hebrew grew directly from Academy of the Lanter’s own career Five Towns and as an English teachRockaway High er and her fascinaSchool in Cedartion — and concern hurst. On June 16, — with the rapid that story finally expansion of techbecame reality nology in the classwhen her debut room. novel, “After All I’ve “I became very Done For You,” was involved with edupublished. J.D. LANTER cational technology The psychologiWoodmere over a decade ago,” cal thriller, now she said. “I loved it. available on Amazon and at jdlanter.com, is the It organized everything. Stuculmination of nearly a decade dents submitted assignments of work, dozens of manuscript online; it made teaching easier. revisions and years of rejection But then I had this chilling before Lanter decided to pub- realization.” It came when she began lish the novel herself. “I was pregnant with this thinking about how much book for probably eight years,” information online learning Lanter, 57, said. “It was a very platforms were collecting. “The idea [for the novel] was arduous labor.” The novel follows veteran Continued on page 5
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From Bulldogs to bright futures Members of the Hewlett High School class of 2026, above, celebrated at their graduation at the Tilles Center on June 25. The ceremony was highlighted by speeches by administrators and student leaders, as well as a special performance of Abba’s “Slipping Through My Fingers” by the senior chorus. At right, Student Council President Giuliana Oliviero addressed her fellow graduates, families and administration. Story, more photos, Page 10.
t was something that existed only in my mind, and now it’s a physical book.