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   new fiction book for young readers. As we hear from Jim Davis, W2JKD,   
   the story delivers its message thanks, in part, to amateur radio.   
      
   JIM: There are many dimensions to Lorilyn Roberts, KO4LBS. The Florida   
   resident is an educator, a storyteller and a ham -- something she has   
   wanted to be since childhood. Although she enjoys CW, one of her   
   preferred modes when she is off the air is fiction. In many of the   
   books she has authored, she uses that mode to communicate with faith   
   and passion, reaching out most especially to young adult readers.   
      
   In her latest book, released September 5th, Lorilyn shows yet another   
   dimension of her work, one that is reflected in its title "Eighth   
   Dimension - Frequency." This is a work of fantasy fiction. It's the   
   story of a teenager who gains fluency as an amateur radio operator but   
   off the air, struggles to communicate as a caregiver for her mother who   
   has dementia. The young girl, named Chumana, believes that her faith   
   and her future have been shattered and she questions why things happen   
   as they do in this universe.   
      
   Like Lorilyn, the protagonist at the core of this tale is a   
   communicator - a gift that serves her well as she begins to make some   
   unusual and unexpected connections via the digital modes.   
      
   Lorilyn told Newsline in an email that her hope is that young readers   
   will discover amateur radio - and something more - by hearing Chumana's   
   story. In fact, perhaps they will end up on the same frequency.   
      
   This is Jim Davis, W2JKD.   
      
   (QRZ.COM, ARRL NORTH FLORIDA SECTION, LORILYN ROBERTS, KO4LBS)   
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