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Gr 7-Up The author of The True Meaning of Cleavage (Atheneum, 2003) again perceptively explores the psyche of teenagers. Judith, 15, believes it's safest to "be invisible." The previous year she was attacked as she walked alone at night and still feels powerless to tell anyone about the incident. Her former best friend refuses to acknowledge her existence and her divorced father lives 3000 miles away. The only place where she feels free to be anyone she wants to be is in the online role-playing game she's ad...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

The opening paragraphs draw us into the danger and excitement of the online gaming world, Judith's alternate reality, as her character Terryn narrowly escapes death. Judith's actual reality is not so thrilling at the moment: her best friend has dumped her and is spreading rumors about her at their high-powered New York City school. Jonathan, the bad-boy in the next apartmen...Log In or Sign Up to Read More