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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2014 | Grades 9 and Up
Gr 9 Up—Tabitha has hit puberty, gaining new curves, and has gotten a little boy crazy. Her best friends, feeling she has changed too radically, have dropped her cold. Her young parents are sympathetic but also slightly embarrassing, especially her pot-smoking father. Searching for friendship, she stumbles onto an online community called Life by Committee that makes her feel brave and a part of something. LBC members share secrets and are given assignments by the group's leader, tasks ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2014
Sixteen-year-old Tabitha is still reeling from a falling-out with her best friends, and she's in love with a boy, Joe, who's already in a relationship. When things with Joe progress to the next level and they kiss, she finds her way -- via handwritten marginalia in a used copy of one of her favorite books, The Secret Garden -- to an online community called Life by Committee. On LBC, users must share a secret, and then accept an "assignment," in order to "protect your secrets." After...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
Sixteen-year-old Tabitha finds her way to an online community called Life by Committee. On LBC users must share a secret, and then ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More