Top 8 (Top 8 Series #1)

by Katie Finn

Overview

Social networking sites are THE place to be for today's teens -- this fun, juicy novel explores the ups, downs, and scandals of a group of friends online!Madison MacDonald is seriously freaking outMadison MacDonald16Putnam, CTStatus: Single?About Me:Everything in my life was working out. I had my three best friends, a brand-new boyfriend, and the lead in the school play. Aside from that history paper I hadn't started, things felt perfect.Then I returned from spring break to find my Friendverse profile hacked. Someone clearly out to ruin me had spilled the most damaging secrets - AND posted the worst photos of me ever taken - online.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545329583
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	10/01/2010
Series:	Top 8 Series , #1
Sold by:	Scholastic, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
Lexile:	790L (what's this?)
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Katie Finn is the author of TOP 8, WHAT'S YOUR STATUS?, and UNFRIENDED. She lives, writes, and drinks far too much coffee in Los Angeles, California. Friend her on Facebook, follow her on Twitter, and say hi online at www.katiefinn.com.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 9 Up

MySpace and Facebook have changed the way American teens communicate. Madison MacDonald's Friendverse profile is the first thing she checks in the morning and the last thing she sees at night. That is until her family goes to the Galapagos Islands, where she will have no access to the Internet for two weeks. Upon returning, she checks her profile, only to discover that someone has hacked into her page. This person has posted horrible things about her and, worse, secrets about her friends that she promised never to tell a soul. The ramifications have made her a social pariah. The hacker, pretending to be Madison, even broke up with her boyfriend through Friendverse. The plot quickens as she channels Agatha Christie and Sherlock Holmes to solve the crime. The author peppers clues throughout and keeps readers guessing all the way to the surprising conclusion. Smartly written and totally accessible, this is a wonderfully fun first novel. The author has her finger on the pulse of teens today and is certain to please many of them.-Julianna M. Helt, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, PA

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