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Chat Room

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Linda joins her high school's private online forum and gains a following, but someone wants to take it offline.

Linda is shy and avoids getting involved at school. But when her high school sets up online chat rooms she can't resist the urge to visit them. Fuelled by interest in a student with the nickname Cyrano, Linda participates in online conversations using the nickname Roxane and gains a reputation as the queen of one-liners. Soon Linda starts receiving gifts from a secret admirer who signs his gifts, "C." She is certain that her life has taken a turn for the better until "C" reveals his true identity.

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don't like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

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    • School Library Journal

      October 1, 2006
      Gr 9 Up-In "Sewer Rats", Jim and his friends are part of a league of paintballers who play in the towns sewers. When a member of their team sabotages a match, her mates try to confront her. She runs into the tunnels when a rainstorm hits, and they must find her before the water rises. Suspense builds as Jim tries to overcome his fear in the drainpipes. In "Chat Room", Linda, a quiet underclassman, strikes up conversations with a mysterious Cyrano in her schools new monitored chat room, only to find that her visions of the real Cyrano are far from the truth. Butcher hammers home warnings about online predators, and the chat dialogue is less than authentic with its complete sentences and absence of lingo. Real chatters will see past the façade, but the topic will generate some interest. With short chapters and written in an easy style, both books will appeal to reluctant readers. Adequate choices for heavily circulating paperback collections."Delia Carruthers, Sunset Ridge Middle School, West Jordan, UT"

      Copyright 2006 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2006
      Tired of feeling invisible, Linda logs on to her school's new chat room with a secret identity and finds her voice--and a boyfriend. Their online romance blossoms, and Linda learns that online dating is potentially dangerous. The overt message about chat-room dangers overwhelms Linda's humorous personality and bogs down this novel for reluctant readers.

      (Copyright 2006 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:4.2
  • Lexile® Measure:650
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:2-3

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