E-Mail, Chat, and Blogs
Alexovich, Aaron. Kimmie66; 2007. (Y-Graphic Novel-Alexovich)
Telly receives an electronic suicide note from her friend Kimmie66, but if Kimmie66 is really dead, why is she still seen all over the Internet?
Anderson, M.T. Feed; 2002. (Y-Anderson SciFi)
In a future where most people have computer implants in their heads to control their environment, a boy meets an unusual girl who is in serious trouble.
Barnes, Derrik. The Making of Dr. Truelove; 2006. (Y-Barnes)
In order to win back his girlfriend Roxy, Diego Montgomery invents an alter ego known as Dr. Truelove nad begins an Internet dating advice column.
Biedermann, Lynn & Lisa Pazer. Teenage Waistland; 2010. (Y-Biedermann)
Three morbidly obese teens relate their experiences participating in a clinical trial testing lap-band surgery for teens, which involves a year of weekly meetings and learning to live healthier lives.
Brande, Robin. Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature; 2007. (Y-Brande)
Following her conscience leads Mena to clash with her parents and friends from church, but it may lead to better things when she stands up to a teacher who refuses to include Intelligent Design in the lesson on evolution.
Burkhart, Jessica. Scandals, Rumors, Lies; 2010.
Things are coming to a boil at the academy when an anonymous tell-all blog featuring Sasha and the gang is turning secretsinto campus wide scandals. Who is the mysterious blogger? Sequel to Elite Ambition.
Butcher, Kristin. Chat Room; 2006. (Y-P-BUT Hi/Lo)
Linda tries very hard to be invisible, but she discovers that the school’s online chat room allows her to anonymously be herself.
Butler, Dori Hillestad. The Truth About Truman School; 2008. (Y-Butler)
Zebby and Amr just want to have an uncensored, online school magazine, but someone uses their website to bully a popular girl … should they censor their classmates?
Castellucci, Cecil. Beige; 2007. (Y-Castellucci)
Katy, a quite French Canadian teen, reluctantly leaves Montreal to spend time with her estranged father, an aging Los Angeles punk rock legend.
Conwan, Jennifer. Earthgirl; 2009. (Y-Cowan)
After a driver throws garbage at her, Sabine becomes a crusader for the environment, but finds her new passion met by resistance from family and friends and taking a dark turn.
Cray, Jordan. Gemini7; 1997. (Y-P-CRA Mystery)
When the dream girl he meets on the Internet shows up as a real person, Jonah watches his totally exciting other life into a nightmare.
Cray, Jordan. Firestorm; 1997. (Y-P-CRA Mystery)
When Randy Kincaid accidentally logs on to a chat room and discovers a fanatical group he thinks may be responsible for a series of bombings, his life becomes full of danger. Sequel to Gemini7.
Cray, Jordan. Shadow Man; 1997. (Y-P-CRA Mystery)
While trying to get back at the girl who has stolen her boyfriend, Annie and her stepbrother Nick accidentally send threatening emails to a stranger and find themselves targets for murder. Sequel to Firestorm.
Cray, Jordan. Hot Pursuit; 1997. (Y-P-CRA Mystery)
When Ryan brags about his abilities to hack into protected computer systems, he finds himself the target of both the FBI and a cyberterrist group. Sequel to Shadow Man.
Danziger, Paula & Ann M. Martin. Snail Mail No More; 2000. (Y-Danziger)
Now that they live in different cities, Tara and Elizabeth you email to talk about everything that is occurring in their lives and to try and maintain their friendship.
De la Cruz, Melissa. Angels on Sunset Boulevard; 2007. (Y-DeLaCruz)
When good friends start to disappear, Taj and Nick hit the streets of LA looking for a way to reach the lost souls of their friends that have been tapped by an online cult.
Ehrenhaft, Daniel. Tell It to Naomi; 2004. (Y-P-EHR)
In a harebrained scheme concocted by his older sister to win the girl of his dreams, Dave Rose pretends to be a female advice columnist for the school newspaper.
Flinn, Alex. Diva; 2006. (Y-Flinn)
Despite her mother’s objections, Caitlin is determined to pursue her dream of becoming an opera singer by attending a performing arts school in Miami.
Gilori, Debi. Pure Dead Magic; 2001. (Y-P-GIL Fantasy)
When their father is kidnapped, the Strega-Borgia children, their nanny, and a giant tarantula use magic and trips through the Internet to bring peace to their Scottish castle.
Goldschmidt, Judy. The Secret Blog of Raisin Rodriguez; 2005. (Y-Gold)
In a blog she sends to her best friends back in Berkeley, Raisin Rodriguez chronicles her successes and failures as she attempts to make friends at her new Philadelphia school.
Hooper, Mary. Amy; 2002. (Y-Hooper)
Lonely after being dumped by her two best friends, Amy hopes for romance with Zed, whom she met in a chat room, but things don’t go as expected when they meet in person.
Kadefors, Sara. Are U 4 Real?. (Y-Kadefors)
After meeting online in an Internet chat room and helping each other deal with family problems, Kyla and Alex, two very different sixteen year olds decide to meet in person.
Maxwell, Katie. The Year My Life Went Down the Loo; 2003. (Y-P-MAX Romance)
Emily finds it difficult to adjust when her family moves from Seattle to England, and emails her friends back home all her troubles.
Moriarty, Jaclyn. The Year of Secret AssignmentsI; 2004. (Y-Moriarty)
Three female students from Ashbury High write to three male students from Brookfield High as part of a pen pal program, leading to romance, humiliation, revenge, and war between the schools.
Myracle, Lauren. ttyl; 2004. (Y-Myracle)
Chronicles, in instant message format, the day-to-day experiences, feelings, and plans of three friends, Zoe, Maddie, and Angela, as they begin tenth grade.
Myracle, Lauren. ttfn; 2006. (Y-Myracle)
Now juniors, Zoe, Maddie, and Angela continue to share instant messages as one of them experiments with marijuana, another gets her first boyfriend, and a third moves away. Sequel to ttfn.
Myracle, Lauren. l8r, g8r; 2007. (Y-Myracle)
Throughout senior year, Zoe, Maddie, and Angela continue to instant messaging about their experiences as they consider college, sex, the prom, and their impending separation. Sequel to ttfn.
Myracle, Lauren. Bff; 2009. (Y-Myracle)
Seniors Zoe, Maddie, and Angela share IMs with one another about their day-to-day experiences as they consider friendship, dating, boyfriends, fashion, religion and life goals.
Noel, Alyson. Kiss & Blog; 2007. (Y-Noel)
Having made a pact to help each other not go noticed, Winter is dismayed at hw quickly her once best friend Sloane forgets her promise when she is noticed by the cool girls.
Perkins, Mitali. First Daughter: Extreme American Makeover; 2006. (Y-Perkins)
During her father’s campaign, Sameera Righton, who was adopted from Pakistan, struggles with campaign staffers who want to give her an “All-American” image.
Petersen, P.J. & Ivy Ruckman. Rob&Sara.com; 2004. (Y-Petersen)
Rob, who lives at a school for troubled teens, and Sara, the daughter of an army colonel, meet in a poetry chat-room and develop a close relationship via email.
Rosen, Michael. ChaseR: A Novel in E-Mails; 2002. (Y-Rosen)
When his parents decide to move to the country, Chases uses email to keep in touch with his friend and to get advice about his new life, cicadas, and hunters from his sister.
Sones, Sonya. One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies; 2004. (Y-Sones/Y-P-SON)
Ruby leaves her best friend, boyfriend, aunt, and mother’s grave in Boston and flies to LA to live with her father, a movie star who divorced her mother before she was born.
Standiford, Natalie. The Dating Game; 2005. (Y-Standiford)
When three sophomores set up a blog as a class project to research to play matchmaker, their own messy love lives become even more complicated.
Standiford, Natalie. Breaking Up is Really, Really Hard to Do; (Y-P-STA)
The continuing story of three sophomores, Holly, Madison, and Lina, as their love lives and those of their friends take unexpected turns, assisted by the girls’ matchmaking services. Sequel to The Dating Game.
Standiford, Natalie. Can True Love Survive High School?; 2005. (Y-Standiford)
Lina gives up on Dan, Madison gets a lesson in meddling, and Holly neglects Rob and the girls to help Britta cope with an all-consuming, love-at-first sight romance. Sequel to Breaking Up is Really, Really Hard to Do.
Standiford, Natalie. Ex-Rating; 2006. (Y-Standiford)
Three sophomores at an alternative gifted school protest when their blog, the Dating Game, is banned from the campus website because of inappropriate content. Sequel to Can True Love Survive High School?.
Standiford, Natalie. Speed Dating; 2006. (Y-Standiford)
As three sophomores continue to learn about dating and boys and record their findings on their blog, another student begins to make up unflattering stories about the trio on her own webpage. Sequel to Ex-Rating.
Standiford, Natalie. Parallel Parking; 2006. (Y-Standiford)
Holly, Lina, and Mads wonder about slowing down their searches for the right boys, and has Holly’s boyfriend Sean offers her friend Mads more than just driving lessons. Sequel to Speed Dating.
Stine, Catherine. Refugees; Delacorte Press; 2005. (Y-Stine)
Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Dawn, a runaway, connects by phone and e-mail with Johar, an Afghani assisting her foster mother, a doctor at a Red Cross refugee camp in Peshawar.
Strasser, Todd. Wish You Were Dead; 2009. (Y-Strasser)
Madison tries to uncover who is responsible for the disappearance of her friends, popular students mentioned on of an anonymous blogger, as she is being stalked.
Tanzman, Carol M. The Shadow Place; 2002. (Y-Tansman)
Lissa, sworn to secrecy but worried about her friend’s weird behavior and increasing hostility toward his abusive father, learns in a chat room that he plans to buy a gun.
Tashjian, Janet. The Gospel According to Larry; 2001. (Y-Tashjian/Y-PRD-TAS)
Josh, a loner-philosopher who wants to make a difference in the world, tries to maintain his secret identity as the author of a website that is receiving national attention
Vega, Denise. Click Here (to Find Out How I Survived Seventh Grade); 2005. (Y-Vega)
Erin writes about her friends and classmates in her private blog. When it accidentally gets posted on the school website, she learns some important lessons about friendship.
Vega, Denise. Access Denied (and Other Eighth Grade Error Messages); 2009 (Y-Vega)
Erin is ready to start eighth grade. The Year of Humiliating Events is over and she's ready to rule, But eighth grade comes with its own set of problems for Erin to navigate. Sequel to Click Here (to Find Out How I Survived Seventh Grade).
von Ziegesar, Cecily. Gossip Girl, 2002. (Y-VON)
A group of teens attending a private school in Manhattan live the high life with preparing for college, dealing with a returning friend with a bad reputation, and being popular
von Ziegesar, Cecily. You Know You Love Me, 2002. (Y-VON)
Blair and Serena, who go to an exclusive private school in Manhattan, are no longer best friends but are still both consumed with thoughts of boyfriends and college. Sequel to Gossip Girl.
von Ziegesar, Cecily. All I Want Is Everything, 2003. (Y-VON)
It's Christmastime and Blair and Serena are best friends again and up to their old tricks--partying hard and breaking hearts from Park Avenue to the Caribbean. Sequel to You Know You Love Me.
von Ziegesar, Cecily. Because I’m Worth It, 2004. (Y-VON)
Everyone is suffering from cabin fever after finishing their college applications. Now it's time for the teens of New York's wealthiest private school to run a little wild. Sequel to All I Want Is Everything.
von Ziegesar, Cecily. I Like It Like That, 2004. (Y-VON)
Blair moves in with Serena and they're back to being best friends, but will the love-fest last, or will they end up tearing out one another's newly highlighted hair? Sequel to Because I’m Worth It.
von Ziegesar, Cecily. You’re the One That I Want, 2004. (Y-VON)
After an agonizing wait for college acceptance letters, Blair, Nate, Serena, and their friends discover their college choice depends a lot on relationships – both old and new. Sequel to I Like It Like That.
von Ziegesar, Cecily. Nobody Does It Better, 2005. (Y-VON)
Scandal abounds as the uptown girls take “time to shop, drink, eat, and make merry,” winding up their days at school with a Senior Spad Day that is crashed by a rock group. Sequel to You’re the One That I Want.
von Ziegesar, Cecily. Nothing Can Keep Us Together, 2005. (Y-VON)
Only two weeks before graduation, and the senior girls still have to face some surprises as they fill their remaining days with boys, gossip, parties, and shopping. Sequel to Nobody Does It Better.
von Ziegesar, Cecily. It Had to Be You; 2007. (Y-VonZiegesar)
Reveals the truth about how the scandalous Gossip Girl column originated through a recounting of the girl’s sophomore year and the following romantic summer. Prequel to the Gossip Girl series.
Wilhelm, Doug. The Revealers; 2003. (Y-P-WIL)
Tired of being bullied, three 7th-grade outcasts join forces and, using scientific methods and the Internet, begin to create a new atmosphere at Parkland Middle school.
Wittlinger, Ellen. Heart on My Sleeve, 2004. (Y-Wittlinger)
While transitioning from high school to college, Chloe and Julian face changes in their families, friends, and their feelings for each other through emails, letters, and a visit.