Want to Go Private? by Sarah Darer Littman

He gets to know her through their private ChezTeen chats, and he offers her the sympathetic and understanding ear that no one else in Abby’s life seems to want to lend.

Abby knows she’s not supposed to talk to strangers, but all of those rules start to change when one guy - BlueSkyBoi (real name: Luke) - begins to take a shine to Abby on this website.

Unfortunately, though, this means that their friendship’s been a bit strained lately, and now Abby feels that the extent of her friendship with Faith now exists in their online chats through the new social networking site ChezTeen.īut unlike a lot of people who use these sites to meet new people, the two of them mostly keep to themselves and talk with one another. They’re beginning high school, and while Faith has taken this opportunity to explore who she is and what she looks like, Abby remains comfortable being the quiet, shy, unflashy girl. The thing is, Abby feels like she’s been growing away from Faith lately, as well as growing apart from her family and the support structures that have always been in her life. But today, most kids have had internet as part of their entire lives, and that’s the topic that Littman chooses to explore in her powerful and important new novel, Want to Go Private?Ībby Johnston is 14, and she’s been best friends with Faith since second grade. Back then, chatting was what we know as social networking now, and most of my gaming/chatting was limited to a few writing forums on AOL and Neopets (anyone honest would admit to that sort of thing!). Praise for Sarah Darer LittmanBacklash'Littman pens a raw, frighteningly realistic, and absorbing look at cyberbullying and the damaging effects of airing private trauma in a public forum.' -Publishers Weekly'his is a powerful and credible story' -BooklistWant to Go Private?'A bold investigation of potentially lethal, if common, mixture for teen girls: emotionally immaturity, technology and emerging sexuality.' -Los Angeles Times 'This book is a compelling, if not disturbing, read.' - School Library JournalLife, After'Convincing and absorbing.' -Publishers Weekly'Littman catches the voice of teen readers with her spot-on dialogue and realistic situations.I didn’t get the internet at home until I was 13. Praise for Sarah Darer LittmanBacklash'Littman pens a raw, frighteningly realistic, and absorbing look at cyberbullying and the damaging effects of airing private trauma in a public forum.' -Publishers Weekly'his is a powerful and credible story' -BooklistWant to Go Private?'A bold investigation of potentially lethal, if common, mixture for teen girls: emotionally immaturity, technology and emerging sexuality.' -Los Angeles Times 'This book is a compelling, if not disturbing, read.' - School Library JournalLife, After'Convincing and absorbing.' -Publishers Weekly'Littman catches the voice of teen readers with her spot-on dialogue and realistic situations.' -The Jewish Journal

Want to Go Private? by Sarah Darer Littman