The pitfalls of social media come alive in this middle school novel, timely and important while not feeling “preachy” to the reader. When a website called SlamBook is popularized at Faith’s school, Faith is interested in what begins as nice comments to one another. But this is middle school, and the platform soon turns to cyberbullying. The target: popular kids. All changes for Faith when she becomes a victim of conversation when people are talking about the comments that she is leaving. As happens with Digital Courage, students, including Faith, find that it’s easy to be mean when you’re hiding behind a screen of anonymity.
While this book was hard for me to read as an adult, full of middle school drama, students will find it relatable and telling where social media can take some dangerous turns.
