Email, IM & the Web
Stories told through Email and IM and tales about the Web.

   Amy: [how do you know who your true friends really are?] by Mary Hooper

   Click Here to Find Out How I Survied Seventh Grade by Denise Vega

Imagine if all your personal thoughts about crushes, fears, enemies, and even kissing practice ended up on the internet for everyone to read! That's what happens to Erin Swift when her secret blog lands on the school Web site. As if navigating the treacherous waters of seventh grade weren't enough!

   Gospel According to Larry by Janet Tashjian

Seventeen-year-old Josh, a loner-philosopher who wants to make a difference in the world, tries to maintain his secret identity as the author of a web site that is receiving national attention.

   Heart on My Sleeve by Ellen Wittlinger

From the end of high school to the beginning of college, Chloe and Julian deal with major changes in their families and friendships and explore their feelings for each other through emails, letters, and a visit.

   Katie.com: My Story by Katherine Tarbox

This is Katie's true story of how she was manipulated over the Internet and molested and how she fought back by prosecuting under the Communications Decency Act. Katie shares her experiences in hopes of helping other teens avoid similar dangers.

   L8R G8R by Lauren Myracle

Sequel to ttfn: Throughout their senior year in high school, Zoe, Maddie, and Angela continue to share IMs with one another about their day-to-day experiences as they consider college, sex, the importance of prom, and the inevitable end of their inseparable trio.

   Love, Sara by Mary Beth Lundgren

In a series of emails and journal entries Sara, a high school junior with a history of sexual abuse and foster home care, reveals her feelings about herself and two friends who are headed for destruction.

   Planet Janet by Dyan Sheldon

Sixteen-year-old Janet Bandry keeps an e-diary as she deals with an annoying family, school, a quirky best friend, and trying to find herself through vegetarianism, literature, romance, and her "Dark Phase."

   Romiette and Julio by Sharon M. Draper

Romiette, an African-American girl, and Julio, a Hispanic boy, discover that they attend the same high school after falling in love on the Internet, but are harassed by a gang whose members object to their interracial dating.

   Snail Mail No More by Paula Danziger and Ann M. Martin

Now that they live in different cities, thirteen-year-old Tara and Elizabeth use email to talk about everything that is occuring in their lives and to try to maintain their closeness as they face big changes.

   Sun Signs by Shelly Hrdlitschka

Fifteen-year-old Kayleigh is battling cancer, but is determined to keep up with school by taking online classes, never revealing her illness to anyone except the teacher. When she develops a science project on astrology and enlists other online learners to participate, she discovers that they all have secrets of their own.

   The Year My Life Went Down the Loo by Katie Maxwell

16-year-old Emily has just moved to dreary England from hip, cool Seattle. Forced to enter a new school where uniforms are the rule and makeup is forbidden, she reports everything via e-mail to her best friend Dru back in the U.S., including her problems with boys and stories of her seemingly absurd family.

   To JayKae: Life Stinx by Jean Davies Okimoto

Sixteen-year-old Jason feels alone and misunderstood when his best friend moves away, his father plans to remarry, and his step-brother-to-be is a high school basketball star, until he starts an online relationship with a girl from Hawaii.

   ttfn by Lauren Myracle

The sequel to ttyl: There's trouble and lots of IMs ahead for the Winsome Threesome.

   ttyl by Lauren Myracle

The first novel written entirely in IM. Follow SnowAngel, mad maddie, and zoegirl through the roller coaster ride of tenth grade.