Author: Tanya Lloyd Kyi
Genre: realistic fiction
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Rating:
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| good conversation starter |
Summary (provided by publisher): Dominica's private school is covered in cameras, and someone is hacking into them and posting embarrassing moments for the whole school to see. Like Ana picking her nose. When Dominica quickly changes her shirt from inside out in what she thinks is the privacy of a quiet corner in the library, she's shocked -- and embarrassed -- to discover a video has captured this and is currently circulating amongst her schoolmates. So mortifying, especially since over the past three years, they've had a half-dozen school talks about social media safety.
Who has access to the school security cameras and why are they doing this? Dominica and her best friends, Holden and Saanvi, are determined to find out, and in the process start an art-based student campaign against cameras in the classroom.
My opinion: Taken on the whole, I had some problems with this book. The plot was taken to extremes that really challenged my willing suspension of disbelief. Kyi has pushed too many elements to the extreme. I would still recommend middle graders read this book. I liked the example it presents. These kids see an injustice. They try to report it and are dismissed. When the adults in their lives fail to set things straight they have to matters into their own hands. They put together an act of protest intended to get people talking. Kyi is showing the reader the power of the individual and of conversation to effect change.
Advanced Reader Copy provided by NetGalley
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