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1) Need
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"In this exploration of the dark side of social media, and government control and manipulation, the teenagers in a small town are drawn deeper and deeper into a social networking site that promises to grant their every need--regardless of the consequences"--
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"The Carls disappeared the same way they appeared, in an instant. While they were on Earth, they caused confusion and destruction without ever lifting a finger. Well, that's not exactly true. Part of their maelstrom was the sudden viral fame and untimelydeath of April May: a young woman who stumbled into Carl's path, giving them their name, becoming their advocate, and putting herself in the middle of an avalanche of conspiracy theories. Months later,...
Author
Series
Visit from the Goon Squad volume 2
Language
English
Description
"The Candy House opens with the staggeringly brilliant Bix Bouton, whose company, Mandala, is so successful that he is "one of those tech demi-gods with whom we're all on a first name basis." Bix is 40, with four kids, restless, desperate for a new idea,when he stumbles into a conversation group, mostly Columbia professors, one of whom is experimenting with downloading or "externalizing" memory. It's 2010. Within a decade, Bix's new technology, "Own...
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Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
As of 2018 approximately 3.1 billion people, roughly one-third of the world$1 (Bs population, use social media to communicate and connect with others. Yet for some users, what began as a fun habit has grown into a consuming addiction that can have significant negative effects on their lives. Presents a realistic picture of addiction, the effects of addiction on people$1 (Bs lives, and how addiction can be overcome.s
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
A hugely popular social media influencer, Alex relies on her personal assistant AC to help her manage each day, but when a controversial post goes viral, AC goes missing, and a woman is murdered, Alex finds herself thrust into the spotlight with no one left to trust.
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Audio
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Lanier offers powerful and personal reasons for all of us to leave the dangers of online platforms behind. He has seen their tendency to bring out the worst in us, to make politics terrifying, to trick us with illusions of popularity and success, to twist our relationship with the truth, to disconnect us from other people. And he asks: How could the benefits of social media possibly outweigh the catastrophic losses to our personal dignity, happiness,...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
"In his much-anticipated debut novel, Hank Green--cocreator of Crash Course, Vlogbrothers, and SciShow--spins a sweeping, cinematic tale about a young woman who becomes an overnight celebrity before realizing she's part of something bigger, and stranger,than anyone could have possibly imagined. The Carls just appeared. Coming home from work at three a.m., twenty-three-year-old April May stumbles across a giant sculpture. Delighted by its appearance...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
After noticing that his identity has been stolen and used to create various social media accounts, Paul O'Rourke, a man with a troubled past, begins to wonder if his virtual alter ego is actually a better version of himself.
12) American hangman
Publisher
Echo Bridge Acquisition Corp. LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A live broadcast on social media of a kidnapping turns into a trial of a judge who is accused of botching some criminal cases. The audience gets to play judge, jury, and executioner.
13) Ingrid goes west
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Ingrid Thorburn (Aubrey Plaza) is an unstable young woman with a checkered past of obsessive behavior. She secretly moves to Los Angeles to befriend Taylor Sloane (Elizabeth Olsen) -- an Instagram "influencer" with a fabulous artist boyfriend, a camera-ready terrier, and an array of new products and brands to promote to her followers. After Ingrid adopts a Taylor-made identity for herself, her attempts to prove she's BFF material are underway -- that...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Abandoned by a grieving mother to raise herself in a walled-off property in rural Washington, Linda escapes into a hostile outside world before a potential friendship and an unexplained fire unleash life-threatening consequences.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Our society has a technology problem. Many want to disconnect from screens but can't help themselves. These days we spend more time online than ever. Some turn to self-help-measures to limit their usage, yet repeatedly fail, while parents feel particularly powerless to help their children. Unwired: Gaining Control over Addictive Technologies shows us a way out. Rather than blaming users, the book shatters the illusion that we autonomously choose...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This book unpacks what happens to our brains and our behaviors each time we click 'Like' or even just scroll for new content on social media. Through interviews with top influencers, the latest studies, and pop-culture anecdotes, and Dr. Boxer Wachler'sown expertise as both a scientist and an influencer himself, he reveals how influence works"--
17) The seasonaires
Author
Series
Seasonaires volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Inspired by this deceivingly heady atmosphere, acclaimed screenwriting talent makes her fresh and thrilling debut with The Seasonaires. An idyllic Nantucket summer begins like a dream for Mia, Presley, Weston, Jade, J.P., and Grant who are working as seasonaires for the clothing brand Lyndon Wyld. But like all things that look too good to be true, the darkness underneath slowly rises to the surface. Lyndon Wyld, the chic British tigress who owns the...
18) Connect
Publisher
Cinedigm Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Explores how parents and kids can safely navigate social media and digital environments.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
""A firecracker of a novel..."" -Liane Moriarty, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Little Lies
The author of The Fifth Letter takes a laser look at the uneasy relationships between women and the real-world ramifications of online conflicts and social media hostilities in this stunning domestic drama. A story of privilege, unspoken rivalries, and small acts of vengeance with huge repercussions sure to please fans
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
In the long-awaited follow-up to his 2016 best-seller The Strange Death of Europe, Douglas Murray interrogates the vicious new culture wars playing out in our media, universities, homes and perhaps the most violent place of all: online. The Madness of Crowds is a must-read polemic-a vociferous demand for a return to free speech in an age of mass hysteria and political correctness. The global conversations around sexuality, race, mental health and...
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