Rachel Cohn
Alfred A. Knopf, 2010
305 pp. (Grades 10-12)
Veronica--"Very" for short--is the It-girl at Columbia. Constantly distracted by texting, chatting, creating playlists for every mood or occasion, and pursuing a steamy online relationship with her male equivalent, the mysterious El Virus, she finds herself on the verge of losing her scholarship and her friends. Her salvation lies in ESCAPE, a rehabilitation camp for technology addicts, where she will discover how to live, and who she really loves. Definitely a book for older teens, it offers a genuine commentary on the role technology plays in our lives, and a cautionary tale of what can happen when preferred online personas confront the real world.
