A Girl's Life Online (Paperback)

by Katherine Tarbox (Author) "I can't tell you what all thirteen-year-old girls are like, but I can tell you what I was like..." (more)
Key Phrases: New Canaan, Katie Tarbox, New Hampshire (more...)

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Plume (September 3, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0452286611
• ISBN-13: 978-0452286610
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 4.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #263,395 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book That You Won't Be Able To Put Down, May 12, 2009

By	Kingham's Kids "Ms, Kingham's 7th Grade" (Bedford, NY) - See all my reviews

Almost everybody goes on the computer. Most people who go on the computer go on the internet. Many people who go on the internet go on chat websites. Only some people talk to people that they don't know on the internet. A girl named Katie does. But she decides to take it way too far. A Girls Life Online, by Katherine Tarbox is a true story about a girl who starts out feeling very uncomfortable with school, her friends, and her body. She finds out about the IMing world and discovers a whole new way to talk to people. She goes in a chat room and finds people to talk to. There was this one man that she met, that claimed to be 21 years old. She then started to fall in love with this man. He made her feel different than anyone made her feel before. Loved. She opened up all of her feelings to him. He then asks her one question. Do you want to meet somewhere? Sadly, Katie fell for his act, and says yes. When they finally met, he does stuff that she was a little to young to do. He was a child molester. A Girls Life Online is a great, scary, interesting book. I literally couldn't put this book down. I would stay up until 12:00 at night reading it. A Girls Life Online would definitely get 5 stars. It makes your heart race. You won't be able to put this book down. This book will definitely be worth your time.
This book was had an awesome storyline. It shares a good message to young kids and parents of young kids because it tells you how unsafe the internet can be. It tells you how you should not give off any information about where you live because it can lead to many serious situations. I would recommend this book for ages 10+. Anybody younger reading this book might not understand most of the things that it says. As I said before this book is great. I would read it again at anytime. I would definitely recommend you buying A Girls Life Online, you will not regret it.

~HK

5.0 out of 5 stars Must read!, February 21, 2009

By	Proud Midwest Mom - See all my reviews

I am an 8th grade teacher, this book relates to each and every one. I highly suggest that all teen girls and boys read this. The book starts slow, but it's only to give information about Katie's life before. She's a great girl and this can happen to anyone her age. Glad that she shared her story!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very insightful, April 17, 2006

By	Dottie A. Randazzo "reader of everything" (Pennsylvania, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I loved this book and think that every parent, preteen and teenage person online should read it. It was well written and gives you insight into what she was thinking and feeling in her world around her. Highly recommended and well written.