Middle Grade

Finally Heard

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Create Date：2024-02-29 00:22:20
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Author：Kelly Yang
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes the sequel to Finally Seen in which Lina struggles to separate fact from fiction on social media。

When ten-year-old Lina Gao sees her mom’s video on social media take off， she’s captivated by the potential to be seen and heard！ Maybe online she can finally find the confidence she craves。 Whereas in real life she’s growing so fast， she feels like microwave popcorn， bursting out of her skin！

With the help of her two best friends， Carla and Finn， and her little sister， Millie， Lina sets off to go viral。 Except there’s a lot more to social media than Lina ever imagined，

1。 Seeing inside her classmates’ lives！ Is she really the only person on the planet who doesn’t have a walk-in closet？
2。 Group chats！ Disappearing videos！ Will anyone comment？ What’s that emoji mean？
3。 A bazillion stories about what to eat， wear， and put on her face 。 Could they all be telling the truth？ Everyone sounds so sure of what they’re saying！

As Lina descends deeper and deeper into social media， it will take all her strength to break free from the likes and find the courage to be her authentic self in this fast-paced world。

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Cadee ， 2024-02-23 00:00

"I enjoyed the first book in this series and was excited to get this ARC。 It did not disappoint！ I think that a lot of people would like this book boys or girls because it's about some people trying to make friends。 And I hope it was the third book coming out。" -Cadee， age 11 "I enjoyed the first book in this series and was excited to get this ARC。 It did not disappoint！ I think that a lot of people would like this book boys or girls because it's about some people trying to make friends。 And I hope it was the third book coming out。" -Cadee， age 11 。。。more

Lyon。Brit。andthebookshelf ， 2024-02-22 00:00

I’m 38 and I LOVE middle grade… it’s my comfort genre and Kelly Yang is why！ She writes such great stories that as a parent I appreciate。 I couldn’t even imagine being a child now a days and Kelly hits the nail on the head every time！ It was fun to be back with Lina in this next book as well as her family and friends。 Navigating the world of social media。 Touching on Cyber bullying as well as how addicting devices can be no matter your age。 I think back to growing up when cell phones were just c I’m 38 and I LOVE middle grade… it’s my comfort genre and Kelly Yang is why！ She writes such great stories that as a parent I appreciate。 I couldn’t even imagine being a child now a days and Kelly hits the nail on the head every time！ It was fun to be back with Lina in this next book as well as her family and friends。 Navigating the world of social media。 Touching on Cyber bullying as well as how addicting devices can be no matter your age。 I think back to growing up when cell phones were just coming out and they weren’t as cool as now a days and I just can’t even imagine the added stressors for all Kelly covers an array of the real tween life… not only Lina figuring out how to be in the social media space but also starting puberty and navigating friendships。 I adore her books so much as a parent as well as a girl who as a tween would have loved to have books like these when I was younger。 Thank you Simon Audio 🎧Follow me on Instagram: https://www。instagram。com/Lyon。brit。A。。。。。。more

Lisa Roppel ， 2024-02-22 00:00

Finally Heard is my first Kelly Yang book and I have to say I will read others。 This novel tells the story of a preteen girl dealing with changes happening to her body and all the feelings that are associated with this。 On top of all of this she finally gets a phone and dives head first into the world of social media by making videos to promote her mother's business and her video goes viral。 It is a great read for preteens and children using media at this time in their life as there are many les Finally Heard is my first Kelly Yang book and I have to say I will read others。 This novel tells the story of a preteen girl dealing with changes happening to her body and all the feelings that are associated with this。 On top of all of this she finally gets a phone and dives head first into the world of social media by making videos to promote her mother's business and her video goes viral。 It is a great read for preteens and children using media at this time in their life as there are many lessons that are taught through the story as well as a well placed teacher that explains how social media and the brain work in a kid friendly and in such a way that it worked in the story。 There is also a section at the back of the book that gives essential research on social media and kids and is a good read for parents and caregivers in my opinion。I highly recommend this book to students in grade 4 and up and would be a great gift or addition to their personal library。 I also think that it is a necessary buy for school and public libraries。 The expected release date is Feb。 27， 2024。Thank you Net Galley， Simon and Schuster Canada and， Kelly Yang for the opportunity to preview this novel。 #NetGAlley #SimonandSchusterCanada #SimonandSchusterBooksForYoungReaders #FinallyHeard #KellyYang 。。。more

Savannah ， 2024-02-21 00:00

4。5 stars！Review coming soon！

Lisa McDonald ， 2024-02-18 00:00

Finally Heard by Kelly Yang is an important book for young teens and preteens to read。 It is about how social media can impact how a young， easily influenced preteen thinks and behaves。 Lina， the main character in Finally Seen， gets a phone and can't believe what everyone else is posting--how big their houses are， how mean they are to each other on Discord， etc。 But soon she gets carried away just like everyone else and thankfully learns her lesson。 I really enjoyed this book， and loved that muc Finally Heard by Kelly Yang is an important book for young teens and preteens to read。 It is about how social media can impact how a young， easily influenced preteen thinks and behaves。 Lina， the main character in Finally Seen， gets a phone and can't believe what everyone else is posting--how big their houses are， how mean they are to each other on Discord， etc。 But soon she gets carried away just like everyone else and thankfully learns her lesson。 I really enjoyed this book， and loved that much of the "lessons" were backed with research data。 But I worry that this will seem to preachy to the younger audience。 Time will tell。 I will definitely be adding this to my library。 I might even do a book club with it！。。。more

April Hilland ， 2024-02-17 00:00

In Finally Seen，（2023）， fifth grader Lina Gao faces the challenges of social media and puberty。 When her mother's business hits a rough patch， Lina takes to social media to help， overcoming her insecurities about her changing body。 With a new phone in hand， she dives into texting and posting online， only to encounter the dark side of internet use: misinformation， trolling， envy， and body image issues。 As her classmates' phone use spirals out of control， their teacher educates them on the scienc In Finally Seen，（2023）， fifth grader Lina Gao faces the challenges of social media and puberty。 When her mother's business hits a rough patch， Lina takes to social media to help， overcoming her insecurities about her changing body。 With a new phone in hand， she dives into texting and posting online， only to encounter the dark side of internet use: misinformation， trolling， envy， and body image issues。 As her classmates' phone use spirals out of control， their teacher educates them on the science behind their behavior。 Lina finds herself in a flame war and her best friend Carla discovers she's been catfished。 While the novel delivers an important message about internet safety， the focus on teaching moments detracts from character development and storytelling。 This is a sequel， so we have loved and followed these characters and want to learn more about them : ）。。。more

April Hilland ， 2024-02-02 00:00

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 In Finally Seen，（2023）， fifth grader Lina Gao faces the challenges of social media and puberty。 When her mother's business hits a rough patch， Lina takes to social media to help， overcoming her insecurities about her changing body。 With a new phone in hand， she dives into texting and posting online， only to encounter the dark side of internet use: misinformation， trolling， envy， and body image issues。 As her classmates' phone use spirals out of control， their teacher educates them on the scienc In Finally Seen，（2023）， fifth grader Lina Gao faces the challenges of social media and puberty。 When her mother's business hits a rough patch， Lina takes to social media to help， overcoming her insecurities about her changing body。 With a new phone in hand， she dives into texting and posting online， only to encounter the dark side of internet use: misinformation， trolling， envy， and body image issues。 As her classmates' phone use spirals out of control， their teacher educates them on the science behind their behavior。 Lina finds herself in a flame war and her best friend Carla discovers she's been catfished。 While the novel delivers an important message about internet safety， the focus on teaching moments detracts from character development and storytelling。 This is a sequel， so we have loved and followed these characters and want to learn more about them : ）。。。more

Melanie Dulaney ， 2024-02-01 00:00

Lina， from Finally Seen， continues to battle the social hierarchy at Winfield Elementary and Kelly Yang uses this playing field to focus on the potential for harm social media and the Internet have on kids and their parents。 Main characters still include Lina and her best friends Carla and Finn plus Jessica， the student who joined with her mom in getting Lina’s favorite book/author banned from the school library。 Lina’s mom and sister are key players as is favorite teacher， Mrs Carter。 The bath Lina， from Finally Seen， continues to battle the social hierarchy at Winfield Elementary and Kelly Yang uses this playing field to focus on the potential for harm social media and the Internet have on kids and their parents。 Main characters still include Lina and her best friends Carla and Finn plus Jessica， the student who joined with her mom in getting Lina’s favorite book/author banned from the school library。 Lina’s mom and sister are key players as is favorite teacher， Mrs Carter。 The bath bomb business started by the women in the Gao family that seemed to be the answer to the never ending struggle to earn enough cash to pay the bills is floundering and Mom begins an Instagram account to post videos and boost sales。 “Modern Mama” is born， sales take off， and Mrs Gao begins to lose herself in producing more and more content， checking her likes， and responding to the negative comments。 Lina inherits mom’s old phone and is immediately sucked into the world of chat rooms and videos that flood her feed based on her searches for things related to her changing body which leads to increased feelings of body negativity and obsession with what everyone is or might be saying about her。 Mrs。 Carter and the school counselor host a Social Media Awareness parent/student evening， cyberbullying and online predators are revealed resulting in damaged relationships。 Ultimately， Lina’s family begins to implement limits and changes to their Internet and social media usage and positive change occurs between all of the featured friends and families。 Outstanding messages of Internet safety， effects of too much screen time with emphasis on the negative influence of social media， as well as wise lessons on handling conflict face to face rather than through text or chat rooms。 Yang keeps her book free of profanity， sexual content and violence and characters represent a wide variety of family configurations， economic strata and ethnic backgrounds。 Pair with Sydney Dunlap’s It Happened on Saturday and while more focused on gaming and much more light-hearted， Gordon Korman’s Slacker and Level 13。Content note: Part of Lina’s body image negativity stems from her fears surrounding puberty and the accompanying breast development and the subject arises frequently。 Buying her first bra is a significant event and， by the end of the book， she is viewing the natural changes in a more positive light。 Thanks for the eARC， NetGalley。。。。more

Trisha ， 2024-01-25 00:00

I received this book as an ARC from a Simon & Schuster Webinar giveaway。Wow！ I felt this book was powerful and eyeopening。 At first I was a little bored by all the kids constantly on their phones and social media and thought it was overdone， especially during class， then I realized that this is the new normal & a battle our teachers/schools face on a daily basis。 This book provides so much perspective on what social media does to our youth， it’s a book that parents and kids need to read。 It prov I received this book as an ARC from a Simon & Schuster Webinar giveaway。Wow！ I felt this book was powerful and eyeopening。 At first I was a little bored by all the kids constantly on their phones and social media and thought it was overdone， especially during class， then I realized that this is the new normal & a battle our teachers/schools face on a daily basis。 This book provides so much perspective on what social media does to our youth， it’s a book that parents and kids need to read。 It provides insight into how your words and actions can impact others and how social media can play a part in those choices。 I also loved how Kelly Yang made the main character （Lina） come to life with the changes that she was going through and the struggles she was facing as a growing girl…I could relate with this character as I felt many of these same feelings when I was her age。 I feel that many tweens will be able to relate to Lina and hopefully it will make them know that they are not alone with these feelings and insecurities。 This book is also a reminder for all of us to be kind because you never know what another person is going through。 I have already told my daughter that I would like her to read this book and I will be adding it to my school library。。。。more

Laura Slabach ， 2024-01-24 00:00

Everyone must read this book。 I honestly wasn't expecting this book to affect me the way it did。 I read Kelly's first book with these characters "Finally Seen" and liked it。 I knew this book delt with social media but had no idea how much research had gone into writing this。 The how and why we get so addicted are described so well here in a completely understandable way。 The story is something everyone can identify with （even me as an adult） and the way Yang added in her research through the sch Everyone must read this book。 I honestly wasn't expecting this book to affect me the way it did。 I read Kelly's first book with these characters "Finally Seen" and liked it。 I knew this book delt with social media but had no idea how much research had gone into writing this。 The how and why we get so addicted are described so well here in a completely understandable way。 The story is something everyone can identify with （even me as an adult） and the way Yang added in her research through the school setting was totally amazing。 The kids really could understand what was happening to them and why。 This is a must read for everyone who has ever or will ever use social media。。。。more

Rebecca ， 2024-01-23 00:00

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster Canada for an advanced electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review！Lina wants to help her mom find success in her small business， and when they make a video on instagram， they are shocked to see it go viral！ That joy is addictive， so they continue to chase it， helping other small businesses to make videos， while Lina has her own discovery of the highs and lows of social media。Though I didn't enjoy this one as much as the book before Thank you to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster Canada for an advanced electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review！Lina wants to help her mom find success in her small business， and when they make a video on instagram， they are shocked to see it go viral！ That joy is addictive， so they continue to chase it， helping other small businesses to make videos， while Lina has her own discovery of the highs and lows of social media。Though I didn't enjoy this one as much as the book before it （"Finally Seen"）， I think it's a powerful story to communicate the dangers of social media and WHY it is the way that it is - the appeal， the influence， and the addiction。 Lina is a main character you root for， and I just wanted the best for her throughout this whole story。。。。more

Rebecca ， 2024-01-23 00:00

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster Canada for an advanced electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review！Lina wants to help her mom find success in her small business， and when they make a video on instagram， they are shocked to see it go viral！ That joy is addictive， so they continue to chase it， helping other small businesses to make videos， while Lina has her own discovery of the highs and lows of social media。Though I didn't enjoy this one as much as the book before Thank you to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster Canada for an advanced electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review！Lina wants to help her mom find success in her small business， and when they make a video on instagram， they are shocked to see it go viral！ That joy is addictive， so they continue to chase it， helping other small businesses to make videos， while Lina has her own discovery of the highs and lows of social media。Though I didn't enjoy this one as much as the book before it （"Finally Seen"）， I think it's a powerful story to communicate the dangers of social media and WHY it is the way that it is - the appeal， the influence， and the addiction。 Lina is a main character you root for， and I just wanted the best for her throughout this whole story。。。。more

Yapha ， 2024-01-20 00:00

In this sequel to Finally Seen， Lina has settled into life in California and is now dealing with two big issues -- her changing body and the perils and pitfalls of social media。 As an adult， I felt that some of the messages were heavy handed。 The intended readers， however， may appreciate that they are not the only ones feeling super self consciousness about both their bodies and all of the mixed messages coming through their phones。 I love that Lina's teacher explains the science behind how soci In this sequel to Finally Seen， Lina has settled into life in California and is now dealing with two big issues -- her changing body and the perils and pitfalls of social media。 As an adult， I felt that some of the messages were heavy handed。 The intended readers， however， may appreciate that they are not the only ones feeling super self consciousness about both their bodies and all of the mixed messages coming through their phones。 I love that Lina's teacher explains the science behind how social media sucks us in to her students and Kelly Yang also includes an afterward with more information。 Lots of good messages here， wrapped up in an engaging story。 For grades 4 & up。eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss 。。。more

Michelle ， 2024-01-17 00:00

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing for this DRC。A fantastic look at how phones and social media can lead to so much stress for children （and adults！） Lina Goa is 10 and doesn’t have her own phone。 When her mom begins using social media for her business， Lina steps up to help。 It’s great fun until she does get a phone and begins to spiral when she sees everything she thinks she’s missing out on。 Plus， she is starting puberty， so Lina has a lot going on her head。 W Thank you to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing for this DRC。A fantastic look at how phones and social media can lead to so much stress for children （and adults！） Lina Goa is 10 and doesn’t have her own phone。 When her mom begins using social media for her business， Lina steps up to help。 It’s great fun until she does get a phone and begins to spiral when she sees everything she thinks she’s missing out on。 Plus， she is starting puberty， so Lina has a lot going on her head。 Wonderfully， this books also brings real science facts of what social media does to your brain， and does it in such a way that is doesn’t feel heavy handed。 Fully developed characters， parents and teachers make this great reading。#FinallyHeard #NetGalley 。。。more

Michelle Simpson ， 2024-01-16 00:00

I enjoyed following Lina and her family on another adventure。 This book is both a mirror and a window for many of us as we see how social media affects Lina's family， including her mother but also what how it has such negative consequences on the kids。 The book carries an important message and the end pages are important to read as well。DRC provided by NetGalley。 I enjoyed following Lina and her family on another adventure。 This book is both a mirror and a window for many of us as we see how social media affects Lina's family， including her mother but also what how it has such negative consequences on the kids。 The book carries an important message and the end pages are important to read as well。DRC provided by NetGalley。。。。more

Chrissy Casey ， 2024-01-14 00:00

Finally Heard is the next in the series about Lina Gao。 Lina is growing up and her body is starting to change。 Her mom decides to make a video for social media to boost her bath bomb sales。 Lina starts making videos to help her mom and then her mother’s friends。 Lina ‘s mother decides to giver her a phone to help making the videos。 Lina quickly gets sucked into all things social media and can’t stop， until everything goes wrong。 Kelly Yang has done again。 This book shows many sides of students b Finally Heard is the next in the series about Lina Gao。 Lina is growing up and her body is starting to change。 Her mom decides to make a video for social media to boost her bath bomb sales。 Lina starts making videos to help her mom and then her mother’s friends。 Lina ‘s mother decides to giver her a phone to help making the videos。 Lina quickly gets sucked into all things social media and can’t stop， until everything goes wrong。 Kelly Yang has done again。 This book shows many sides of students being on social media and many of the hazards。 You feel for Lina has she goes through puberty， and her struggles being on social media。 I hope that the audience this book is intended for really listen to its message。。。。more

Lindsey Eick ， 2024-01-13 00:00

I received an ARC of this book from a webinar giveaway from the publisher。 First of all， I absolutely loved this book。 It was a wonderful follow-up to Finally Seen。 I love how the author tackles the issue of the effects of social media on tweens in our current society and provides research at the end of the book of the effects of social media on kids。 This information is so pertinent to me because I am a parent of a child in this age group and am constantly concerned about my child’s online safe I received an ARC of this book from a webinar giveaway from the publisher。 First of all， I absolutely loved this book。 It was a wonderful follow-up to Finally Seen。 I love how the author tackles the issue of the effects of social media on tweens in our current society and provides research at the end of the book of the effects of social media on kids。 This information is so pertinent to me because I am a parent of a child in this age group and am constantly concerned about my child’s online safety and effects of social media on his mental health。 Loved how @kellyyang incorporated these issues with her characters Lina， Carla， and Finn。 Thank you for giving us this wonderfully relevant book in today’s society。。。。more

Elizabeth Dickerson ， 2024-01-11 00:00

What a fabulous story of coming of age in the 21st century！ It was so relatable as the parent of a student as well as a teacher of this age group with cell phones and social media！The underlying bullying and social media addiction were written so well that this text will be a great resource for teachers and parents to read with or recommend this book to students！

Sacha ， 2024-01-08 00:00

4 stars In this latest installment from the gifted and prolific Kelly Yang， readers get to hang out again （because this is the second in a series） with Lina and company。 This time， they all have an especially important and timely lesson to share about social media。 Lina， the m。c。， has settled into her immediate family and friend group by the time readers catch up with her at the start of her second book。 She's growing up， and her body is a constant reminder of this。 When the book begins， Lina is 4 stars In this latest installment from the gifted and prolific Kelly Yang， readers get to hang out again （because this is the second in a series） with Lina and company。 This time， they all have an especially important and timely lesson to share about social media。 Lina， the m。c。， has settled into her immediate family and friend group by the time readers catch up with her at the start of her second book。 She's growing up， and her body is a constant reminder of this。 When the book begins， Lina is hyper focused on the rapid changes she's experiencing， and the uncertainty that's part of puberty really gets exacerbated by something else particular to this generation: social media and resulting cyberbullying。 What begins as Lina's mom's attempt to drum up some added bath bomb business turns into a full-scale meltdown for Lina and her friends。 These kids cannot control themselves when it comes to checking their phones， posting and interacting on social media， and making a slew of bad and dangerous related decisions。 Their struggle is intense and constant。 As usual， Yang evolves her characters organically throughout the book， and the relationships are an absolute highlight。 Lina and her sister， Lina and her grandmother， and Lina and her best friend are just some of those that serve as healthy models for readers of all ages。 The central motif could not be more timely or important。 Yang really dives into the whys and hows of social media， and I particularly enjoyed the scientific approach one of the teachers takes with her students。 What did feel uncharacteristically challenging for me - as far as Yang's books are concerned （and I've read literally all of them） - is that this book runs a little too didactic。 At times， I found myself too aware of the lessons and less involved in the characters， and that's not a typical experience for me with this writer。 I noticed this， too， in some choppy plotting （i。e。， Lina's hyper awareness of certain parts of her body moves into a full focus on social media and then a quick and semi clumsy return to that initial focus just before the closing）。 While I had minor gripes here， they are outweighed by fantastic characters and of-the-moment material。 I am an incoming super fan of this author and am always looking forward to what she will write （and Mia， Lina， and others will do） next！*Special thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers for this arc， which I received in exchange for an honest review。 The opinions expressed here are my own。。。。more

Sarah ， 2024-01-01 00:00

EARC provided by Edelweiss Plus Lina and her classmates are navigating the challenges of using social media while trying to fit in at school- a timely topic that all middle grade readers will understand。 Don’t skip the back matter， in fact， it might even be better to read that first！

Lori Emilson ， 2023-12-18 00:00

I love the premise of this book - and I especially appreciate the way Lina’s teacher explains how social media affects humans。 Lina and her friends are experimenting with social media， and Lina is experiencing uncomfortable puberty issues at the same time。 There is some online stranger danger， phone addiction， and cyber bullying。 Oh， and measuring oneself against peers’ online personas。 Preteen girls are going to love this book， although it sometimes comes across as a bit preachy。 There’s a lot I love the premise of this book - and I especially appreciate the way Lina’s teacher explains how social media affects humans。 Lina and her friends are experimenting with social media， and Lina is experiencing uncomfortable puberty issues at the same time。 There is some online stranger danger， phone addiction， and cyber bullying。 Oh， and measuring oneself against peers’ online personas。 Preteen girls are going to love this book， although it sometimes comes across as a bit preachy。 There’s a lot going on in it！ I loved Finally Seen， and was hoping for as strong a sequel， but I realize that’s a pretty tall order。 Thanks to the author， the publisher and NetGalley for an advanced reading copy of this book。。。。more

Sue ， 2023-12-08 00:00

A sequel to Finally Seen - the family is struggling with their bath bombs and discover social media but the pitfalls of a life lived online become very difficult to maintain。 Cell phones don't help。 A great addition to the series by Kelly Yang about struggling to fit in。 A sequel to Finally Seen - the family is struggling with their bath bombs and discover social media but the pitfalls of a life lived online become very difficult to maintain。 Cell phones don't help。 A great addition to the series by Kelly Yang about struggling to fit in。。。。more

Audrey ， 2023-11-28 00:00

Kelly Yang has done it again。 I think I love Lena just as much as I love Mia and that's saying something。 Here， I was so stressed for Lena as she learned about the pitfalls of social media and how it affected her。 Loved Ms。 Carter and how she tried to guide both the parents and students in a personal and non judgmental way。 We all need Ms。 Carters in our lives。 I would say more Lena and more Mia。 But， really， I want more Kelly。I received an arc from the publisher but all opinions are her own。 Kelly Yang has done it again。 I think I love Lena just as much as I love Mia and that's saying something。 Here， I was so stressed for Lena as she learned about the pitfalls of social media and how it affected her。 Loved Ms。 Carter and how she tried to guide both the parents and students in a personal and non judgmental way。 We all need Ms。 Carters in our lives。 I would say more Lena and more Mia。 But， really， I want more Kelly。I received an arc from the publisher but all opinions are her own。。。。more

Ms。 Yingling ， 2023-10-27 00:00

E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusNow that Lina has settled in to her new life in the US （depicted in Finally Seen）， she is concerned about helping her mother grow her bath bomb business by starting a social media presence。 After contacting an influencer who wants to charge $5，000 to pitch her bath bombs， Lina's mother reluctantly agrees that Lina and her younger sister Millie can help with the videos， even though she has reservations about children on social media。 Lina has her own issues; she's E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusNow that Lina has settled in to her new life in the US （depicted in Finally Seen）， she is concerned about helping her mother grow her bath bomb business by starting a social media presence。 After contacting an influencer who wants to charge $5，000 to pitch her bath bombs， Lina's mother reluctantly agrees that Lina and her younger sister Millie can help with the videos， even though she has reservations about children on social media。 Lina has her own issues; she's feeling uncomfortable about her changing body， and tends to hide in baggy sweatshirts。 She wishes that she were comfortable in front of a camera like her archnemesis， Jessica， whose mother sells the steam from cooked brocolli as expensive "brocolli water"。 When the first video for the bath bomb video results in a lot of business， her mother takes a lot of time to consistently post content， even though it means staging the videos in IKEA because the family apartment is too small！ Lina is relieved that things are going well， and thrilled when her mother gives her her old phone。 She downloads all the apps she can except for Discord， because she's run out of memory。 While her teacher， Mrs。 Carter， talks about how social media affects students' brains， Lina still gets sucked into caring too much about what life looks like online。 She even coats her face in glitter glue after seeing posts about "glazed doughnut skin"。 She and Carla and Finn are helping other small businesses in the neighborhood with their social media， and getting paid for it， but not everything is positive。 Finn is struggling with his parents' divorce， and saying mean things on Discord because "it's not real， it's like a video game"， and Carla is chatting with a boy whose father also isn't in the picture。。。 but who isn't exactly who he claims to be。 When everything blows up right around the time the school has an informational session about the dangers of social media， will Lina be able to find a way to use social media more rationally？Strengths: Many of the incidents in this book are based on bad social media interactions Yang's own children had， and there are even notes at the back of the book on some of the things children should keep in mind when consuming social media。 I'm sure this is very realistically done， but I'm not as current on social media as I should be （Discord is a real app， by the way）。 I did like that Lina was able to talk to her grandmother in China， and that she had generally good relationships with Carla and Finn。 Younger readers will love their success on social media， and be amused by all of the trends。 The information about how social media affects the brains is important。 Weaknesses: I know that Yang wanted to include a lot of different problems that children face in this book， but there was a lot of information， and the story could have been more focused。 As she points out through Mrs。 Carter， social media is making it harder for children to concentrate， so some of my students will find 352 pages too much to read。 What I really think: My students enjoyed Front Desk because it was fun， and also had deeper content。 As adults， we like to read books that are entertaining， but want books for kids to have Important Life Lessons。 Lina's discomfort over her changing body is certainly something that many children feel， but in combination with the social media concerns， the story does come closer to being didactic than I expected。 It's a tough balance。 I will purchase this， since my students have been eagerly awaiting this sequel， but I didn't enjoy the book the way I enjoyed Park's Averil Offline。。。。more

TheNextGenLibrarian ， 2023-10-18 00:00

“I want a world in which we’re kind to each other online， all the time。”📱 Welcome back to ten-year-old Lina Gao’s world from Finally Seen where we now find Lina exploring the world of social media after her mom starts using it to promote their bath bomb business。 When her mom and sister’s videos both go viral， Lina decides she wants in on the fun too， despite her recent insecurities about her changing body。 When Lina’s mom gives her her old cell phone， it opens Lina to a whole new world of socia “I want a world in which we’re kind to each other online， all the time。”📱 Welcome back to ten-year-old Lina Gao’s world from Finally Seen where we now find Lina exploring the world of social media after her mom starts using it to promote their bath bomb business。 When her mom and sister’s videos both go viral， Lina decides she wants in on the fun too， despite her recent insecurities about her changing body。 When Lina’s mom gives her her old cell phone， it opens Lina to a whole new world of social media， FOMO and cyberbullying she didn’t know existed。 As she dives deeper into her social media addiction， it starts to bleed into her personal and school life too。 📱I’m so glad I read this MG book during #antibullyingweek and #bullypreventionmonth because oh my goodness。 Kelly hit the nail on the head with this one。 Lina is an older elementary school student， but so many of the behaviors she experienced， my middle schoolers go through too。 They need to see the repercussions of this now rather than later when it’s already turned into an addiction because it is one if students are given free rein to be on any site they want to。 Kelly gives great advice from her characters， as well as sources in the back with startling statistics。 This novel also explores themes of puberty， friendship， trust， classism and crushes in true Kelly Yang fashion。 What an amazing title unlike any I’ve read before for middle grade students。 This title releases February 27！ Preorder it now！CW: cyberbullying， bullying， disordered eating， body image issues， misinformation， anxiety， catfishing 。。。more

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