This book was really good! It was fun to read and just overall was great.
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Top 8
(2008, Fiction - School, Written by Katie Finn)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 12, age appropriate for kids over 14; suggested age 14. -
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Common Sense says
Cautionary teen tale of gossip and social networking sites.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 14 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Top 8
Parents need to know that there are some discussions on making out, hooking up, and underage drinking. The majority of the story, however, involves the reprecussions of gossip and Web 2.0.
Read our full review by Terreece Clarke
Families Can Talk About
Families can talk about the importance of being honest with your friends. How does the saying "Never say anything about a friend that you wouldn't say to their face" apply to Madison's situation? How did Madison gain the respect and trust of her friends back? Families can also talk about social networking Web sites. How do sites like MySpace, Facebook, etc., affect social happenings in school? Have you heard of anyone beling bullied online? What can teens do to model responsible Web use?
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- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give it
love the book i read it last year
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Amazing! ( :
Love it, it took me like 3 days to read! it was great... ( : the book shows you to choose your friends wisely because not all of them are good influences!
- I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
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Good, but bad!:P
AMESOME book. Teaches you about hacking, but has some language, sexual content,gossip, and drinking parts. But turns out to be ok in the end.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
It was okay, very funny but some iffy stuff.
My daughter has read this a number of times, so one day I wanted to see why she liked it so much. After finishing it, I was horrified. Madison's profile gets hacked by her best friend, Ruth. There is a lot of talk of hooking up, drinking and gossip. Although it was funny at parts, it was not a very nice book and I will make sure that before Sophi reads another book about internet bullying or hacking, I will read it first.
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