ttfn: The Internet Girls, Book 2

This is pretty no-holds-barred -- after all it's teen girls talking honestly. They discuss kissing, fondling, oral sex, being naked in bed with boys, masturbation. Discussion of flirtation between a male teacher and students.

This is a book written in Instant Message form. To be true and credible, dialogues contain crude language including exclamations of" f--k," etc..

Experimentation with drugs is a common theme in teen literature. One character experiments with pot. She also is picked up by police for buying. Her parents are drinkers and admit to trying pot themselves.

Parents need to know that this sequel to TTYL is again written entirely in IM text-message form. It has plenty of "teachable moments." Again, the girls freely and frankly discuss their sex and party lives, giving the book a real ring of authenticity. Booklist says these books are appropriate for kids in 10-12th grades for a reason: they talk about experimentation with sex, drugs, and the love dramas that characterize the high school experience. Mature readers will find the antics relatable, but kids who are not as socially advanced might wrestle with some of what's discussed. But there's nothing in here they won't already have heard about by the time they get to high school, including a variety of controversial topics, such as the pressure to smoke pot, parents with drinking problems, and exploring sexual feelings for the first time. A girl gets busted buying marijuana, another gets caught in bed with a boy, and a third takes a cross-country bus trip without telling anyone. Parents are at times portrayed as poor role models, but this book gives real parents a great way to get into discussing some touchy subjects without prying into their own kids' personal lives.