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Butcher, Kristin. Chat room.


BUTCHER, Kristin. Chat room. Orca, Currents. 102p. c2006. 1-55143-485-7 $795. JS

Linda, not known for being much of a social person, and her friend Janice, known as the class grump, normally agree on anti-school thoughts, but have come to disagree thanks to a new feature on the Wellington High School Wellington High School may refer to one of several high schools:

In New Zealand:
  • Wellington High School — New Zealand
In the United States:
  • Wellington High School — Wellington, Colorado
 website. Chat rooms have been made available to students, and Janice tries to dissuade TO DISSUADE, crim. law. To induce a person not to do an act.
     2. To dissuade a witness from giving evidence against a person indicted, is an indictable offence at common law. Hawk. B. 1, c. 2 1, s. 1 5.
 Linda from getting involved due to the potential danger. Linda decides to give the chat rooms a try and finds herself becoming more outgoing and comfortable with herself in the process. As "Roxanne" in the chat room she does not get teased tease  
v. teased, teas·ing, teas·es

v.tr.
1. To annoy or pester; vex.

2. To make fun of; mock playfully.

3.
 or picked on for her comments and she finds a level of acceptance she never had before. She builds an online rapport The former name of device management software from Wyse Technology, San Jose, CA (www.wyse.com) that is designed to centrally control up to 100,000+ devices, including Wyse thin clients (see Winterm), Palm, PocketPC and other mobile devices.  with a student known as Cyrano and after leaving hints for Cyrano about what she will be carrying while at a school basketball game, things heat up even more to include a possible mistaken identity mistaken identity nerreur f d'identité

mistaken identity mistake nVerwechslung f

mistaken identity n
, a secret admirer This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , and the real possibility that Linda has put herself in danger. Teens can obviously relate to chat rooms and this new addition to the Orca Currents series offers a balanced look at the social connections, both real and virtual, and the basic need to feel accepted. Stephanie Squicciarini, Teen Svcs. Libn., Fairport PL, Fairport, NY

J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers.

S--Recommended for senior high school students.
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Author:Squicciarini, Stephanie
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Date:Nov 1, 2006
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