gospelaccordingto

__The Gospel According to Larry__ by Janet Tashjian ISBN: 0-440-23792-0 c2001 227 pages

Good sections to read aloud: -vii through x (a note to the reader)

Summary: Josh Swensen is a very bright high school senior. So bright that he creates a web site called thegospelaccordingtolarry.com and remains incognito through it. His best friend, Beth, is enamored by this web site and asks Josh if he wants to join a fan club that she is creating in honor of “Larry” and his web site. Josh does join, even though he feels a little odd about it, but he realizes that people love his web site, his sermons, and his thoughts, so he keeps it up. There is one glitch though...a user with the name of “betagold” keeps promising that she is going to uncover him, so he has to change a few things up. Can Josh keep his cover up forever or will he be exposed? Does it really matter if he is exposed if everyone (but his stepfather) loves what thegospelaccordingtolarry.com stands for?

YA Fiction--teen issues; internet; best friends; stepfathers

©Jennifer Lang - WDMS - 2004