identitytheft

__ Identity Theft __ by Anna Davies ISBN: 978-0-545-47712-3 ©2013 250 pages

pp. 24-25 when Hayley is already feeling pressure from all of the activities she is involved in pp. 32-35 where Hayley realizes someone has put up a fake Facebook page of her…with humiliating comments, pictures and updates – this could ruin her chance at the Ainsworth
 * Good sections to read aloud: **

Hayley Westin is a high school senior. She could care less about being popular. All she has strived for over the course of the last four years is excellence in school. She is determined to win the Ainsworth, a prestigious scholarship to go to an Ivy League college with additional money tacked on as well. Right from the start of the book you can sense the tension Hayley has with various members of the student body, but it isn’t until she Google’s herself, something she does regularly, that she discovers someone has created a fake Facebook page. She knows the people who are looking everything over for the Ainsworth will be checking social media to ensure that the scholars aren’t doing anything embarrassing, immature or inappropriate. While Hayley is mortified, she knows she has to keep things in check to get this problem solved. The only problem is…this isn’t THE ONLY PROBLEM. The page randomly gets taken down, then put back up. Strange things start happening to her. People say she has been places that she’s never been. Things start missing from her home. She doesn’t have anyone to turn to for fear of being criticized. How can she keep this all from ruining her chance at a great future? Read this fast paced mystery to find out.
 * Summary: **

YA fiction: mystery; high school; identity theft; scholars; social media


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