Txt Me L8r: Using Technology Responsibly

Essential Health: Strong Beautiful Girls

by Ashley Rae Harris

TXT ME L8R features fictional narratives paired with firsthand advice from a licensed psychologist to help preteen and teen girls navigate the world of technology. Topics include safely managing online profiles, such as on Facebook and MySpace, cyber bullying, parents who don't "get" technology, online shopping addiction, online gaming, online predators, texting etiquette, and obscene and dangerous web sites. Throughout the book, Talk About It questions encourage discussion. Additional resources, a glossary, and an index are also included. TXT ME L8R will leave readers feeling confident to safely and effectively navigate all forms of technology. Strong, Beautiful Girls is a series in Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

112 pages, Library Binding

First published September 1, 2009

About the author

Ashley Rae Harris lives and works in Chicago, Illinois. She completed an M.A. from the University of Chicago, where her research focused on adolescents and Web culture. Ashley's work has appeared in VenusZine and Time Out Chicago. Though she has written several books for teen audiences, THE PRANK is her first horror novel.

Reviews

[Matthew]

This book was really good I felt it really talked about problems teens face with technology in the 21st century. For instance It talked about cyber bullying. Over all this was a really good book and I recommend it to all teen.

[Cherisse]

Somewaht artificial scenarios