internet and teenagers

"Eighteen-year-old Blanca has lived a sheltered life. Her entire childhood has been spent at Tabula Rasa School where she's been protected from the Internet. Blanca has never been online and doesn't even know how to text. Her lack of a virtual footprint has made her extremely valuable and upon graduation Blanca, and those like her, are sold to the highest bidders. Blanca is purchased by Cal McNeal, who uses her to achieve personal gain. But the McNeals are soon horrified by just how obedient and non-defiant Blanca is. All those mind-numbing years locked away from society have made her mind almost impenetrable. By the time Blanca is ready to think for herself, she is trapped. Her only chance of escape is to go online"--Back cover.

Told in alternating storylines, a teen must decide whether to confront her boyfriend or go on a cross-country road trip after he posts a compromising picture of her online.

Defines cyberbullying, discusses its effects on victims, examines laws and regulations designed to stop cyberbullying, and offers advice to teenagers on recovery and prevention.

A collection of essays that explores issues related to teenagers and sexting and offers different perspectives on them.

"Fourteen-year-old Indio McCracken enjoys instant stardom after his father post a video of him playing the guitar. Things quickly go sour when Indio's fame fuels his father's dream of raising the world's next Segovia. Robbed of a normal childhood, Indio desperately seeks escape online, creating an obsession that almost kills him. Facing school expulsion, or worse, Indio is shipped off to an addictions rehab center in the wilds of Northern Canada where the adventure of a lifetime awaits him."--Back cover.

Teenagers who share sexually explicit photographs of themselves with one another via cell phone can face embarrassment, bullying, loss of reputation, or even prosecution for sending or receiving child pornography if the images fall into the wrong hands. So why do so many teens see nothing wrong with sexting? Teens and Sexting explores the real-life choices that teens face as they develop an understanding of risks and consequences and of right and wrong.

Explains to parents, teachers, and adults who work with teenagers what teens are doing online in social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter, arguing that in spite of a lack of personal contact these outlets offer real social lives to teenagers that can help them make friends and stay informed about current events.

Examines the resurgence of the teen/youth market in the late 1990s and early twenty-first century, looking at the development of teen-focused movies, television shows, and music, and discussing the ways in which the media industry has shaped teen culture.