A review by rcaivano
The Hive by Barry Lyga, Morgan Baden

Really good book. In a not too distant future, the law dictates the population can choose whether or not to mete out justice to people who bully online. It's called Hive Justice, and just like on Facebook, you can give a post a like or a condemn. The number of condemns you get dictates the punishment you have - level one can be as simple as throwing garbage at you, and if you get to level 5, you can be stoned or beaten. Cassie posts something horrible and gets to Level 6, which has never happened before. Level 6 means she can be killed on sight. She runs and goes into hiding and gets the help of an underground group who wants to take down The Hive. Cassie learns that the hive is being manipulated by the government, and they're using her as an example. But she's a computer genius, and she finds a way to beat them at their own game.