mzfatma 's review for:

In Real Life by Cory Doctorow, Jen Wang

4.0

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This is a great modern graphic novel. With the exception of some use of language, children (ages 11 and up), should read this book as the author and illustrator do an excellent job of combining real life and the online gamer life of a young girl. I have watched children quickly transition to their online personas without any regard to "real life" and this text clearly shows how blurred lines can occur without any thought. As an adult, I think the creators of this text make the adults be believable even though they are on the peripheral of the story. The story is not tied up in a nice tidy bow but in a way that encourages readers to see the worlds around them in a this 21st century. Most of all, it makes you think.