Friend Me, Sheila M. Averbuch
Friend Me, Sheila M. Averbuch
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Friend Me

Author: Sheila M. Averbuch

Narrator: Katy Davis

Unabridged: 7 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/10/2020

Synopsis

An Amazon Best Book of the MonthWhat happens when an online friend becomes a real-life nightmare?Roisin hasn't made a single friend since moving from Ireland to Massachusetts. In fact, she is falling apart under constant abuse from a school bully, Zara. Zara torments Roisin in person and on social media. She makes Roisin the laughingstock of the whole school.Roisin feels utterly alone... until she bonds with Haley online. Finally there's someone who gets her. Haley is smart, strong, and shares anti-mean-girl memes that make Roisin laugh. Together, they are able to imagine what life could look like without Zara. Haley quickly becomes Roisin's lifeline.Then Zara has a painful accident, police investigate, and Roisin panics. Could her chats with Haley look incriminating?Roisin wants Haley to delete her copies of their messages, but when she tries to meet Haley in person, she can't find her anywhere. What's going on? Her best friend would never have lied to her, right? Or is Haley not who she says she is...With twists, turns, and lightning-fast pacing, this is a middle-grade thriller about bullying, revenge, and tech that young readers won't be able to put down.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sheila on December 30, 2024

This is my sixth manuscript and I couldn't have done it when I first started learning to write for middle-grade. I hope you like it! It's a thriller about a seventh-grader who's badly bullied and, when her bully has a bad accident, she begins to worry that her new best friend -- who she's only met o......more

Goodreads review by Darla on November 03, 2020

Thriller junkies, rejoice! This is a full dose of adrenaline in a juvenile fiction package. It has culturally diverse characters, cute and engaged big brothers, bullying, AI, social media dilemmas, and more. Our main character, Roisin (Rosheen), is newly immigrated from Ireland to the Boston area. S......more

Goodreads review by Lynn on May 03, 2020

I was hooked. What an entertaining, intriguing read which leads into a thrilling storyline. The characters so relatable, the descriptions fabulous. I felt like I was both reading a book and watching an inner movie. And great to have Roisin an empowering young lass at the heart of it all. Middle Grad......more

Goodreads review by Jane on February 18, 2021

Sheila Averbuch's debut middle grade novel FRIEND ME is a roller coaster ride – in the best way. Roisin is newly transplanted from Ireland to an American middle school. Her older brother Michael is kind, but he's busy studying for his SATs. Her scientist mother is too engrossed in her research at MI......more

Goodreads review by Mary on November 22, 2020

Highly recommend this for young teens who cannot be without their phones. Well crafted and gripping from start to finish.......more

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