Averil Offline

Averil Offline

Nancy Paulsen Books, 208 pgs.,

ISBN: 9780593618646, Grades 5 and up

Twelve-year-old coder Averil can't do anything without her parents knowing; her mom uses the Ruby Slippers surveillance app to check where she is, who she texts, and even what she eats for lunch. When she learns that Ruby Slippers is about to become even more invasive, she teams up with Max, a new kid at school dealing with overbearing parents of his own. Together they figure out an almost foolproof way to ditch their parents and run away to the college campus that’s home to the reclusive Ruby Slippers creator. Will Averil and Max be able to convince the illusive coder not to go through with the updates?

Amy Noelle Parks

Amy Noelle Parks is a professor of elementary education at Michigan State University, where she helps future teachers recover from the trauma inflicted on them by years of school mathematics. At night, she writes stories about smart girls falling for feminist boys in quirky midwestern settings and likes using One Direction  lyrics as the inspiration for entire novels. Social media still scares her, but she’s working on it.

Author Website: https://amynoelleparks.com/