Safety & Digital Citizenship for Kids & Teens

by Jamie Lee Curtis; illustrated by Laura Cornell

When her mom becomes obsessed with taking selfies, a little girl must bring her back to reality.

by Teresa Bateman; illustrated by Jannie Ho

Mitzi the lamb outsmarts a nosy wolf, who keeps asking Mitzi personal questions about herself, by challenging him to a dance-off. Discusses the concept of digital citizenship and provides rules and tips for the responsible and safe use of technology and the internet.

by Jeff Kinney

Life was better in the old days. Or was it? That's the question Greg Heffley is asking as his town voluntarily unplugs and goes electronics-free. But modern life has its conveniences, and Greg isn't cut out for an old-fashioned world. With tension building inside and outside the Heffley home, will Greg find a way to survive?

by Gordon Korman

Relates, in multiple voices, the adventures of a group of youngsters at an electronics-free wellness camp where wealthy, spoiled Jett, leads other campers in trying to stop a criminal.

by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm

When she posts a tutorial on how to twist whiskers, Babymouse quickly becomes a whisker influencer with companies and celebrities following her every move on social media!

by Bradley Steffens 

In Big Data readers explore the definition of data and learn how essential it is to our everyday lives. They learn about the history of data, the transition from paper to computers, and the role that search engines such as Google play in handling data. By making connections between the relationships among data, computers, and people, middle school kids also acquire the tools they need to become better digital citizens!

by Robin Terry Brown

Headlines leap out at us from mobile phones, TV screens, computers, newspapers, and everywhere we turn. This refreshing and up-to-date media literacy book gives kids the tools they need to distinguish what is fact from what is fiction so that they can make smart choices about what to believe.

by Stephanie Faris

When the students in her middle school become obsessed with a new website called SlamBook, Faith Taylor decides to find out which classmates are leaving negative posts and retaliates with her own harmful comments.

by Trisha Prabhu

Drawing on her own experiences as a cyberbullied preteen, the 21-year-old CEO and inventor of #ReThinkTM asks readers to consider the consequences before they post, tweet, comment, or text in an effort to stop internet hate

by Stacy McAnulty

When seventh-grader Eleanor reads an article online claiming that an asteroid will hit Earth in April, she starts an underground school club to prepare kids for the end of the world as we know it.

by Joyce Grant

For today's tech-savvy kids, here's the go-to resource for navigating what they read on the internet. Providing practical advice, thought-provoking examples and tons of explanations, definitions and useful context, this comprehensive guide to how real journalism is made shows kids how to spot the difference between “real” and “fake” news. 

by Erica B. Marcus

Using mindfulness techniques, this book teaches readers how to intentionally take charge of their technology use.

by Bradley Steffens

Social media outlets can strengthen ties between friends and family, but they can also be used for nefarious purposes—from inciting insurrection to shaming, bullying, and spreading hatred. Using personal stories, academic studies, and current events, this book explores the ways in which social media platforms are empowering dark forces to tear at the fabric of society.

by Eric Smith

An elite gamer who uses her rising-star status to secure sponsorships to help her struggling family and a fellow player who resists his mom’s ambitions for his future find their virtual worlds and blossoming romance challenged by gaming trolls and malicious doxing.

by Samira Ahmed

Aspiring journalist Safiya Mirza investigates the murder of a 14-year-old boy who was wrongfully arrested, labeled a terrorist, and eventually killed, seeking to tell the whole truth about the boy and those who killed him because of their hate-filled beliefs.

by Edward Snowden

In 2013, Edward Snowden shocked the world when he revealed that the US government was secretly building a system of mass surveillance with the ability to gaze into the private lives of every person on earth. Now the man who risked everything to expose the truth about government spying describes for a new generation how he helped build that system, what motivated him to try to bring it down, and how young people can strive to protect their privacy in the digital age.

by Alex J. Packer

Without avoiding the dark side of technology, this comprehensive reference book empowers teens to take charge of their digital life and improve their mental health and well-being. Quizzes and exercises guide readers through the process of evaluating their relationships with their screens, social media, and tech in general.

by Sophie Brickman

Unplugged draws on Sophie Brickman's own experiences as a journalist and parent to try to discover what aspects of technology are actually helpful, which are making us crazy, and most importantly, how we might learn to trust ourselves and our instincts again when it comes to raising children.

by Emily Weinstein & Carrie James

Behind Their Screens, Emily Weinstein and Carrie James, Harvard researchers who are experts on teens and technology, explore the complexities that teens face in their digital lives, and suggest that many adult efforts to help—“Get off your phone!” “Just don’t sext!”—fall short. Weinstein and James warn against a single-minded focus by adults on “screen time.”.

by Stacey Steinberg

In today's age of "sharenting," many parents are trying to strike the right balance between engaging with online communities they value and respecting their child's right to privacy and safety. Stacey Steinberg's investigation of the benefits and risks of sharing our kids' lives on social media will help any parent find the right path for their family to follow in the online world.