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Nineteen-year-old Very (Veronica) LeFreak texts, Tweets, and dreams up new playlists 24/7, leaving little time for her freshman-year responsibilities at Columbia. In therapy, Very realizes her addiction to technology is her way of crowding out difficult, painful issues (a rape, her mother's drug overdose). Cohn's portrayal of teen culture is spot on, and her writing, sharp and wired and LOL-funny, is fittingly addictive.
Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2010