Invention of Facebook and Internet Privacy

Invention of Facebook and Internet Privacy
by Tamra B. Orr (Author)

Booktalk: This book relays the factual details of the invention of Facebook in 2004 through three different perspectives. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a Harvard student, Harvard professor, and potential investor. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives while gathering and analyzing information about a modern event.

Snippet: “Look at this,” I said, pointing at the screen. “It lists each person’s birthday, e-mail address, and cell phone number. Those are a lot of personal details. Is that safe?”

Professor Edmonds shook his head slowly. “I doubt it,” he said. “My guess is that Zuckerberg isn’t too worried about it either.”

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The Stone Bird

The Stone Bird
by Jenny McCartney (Author) and Patrick Benson (Illustrator)

Booktalk: It might look like a pebble from the beach, but Eliza knows this is an egg. And one night when she hears cracking, she discovers the Stone Bird. It might still look like a stone to her mom, but Eliza knows it’s alive.

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