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Nothing to See Here

by Barbara Dee

Rumors, reputation, and the reach of online gossip

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Rumors, reputation, and the reach of online gossip

Winnie, Gia, Mateo, and Levi encounter different sides of an anonymous account that ranks students and spreads claims about their lives. When a post crosses a line, the four join forces to test the effects of online gossip by circulating fake rumors themselves. The setup connects school friendships and romantic uncertainty with questions about who controls a story once it spreads online. Its central experiment gives the characters’ conflict a clear focus: how gossip can shape reputations, and where a response to it might go too far.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For middle-grade readers interested in school friendships and peer dynamics.
  • For readers curious about social media, online rumors, and bullying.

Themes

Online gossip and bullyingFriendship and peer relationshipsReputation and social pressureConsequences of online behavior

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Book overview

After an online incident forces a student to leave their school, four students team up and start posting fake rumors as an experiment to show everyone the dangers of online gossip in this high stakes and heartfelt story from highly acclaimed author Barbara Dee.

 

How far is too far?

 

Between her best friend ditching her and her parents taking away her phone, Winnie's year is off to a rough start. But eighth grade gets even more complicated when she's named on the Not Hot list by an anonymous online account.

 

Gia's on the Hot list, but she'd rather not be. There's already enough chatter about her online--how she thinks she's smarter and better than everyone else, and lately, that she's secretly dating Mateo.

 

Mateo isn't dating Gia, but he's had a crush on her for over a year now. But kids online are saying they have nothing in common, and he doesn't want to make her uncomfortable.

 

Mateo's best friend Levi doesn't mind that he's not the one in the spotlight. He's got enough going on at home.

 

And when an anonymous post takes things too far, these four very different kids team up to start their own experiment, posting fake gossip on social media to show what can happen when online rumors get out of control, in this high stakes and heartfelt story from highly acclaimed author Barbara Dee.

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