Cyberpals According to Kaley

by Dian Curtis Regan

For a school assignment, fourth-grader Kaley corresponds with different children from all over the world and tries out new nicknames as she learns about e-mail, Web site design, slang, friendship, and foreign languages.

Genres: Childrens

128 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2006

About the author

Dian is the author of many books for young readers, ranging from picture books to novels for teenagers. She graduated from the University of Colorado, her home state, and has also lived in Texas, Oklahoma, and Venezuela. Presently, she lives in Kansas.

Reviews

[Ashlyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good!

[Claire Binkley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I identified with the MC since so many of my associates I am acquainted with primarily through the means of the Internet: everyone else besides the people I talk with regularly in person, except for I guess the telephone people.

I find it strange that she did not really bridge the topic of time zones, but perhaps the email medium she meant to portray her characters communicating through allows for time zones not to be a concern. I found that a major concern throughout the years, "talking with my cyberpals" so to speak.

I liked this also since it didn't go off on a big "DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS" tangent like another couple of books I saw. If you don't talk to strangers, then you won't say anything at all in certain circumstances.
I'm so glad I didn't not talk to strangers when I studied abroad.

The whole point of learning to say hello in another language is to talk to strangers, no?

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fast book to read. A 4th grader, Kaley, has to email students around the world and ask questions about their life as well as her own. There is a little drama in the book. Cute book, not great. You learn a few things about different countries, but nothing that will stick in your head after your done reading. If you want a short and simple book, this is the book for you!

[Ilovewebkinz101 · Rating 4 out of 5]

its interesting.

[Whitney :) · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVED IT!

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a nice, and short book.