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Oracle

by Alex Van Tol
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Owen has a crush on Kamryn. Kamryn has a crush on Owen's brother Kyle.

Owen knows extreme action is necessary to make sure Kamryn does not end up dating his brother, a jerk who manipulates every situation to get what he wants. So what does Owen do? He manipulates the situation. With the help of his friend Hannah, Owen sets up a blog called The Oracle that gives out relationship advice to local teens. Everything seems to be going great. Hannah and Owen are having fun, and Kamryn seems to be following The Oracle's advice and taking an interest in Owen. Owen thinks he's got it made, but he soon discovers that fraudulent tactics have their consequences.

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don't like to read!

  • Creators

  • Series

    Orca Currents

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    October 19, 2012

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781459801356

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781459801356
      • File size: 434 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 3.6
    • Lexile® Measure: 520
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 1-2

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      March 1, 2013

      Gr 6-10-These hi/lo books focus on the hazards and misuse of social media. In Disconnect, Daria has not been able to adjust to her family's move so she stays in constant connection with her old friends through texting and Facebook. Her addiction is so severe that it affects her interaction with everyone around her: she is at odds with her mother, resistant to making new friends, and chooses her cell phone over watching the children she babysits for, leading to an almost fatal accident. This last incident finally leads to parental intervention. In Oracle, eighth-grader Owen is seriously crushing on mean-girl Kamryn. He finds out that she has a crush on his older brother, Kyle, a star on the high school basketball team who uses his popular jock status to charm girls and later dumps them. In a desperate effort to save Kamryn from hurt and try to win her over, Owen anonymously sets up a blog on a dating site called The Oracle, which doles out advice and predicts the future of the relationships being discussed. To stir up interest, the featured relationships are in existence in his middle school. It is Owen's wish to convince Kamryn to take The Oracle's advice in choosing him over Kyle. The students' freedom to use personal devices on school property and during school hours make the real-world issues of ethical and responsible usage of social media a prevailing theme. Although geared for reluctant readers, the topics will interest more competent readers, and the books will serve as quick reads for discussion groups.-Sabrina Carnesi, Crittenden Middle School, Newport News, VA

      Copyright 2013 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • The Horn Book

      January 1, 2013
      Owen, desperate to tip off his crush that the object of [cf2]her[cf1] affection (Owen's older brother) is a cad, starts up a relationship-advice blog called the Oracle. But it soon takes on a life of its own and may complicate more than just Owen's love life. Readers will appreciate the contemporary issues in this easy-to-read but predictable romance.

      (Copyright 2013 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:3.6
  • Lexile® Measure:520
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:1-2

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