Trolled
by Steven Sandor
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Pub Date Aug 01 2017 | Archive Date Sep 22 2017
James Lorimer & Company | Lorimer Children & Teens
Description
Andy's never been closer to his dream of making it to nationals. When a video of him flutterboard surfing goes viral, he uses the opportunity to crowdfund his trip there.
But he goes from hero to zero when he pranks a promising female swimmer on camera. Everyone sees it, and no one is impressed. Banned from nationals and kicked off his swim team, he's got to unplug from his viral nightmare and figure out how to get his life—and his dream—back on course.
Advance Praise
"...an intense, fast-paced story about the less attractive aspects of jock culture and how they can play out on social media … Written in clear, simple sentences with an emphasis on plot development, Trolled is a timely reminder that it is never acceptable to mock or belittle others, online or in real life."
—Roseanne Gauthier, Youth Services Librarian for The National Reading Campaign
"Trolled is an important story in the current climate where cyber bullying is commonplace, anonymity allows people to say anything, and punishment often will far exceed the perceived crime... By using social media as a story tool, Sandor graphically illustrates what the effects of ‘going viral’ can mean. It is also very telling of how social media can be used so quickly and cruelly to shame people and the devastating ripple effect it can have. Sandor has created a story that is current and relatable for readers... Highly Recommended."
—Libby McKeever, Librarian for CM Magazine
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781459411456 |
| PRICE | $27.99 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Isaiah R, Reviewer
I got this book solely because I like the publisher. I am not a big fan of sports, sports books, or 14 year old jocks. Never been my thing, even when I was a 14 year old on a sports team. The book was far better than I expected. There was a lot of focus on swimming (handy glossary at the back to help with the terms, but if you have ever taken a swim lesson then you have most if not all of the lingo down). The real focus was not on swimming, but on one boy learning that intent and consequences aren't always the same.
Andy was a great swimmer, mediocre at math, and pretty much a 14 year old boy when it came to girls and interacting with his peers. He was cocky, pulled pranks, and didn't know how to apologize. Through the course of the book Andy learns a lesson that many adults are still fighting about "intent does not matter when you hurt someone". Andy didn't mean to hurt someone. He hurt her in a way that he didn't even understand. He had to learn that others have different rules and different feelings. He learned this through hurting two girls in his life. This is a huge issue when it comes to race and racism. People say that they didn't mean anything racist, but that doesn't stop it from being racist. Andy, with the help of one girl he hurt, learns that lesson. He learns about himself and he learns about others. That is HUGE. I am so impressed that a YA book covered it and covered it so brilliantly.
The formatting was a bit off in the first section of the book, but that was not an issue again. That is also amazing. A great deal of the books I have read lately on an ereader have been formatted terribly and at times are unintelligible because of it.
