How much does the internet know about you? A thought-provoking
near-future YA thriller that could not be more timely as it explores
issues of online privacy, artificial intelligence, and the power and
perils of social networks.
Because her mom is always on the move, Steph hasn't lived anyplace
longer than six months. Her only constant is an online community called
CatNet - a social media site where users upload cat pictures - a place
she knows she is welcome. What Steph doesn't know is that the admin of
the site, CheshireCat, is a sentient A.I.
When a threat from Steph's past catches up to her and ChesireCat's
existence is discovered by outsiders, it's up to Steph and her friends,
both online and IRL, to save her.
Catfishing on CatNet is a surprising, heartfelt near-future YA
thriller by award-winning author Naomi Kritzer, whose short story "Cat
Pictures Please" won the Hugo Award and Locus Award and was a finalist
for the Nebula.