Overview
Dex is dropped onto a deserted tropical island to be a player in a social media competition. Dex is one of six contestants on Dropped! an internet reality show. He's glad to escape his real life after being dumped by his girlfriend Lola and destroying his social life. He and the other contenders have to spend five days on a deserted island and the person who gains the most likes and followers will be the winner. The prize is a ton of money and status as an influencer. Keeping people watching is the challenge and Dex will do whatever it takes. He needs to win--it's the only way to get Lola and his popularity back. But on the island away from his ex he finds himself flirting with the gorgeous and popular Amina. When Dex keeps placing behind Amina he realizes he has to be more daring to get the engagements he needs. But how extreme will he need to be? And is it worth it to win?
Full Product Details
Author: Alice Kuipers
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers,Canada
Imprint: Orca Book Publishers,Canada
Dimensions:
Width: 12.70cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 19.00cm
Weight: 0.113kg
ISBN: 9781459837744
ISBN 10: 1459837746
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 01 April 2024
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"""An extraordinary hi-lo story for teens... filled with action and social commentary."" -- ""CanLit for Little Canadians"" ""Outstandingly realistic, fun and intense...Dropped! lives up to its promise to be an 'ultra-readable page-turner' and will definitely entice less-than-avid readers to pick it up and zip through its 79 pages...Highly recommended."" -- ""CM: Canadian Review of Materials"" ""Gently explores concepts that will resonate with teens growing up immersed in social media...A compact, existential, reality-show adventure with strong reluctant reader appeal."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews"""
"""Gently explores concepts that will resonate with teens growing up immersed in social media...A compact, existential, reality-show adventure with strong reluctant reader appeal."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews"""
Author Information
Alice Kuipers is the author of more than ten books for young readers, including the Arthur Ellis Award winner The Worst Thing She Ever Did, as well as World's Worst Parrot and Pia's Plans in the Orca Currents line. Her work has been published in dozens of countries and has also been made into plays and produced for radio. She lives with her family in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
