Like It or Not

Written by Matthew J. Gilbert

Book #3 in the The New Norm series

Helping a friend earn cash for a new phone, three middle schoolers stumble into online trouble.

160 pages· ~700L· AR ~4.5

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Bookroo's summary

Norm's friend Jordan is embarrassed by his clunky old phone, but his family can't afford a new one. Norm and Mia decide to help him raise the money. Jordan is too busy to babysit, too allergic to pet-sit and too bad a baker for a bake sale, so he comes up with a genius online shortcut instead, one that soon lands him in hot water.

From the publisher

Taking online shortcuts lands Norm's friend Jordan in hot water in this third book in the New Norm middle grade series about surviving the cringe and chaos of middle school both online and IRL. Norm's friend Jordan is embarrassed by his clunky, outdated phone that can't hold a charge, but his family can't afford to buy him a new one. So Norm and Mia decide to help Jordan raise enough money to buy a new phone for himself. But Jordan is too busy to babysit, too allergic to pet-sit, and too bad of a baker to run a bake sale. How else can he earn money? Then Jordan has a genius idea: build a bot and sell extra likes on internet posts. Jordan's scheme works for a while...until the class gossip threatens to expose him. Norm has to act fast to save his friend from online infamy!

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