The New Norm

Written by Matthew J. Gilbert

Book #1 in the The New Norm series

After going viral by accident, a middle schooler struggles to balance online fame and real friends.

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160 pages· ~700L· AR ~4.5

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Bookroo's summary

Everyone at Meadowview Middle School has something to say on the school's social media forum, and in the middle of it all is Alexander "Norm" Norman. He has just gone viral by accident and become a school celebrity. That sounds great, but Norm soon finds it hard to keep his followers happy and hold on to his real friends at the same time.

From the publisher

A chronically online middle schooler tries to bring his social media fame into his real life in this new middle grade series about surviving cringe both on the internet and IRL! Everyone's got a lot to say on the Meadowview Middle School social media forum. From roasts of Mrs. Klinger's morning announcements to rage-bait cafeteria pizza reviews, the tea is hot! And in the middle of it all is Alexander "Norm" Norman, who has just gone unintentionally viral across the internet and become a middle-school celebrity. Pretty sweet, right? Well, not so much. Can Norm balance his real friends and his new fame--and make it through the first week of school without getting totally roasted in the chat?

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