![]() Well I studied a lot of online behavior and, funny enough, not just kids. What real-life social networks and online trends did you look at while you were writing the book? ![]() ![]() NEED is such a diabolical social experiment, but perhaps the scariest part is how easily teenagers could get sucked in. Here she explains her unstructured approach to writing and jokes about the online search histories that may have put the FBI on alert. Charbonneau spoke with PW from her suburban Chicago home, just before embarking on a nationwide book/birthday tour – “All tour stops should have cake!” jokes the Testing trilogy author, whose birthday falls the day after NEED ’s release. For most, the network aids in their quest for material gain, but protagonist 16-year-old Kaylee Dunham has asked the faceless creator to find her younger brother a kidney donor. In NEED (HMH, Nov.), an anonymous social network claims it can fulfill the deepest desires of its users in exchange for the completion of several seemingly benign tasks. ![]() For her latest thriller, opera singer-turned-YA novelist Joelle Charbonneau has crafted a contemporary social media nightmare. ![]()
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