Averil Offline
Averil Offline by Amy Noelle Parks is a juvenile fiction novel published by Penguin on February 13, 2024. This 208-page book follows twelve-year-old coder Averil, who feels stifled by her overprotective parents. Using the Ruby Slippers surveillance app, her mother monitors Averil’s every move, leaving her to wonder how she can grow up if she isn’t allowed to make mistakes. As Averil learns that the app is set to become even more intrusive, she teams up with Max, a new classmate facing similar parental challenges.
In their quest for independence, Averil and Max devise a plan to escape their parents and meet the eccentric creator of Ruby Slippers on a college campus. Their adventure involves solving a series of puzzles, leading them to a meeting that prompts them to reconsider the importance of honesty and trust in their relationships with their parents. This engaging narrative explores themes related to family dynamics, digital media, and the journey toward self-discovery, making it a relevant read for young audiences navigating similar issues.
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A fun, fast-paced story about a girl determined to cut the cord with her helicopter parents.
Twelve-year-old coder Averil can’t do anything without her parents knowing. That’s because her mom uses the Ruby Slippers surveillance app to check where she is, who she texts, and even what she eats for lunch. Averil wonders how she’s ever going to grow up if she’s not allowed to learn from mistakes. When she learns that Ruby Slippers is about to become even more invasive, she teams up with Max, a new kid at school dealing with overbearing parents of his own. Together they figure out an almost foolproof way to ditch their parents and run away to the college campus that’s home to the quirky Ruby Slippers creator. It’s an extreme challenge just getting to meet with him—but the two kids cleverly figure out a series of puzzles and get their meeting. What they find gives them pause—and gets them thinking about the value of honesty in a new light. After all, isn’t trust at the heart of their parents’ need to know?
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