Alexis: My True Story of Being Seduced by an Online Predator

by Alexis Singer
Review by Brynn Haley, grade 10

Alexis is the true story of a teenage girl who met a seemingly harmless man online who ended up changing Alexis' life.

Alexis was part of an online community she refers to as "The Forum."  It's like any other forum, with average members, and the few well-known members.  Alexis is surprised when one of the most popular forum members sends her a casual message one day.  She has no idea what chain of events will unfold when she opens his message.

Over the course of the year, Alexis centers her life around the attention she gets from this man, and even though they've never met, she feels that he is quickly becoming the most important person in her life.  Alexis' personal life is put at stake, and everything changes, as her online relationship advances beyond what she imagined it could.

I could understand Alexis' deep-set need to please another person, and to get the attention she craved, no matter from who or in what form.  These are feelings that we all can have, so I recommend this book to teens and those who care about them.