And there's much to like about Girl Online, even from a not teenage girl perspective. It's main character 16 year old Penny Porter is interesting and not afraid to be herself. She has a normal amount of teenage self doubt but not the inclination to wallow in it, which makes her very likeable. Her family are fun, functional and loving and her best friend in the world is the stylish boy next door who is gay. She falls in love when on a trip with her family to New York and her blogging life online causes complications.
This is a sweet story, which is great for Intermediate - enough romance and drama to entertain and some modern lessons to be learned about how we behave online.