Katherine Tarbox
Author of Katie.com: My Story
About the Author
Katherine Tarbox was selected to attend Bread Loaf's prestigious teen weekend for young writers & has served as a senatorial page in Washington, D.C. Her Web site is www.katieT.com. She lives with her family in Connecticut. (Bowker Author Biography)
Works by Katherine Tarbox
Katie.Com my story 1 copy
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- Tarbox, Katherine
- Gender
- female
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- USA
- Education
- St. Paul's School
University of Pennsylvania
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Katie.com: My Story by Katherine Tarbox
Some have been critical of the author, but keep in mind, she was only a teenager, and it is told from her perspective. I enjoyed the story, and it is a quick read.
This is true life a cautionary tale about the dangers of "meeting" people online. At thirteen, Katherine Tarbox, met "Mark" in an online chat room. Mark claimed to be 23 and seemed to really understand her. They eventually made plans to meet when she discovered that he was actually a 40 year-old.
"A Girl's Life Online" describes how Tarbox was like so many teeenagers in her feelings of loneliness and isolation and how a pedophile was able to manipulate those feelings to his own end. It also describes how Tarbox became the first "unnamed minor" to utilize the federal law enacted to protect minors from online predators.… (more)
"A Girl's Life Online" describes how Tarbox was like so many teeenagers in her feelings of loneliness and isolation and how a pedophile was able to manipulate those feelings to his own end. It also describes how Tarbox became the first "unnamed minor" to utilize the federal law enacted to protect minors from online predators.… (more)
As Katie grows apart from her best friend at school and feels increasingly alienated from her family, she seeks comfort online in "Mark", a man who seems to like her for who she really is. Of course, we know how the story will end, but it's interesting to read about what it was like when online predators were still a new phenomenon and people really didn't know how to deal with the situation.
The autobiography of Katherine TArbox who, when she was thirteen, met twenty three year old Mark in an online chat room. Mark was actually forty one year old Joh Kufrovich.
Gave the book to local high school due to mature content.
Gave the book to local high school due to mature content.
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