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Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 3
Description
This book explores how cell phone users are being manipulated into touching their phones up to five thousand times a day and the effects this activity is having on brain function, emotional well-being, and relationships.
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Description
Nate Reilly is having the worst summer of his life. His parents are never home, he lost his job, and his arts program was canceled hue to a virus outbreak. When Nate comes across an online "game" that promises forbidden knowledge, he is quick to click the link. Soon, he finds himself plunged down a rabbit hole of strange theories, dark plots, and fanatical believers. As he grows alienated from his family and friends, Nate is consumed by his newfound...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Screen addiction is a behavioral addiction that can cause a variety of problems. Mental health professionals found increases in screen time accompanied increases in the number of teens reporting anxiety, depression, and suicidal thinking. Digital technologies can expose children to bullying; contribute eating disorders; trade off with sleep and exercise; encourage children to negatively compare themselves to others; and can lead to depression and...