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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Civilization doesn't end with a bang or a whimper. It ends with a call on your cell phone. What happens on the afternoon of October 1 came to be known as the Pulse, a signal sent though every operating cell phone that turns its user into something...well, something less than human. Savage, murderous, unthinking-and on a wanton rampage. Terrorist act? Cyber prank gone haywire? It really doesn't matter, not to the people who avoided the technological...
2) Dead lines
Author
Language
English
Description
With his acclaimed novels Darwin's Children and Vitals, award-winning author Greg Bear turned intriguing speculation about human evolution and immortality into tales of unrelenting suspense. Now he ventures into decidedly more frightening territory in a haunting thriller that blends modern technology and old-fashioned terror, as it charts one man's inexorable descent into a world of mounting supernatural dread.
For the last
4) Jexi
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Phil has a major dependency issue, he's addicted to his phone. He has no friends, he has a job writing pop culture 'top ten' lists, and his love life is non-existent. But his Facebook status is about to change. When he is forced to upgrade his phone, the latest model comes with an unexpected feature, an A.I. life coach. With her help, Phil begins to get a real life. But as he becomes less dependent on his phone, the A.I. morphs into a tech nightmare...
5) Cellular
Series
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A random wrong number to his cell phone sends Ryan into a highstakes race against time to save a woman's life. With no knowledge of Jessica Martin other than her hushed, panicked voice on the other end of the tenuous cell phone connection, Ryan is quickly thrown into a world of deception and murder on his frantic search to find and save her. Jessica's life is in his hands, but what is waiting for him on the other side of the line, and how much will...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"Seventeen-year-old Julie fell in love with Sam the day she met him, and planned to attend college with him; but Sam died, and getting rid of his things, trying to erase him from her life is not working, so desperate to hear his voice one more time, Julie calls his cellphone expecting to hear his voicemail--but then Sam answers, and suddenly their cellphones become the living connection between them, a connection Julie finds impossible to let go."--...
Author
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A work about how we memorialize the dead-and how that remembering changes us-it is the odyssey of a woman forced to confront her own assumptions about morality, redemption, and the need to connect in a technologically obsessed world.
Author
Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Cell phones provide many benefits in regard to communication and Internet access, but they can also threaten users' privacy and security. This book examines topics related to the ways in which cell phones can expose people to the possibility that someone will listen to their calls, track their movements, and/or view their personal and financial data and private photos." --
10) Earth to Echo
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Tuck, Munch, and Alex are a trio of inseparable friends whose lives are about to change. Their neighborhood is being destroyed by a highway construction project that is forcing their families to move away. But just two days before they must part ways, the boys begin receiving a strange series of signals on their phones. They discover something beyond their wildest imaginations: a small alien has become stranded on Earth.
11) Textrovert
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It's bad enough when high-school senior Keeley grabs the wrong phone while leaving her small town's end-of-summer fair. It's even worse when she discovers that the phone she now has belongs to the obnoxious, self-centered Talon and that he's just left for football camp...with her phone. Reluctantly, the two agree to forward messages for a week. And as Keeley gets to know Talon, she starts to like him. Keeley learns there's more to Talon than the...
14) Cell phones
Author
Publisher
Rourke Pub
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
15) Cell phones
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Pub
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Cell phones make it possible to call someone from almost anywhere in the world. They are made of components that come from around the globe. Look inside to learn about the history of cell phones and journey around the world to learn about the business of manufacturing them"--P. [4] of cover.
16) Die next
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Zack cannot believe his luck when he learns that a man next to him at a coffee shop accidentally picked up the wrong phone. He's even more surprised when he's able to open the phone and discovers that his new phone-pal is actually a professional killer. Trapped in a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game with a highly trained assassin was definitely not how Zack planned to spend his day. Knowing Zack has access to incriminating evidence makes Zack the killer's...
Author
Publisher
Puffin Canada
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"Mya Parsons runs her school's social justice club with her best friend, Cleo. Her lifelong desire is to work for the United Nations and change the world, and then bask in all the ensuing adulation. Her more immediate desire is to get a phone, preferably one like Cleo's, with a leopard-print case to match. When her distracted dad and her long-distance mom (temporarily in Myanmar taking care of Mya's grandmother) both say no, no way, and possibly never,...
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Narrative nonfiction text presents the story of the cell phone's invention: why there was a need for it, its design and testing, the science behind it, and its lasting impact. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, fact-filled captions and callouts, infographics, a glossary, sources for further research, a listing of source notes, and an introduction to the author"--Publisher.