>I recently read Trouble and Her Friends by Melissa Scott (1994 Tor Books),
>which is about marginalized people like women, homosexual people, people of
>color, etc. plugging themselves into the internet. On the net their
>icon-selves can see, hear, feel, smell, and touch. I really enjoyed Scott's
>exploration of freedom from the body through technology.
>
>Also, I read about Virtual Girl by Amy Thomson (1993 Ace Books) in a
>critical essay, but I haven't read it myself. It's about a cyborg who
>gradually builds her own identity.
>
>Hope this helps, though I'm not sure how appropriate these books would be
>for high school students.
>
>Joanna
Joanna,
I would hope that it would be very appropriate for some.
-Sean
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