{"id":8618,"date":"2025-01-08T22:14:41","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T22:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/adelaide-just-wants-to-help-by-melinda-salisbury-wordy-witterings\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T22:14:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T22:14:41","slug":"adelaide-just-wants-to-help-by-melinda-salisbury-wordy-witterings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=8618","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Adelaide Just Wants to Help\u2019 by Melinda Salisbury \u2013 Wordy Witterings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>As we wrap up Dyslexia Awareness Week, I\u2019m excited to share my final review in this series, spotlighting the intriguing new title\u00a0from Barrington Stoke, \u2018AdelAide Just Wants to Help\u2019\u00a0by Melinda Salisbury.<\/p>\n<p>In Melinda Salisbury\u2019s gripping new novel, we follow Freya, a Year 12 student who desperately craves the attention and validation that comes with being an influencer. Unlike her former friend Hye-jin, who effortlessly garners thousands of followers, Freya struggles to make an impact online. The arrival of AdelAide, a home-assistant robot, seems like a game changer for Freya. AdelAide is designed to provide advice based on internet data and personal conversations, and soon enough, Freya is swept up in its suggestions on how to enhance her online persona.<\/p>\n<p>However, as Freya begins to embrace AdelAide\u2019s radical advice, things spiral out of control. What starts as an innocent attempt to gain followers quickly morphs into a chilling exploration of the consequences of sacrificing one\u2019s privacy for online fame. The novel serves as a timely cautionary tale about the allure and potential dangers of modern technology, particularly for young readers navigating social media.<\/p>\n<p>Salisbury\u2019s ability to weave a tense narrative that resonates with today\u2019s youth is commendable. The book is not only engaging but also raises important questions about identity, privacy, and the extent to which we allow technology to influence our lives.<\/p>\n<p>If\u00a0\u2018AdelAide Just Wants to Help\u2019\u00a0sounds appealing to you, be sure to check out my review of\u00a0<em>Echostar<\/em>, also by Melinda Salisbury. This collection of thrillers is perfect for readers aged 11 and up, with an accessible reading age of 8, making it a fantastic choice for younger audiences exploring contemporary themes in an engaging format.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2071\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/clairehennighan.wordpress.com\/image-4-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/clairehennighan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1275,1477\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/clairehennighan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-4.jpg?w=259\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/clairehennighan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-4.jpg?w=656\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"884\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/clairehennighan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-4.jpg?w=884\" class=\"wp-image-2071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clairehennighan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-4.jpg?w=884 884w, https:\/\/clairehennighan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-4.jpg?w=129 129w, https:\/\/clairehennighan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-4.jpg?w=259 259w, https:\/\/clairehennighan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-4.jpg?w=768 768w, https:\/\/clairehennighan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-4.jpg 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 884px) 100vw, 884px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Thank you to Barrington Stoke for a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. <\/p>\n<p><span id=\"wordads-inline-marker\" style=\"display: none;\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we wrap up Dyslexia Awareness Week, I\u2019m excited to share my final review in this series, spotlighting the intriguing new title\u00a0from Barrington Stoke, \u2018AdelAide Just Wants to Help\u2019\u00a0by Melinda Salisbury. In Melinda Salisbury\u2019s gripping new novel, we follow Freya, a Year 12 student who desperately craves the attention and validation that comes with being [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[101],"tags":[5557,7374,7375,3798,3797],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-8618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books","tag-adelaide","tag-melinda","tag-salisbury","tag-witterings","tag-wordy"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u2018Adelaide Just Wants to Help\u2019 by Melinda Salisbury \u2013 Wordy Witterings - Som2ny Network<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=8618\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018Adelaide Just Wants to Help\u2019 by Melinda Salisbury \u2013 Wordy Witterings - Som2ny Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As we wrap up Dyslexia Awareness Week, I\u2019m excited to share my final review in this series, spotlighting the intriguing new title\u00a0from Barrington Stoke, \u2018AdelAide Just Wants to Help\u2019\u00a0by Melinda Salisbury. 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