"A story with a clear message and smart coverage of a timely topic." Kirkus Review
"Zinet Kemal teaches children essential guidelines to stay safe online, like never sharing their online details and using two-factor authentication to secure their accounts. But she also stresses that online 'friends' are actually strangers and shouldn't be trusted.
Learning these lessons as children will help them stay safe as adults when so much more is at stake and may even inspire them to pursue a career in cybersecurity. Oh, No... Hacked Again is ideal for middle-graders who will identify with the characters and learn essential facts about online safety." Readers' Favorite ★★★★★
"A charming, relatable, and colorful introduction to cybersecurity and general online safety, Oh No...Hacked Again! is an important read for children in today's gadget-filled, tech-driven world. Quick, simple, inclusive, and educational, this vibrantly illustrated book will leave readers with plenty to think about next time they jump online, regardless of their age." Self-Publishing Review, ★★★★
Oh, No... Hacked Again! A Story About Online Safety is a practical children's book to introduce the idea of computer safety to young elementary kids through middle grades. The message is told in a language that is easy to understand and the artwork fits well with the story." Literary Titan ★★★★
2022-04-09
A girl learns a lesson about not sharing her online passwords in this picture book from cybersecurity professional Kemal.
Eight-year-old Elham loves playing games on Zokanda, an online platform that uses Coin, a virtual currency, for special in-game features. But when she takes a suspicious online survey to earn Coin, she has to provide her username and password, and soon she’s locked out of the game. At first, she doesn’t want to tell her mom, but she remembers how her parent saved the day when her older brother was hacked. They come up with strategies to keep Elham’s account more secure—and to help her make better choices. Elham then dreams of being a cybersecurity expert who helps other kids. Kemal uses the experiences and names of her children to create a realistic cautionary tale. It employs accessible vocabulary in a child’s voice, and the message feels more like receiving advice from a friend than being scolded. In semirealistic cartoon illustrations, Izmaylova depicts Kemal and her family, who are Black, with a keen eye for details of their Ethiopian Muslim heritage; both the mom and the older version of Elham are shown wearing hijabs.
A story with a clear message and smart coverage of a timely topic.