The Virtual Life of Lexie Diamond
by Victoria Foyt

    THE VIRTUAL LIFE OF LEXIE DIAMOND by Victoria Foyt
    Category:  Mystery/Thriller
    Age Recommendation:  Grades 6+
    Release Date:  3/1/07
    Publisher:  HarperTeen
    Reviewed by:  Mark Frye, author and reviewer
    Rating:  5 Stars


    THE VIRTUAL LIFE OF LEXIE DIAMOND is a suspenseful "whodunit" from actress and screenwriter Victoria
    Foyt, a first novel that effectively covers a wide gamut of emotional ground.

    Fourteen-year-old Lexie copes with alienation at school and her divorced parents' disappointment with her
    computer-driven life. When her mother is killed in a mysterious car crash, Lexie finds credible evidence of foul play
    and is forced to adapt, change, and grow as person in order to follow the clues.

    Lexie's suspicions grow as her father's fiancé shows her dark side after a series of private confrontations, actions
    which drive Lexie to make contact with her mother in cyberspace. To further complicate her life, Lexie must learn to
    trust people in "real time;" both her hunky neighbor and a popular "diva" at school, both of whom wish to be her
    friend.

    Foyt adroitly welds the ether world of cyberspace with many common teen issues in both of Lexie's worlds. Her
    teen protagonist must use her strengths and weaknesses to solve the mystery of her mother's death and to save her
    father. As a result, the author has created a compelling character and an electrifying story that will hold younger
    readers until the last page.

    A must-read! 5 stars.