I dedicate this book to Professor Vieregge, thank you for choosing a very creative final project, and making me a better writer. I loved making this book, and being in your class this school year!

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Once upon a time there was a purple dinosaur named Kitty. Kitty was a very pretty dinosaur, but she looked a little different than her friends. They all lived in a very big forest.

FUN FACT: Did you know that teens may be sad but look happy on social media sites? (Jacobson)

Kitty and her friends loved their cell phones and posted a lot of photos on social media. Social media was a good way for the pink dinosaurs and Kitty to keep in touch with each other, but sometimes they would get bullied by other dinosaurs on a site called Dinogram.

FUN FACT: Did you know that 95% of teens have access to smartphones? (Drah)

One day, Kitty and her friends were swimming in a lake and decided to take pictures of themselves by the sunset. They all took a lot of photos so they could post their favorite ones on dinogram.

FUN FACT: Did you know that 94% of older teens post photos of themselves on social media? (Madden)

After the dinosaurs had a great day at the beach, it started to get dark and Kitty went home. She was so excited to get home so She could post some of her pictures on Dinogram.

FUN FACT: Did you know that commercials, magazines, and Movies edit their images to make the models look "beautiful"? (Morin)

When Kitty got to her bedroom she immediately posted her first post on dinogram so all of the other dinosaurs could see a photo of her at the beach. She loved the photo and thought other dinosaurs would compliment how she looked..

FUN FACT: Did you know that 4.5 billion likes are recorded daily on Facebook? (Burrow)

The next morning Kitty woke up and went to her kitchen to eat breakfast. As she was eating breakfast she was scrolling through dinogram to see how many likes and comments she got on her post.

FUN FACT: Did you know that teen girls change their eating habits to look good on their social media? (Sabik)

Kitty immediately started to cry when she saw what comments were being left on her post. Other dinosaurs were making fun of her for her weight, skin, and because she was different than them.

FUN FACT: Did you know that we compare ourselves to other people in person just as much as we do online? (Laplante)

You look scary.

Why are you purple?

You are weird looking.

Why are you so fat?

You have a lot of spots.

You are very ugly.

Kitty was so upset that she did not go to school the next day, and her friends were very worried about her. Kitty was scared of being bullied because of her post. Her confidence went down a lot because of the comments on her post.

FUN FACT: Did you know that the average teen has around 300 online friends? (Stevens)