Books like Stranger in the chat room by Todd Hafer

Neal Stephenson’s cyberpunk classic follows hacker Hiro as he confronts a deadly digital drug in a slick, future Metaverse full of hackers, virtual reality, and ancient Sumerian intrigue.

After a terrorist attack in San Francisco, 17‑year‑old Marcus and his friends are held by the Department of Homeland Security; when released, they find their city under total surveillance and decide to fight back.

When a legendary game designer dies, a dormant computer daemon awakens, threatening to dismantle society. An unlikely team must unravel its secrets before the world is lost to an unseen, autonomous threat.

Titus and friends embark on a spring‑break trip to the moon, only to find their neural feeds hijacked by a hacker. With their minds scrubbed, they meet Violet, who leads the fight against an omnipotent thought‑controlling system.

Tyler Balfour returns to the town of Heyday after inheriting a third of his estranged father's estate, only to learn the community blames him for their troubles. Now his job is to uncover what beloved local girl Mallory Rackham keeps hidden.

Ten‑year‑old Jimmy Barclay struggles to find meaning after losing his best friend and Grandma, questioning whether his faith truly improves his life.

In a new elementary school, Shawnee discovers that her supposed friends are not genuine allies. Guided by her angel Nevaeh, she learns the power of kind words and standing up for what’s right.

A young boy discovers faith and friendship in Victorian London's music halls.

High‑schooler Lily Robbins, once a model student, begins questioning school rules. As she adopts a rebellious look and voice, she must regain trust to stand up for a friend facing discrimination.

"I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling last words left by a man who had everything to live for but took his own life. In the void that remains stands his widow, FBI agent Jane Hawk, surrounded by questions destined to go unanswered unless she does what all the grief and fury inside her demand: Find the truth, no matter what. People of talent and accomplishment, people seemingly happy and sound of mind, have recently been committing suicide in surprising numbers. A disturbing pattern is beginning to emerge. Jane is determined to give up everything to find out why. And if that means going rogue and becoming America's Most Wanted, then so be it. Those arrayed against her are legion, and devoted to protecting something profoundly important-or terrifying-enough to exterminate any and all in their way. But Jane is as clever as these enemies are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless. And she is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. Because it is born of love.

Caitlin, 16, wrestles with a best‑friend’s pregnancy, romantic temptations, non‑Christian peers, and a yearning to discover God’s call for her life.

Fourteen-year-old Morgan alienates her friends and family when she spends all of her time online talking to strangers in various chat groups.

A gently humorous tale of friendship, acceptance, and kindness, where a reluctant girl turns a lonely birthday into a memorable celebration for her new friend.