This book was published in the 1990's (possibly in the late 1980's but that is a stretch). It is about a girl who moves in with her father (whom I don't think she really knew prior). I don't remember the plot but the elements that stand out are: -Her father built a computer into the house called "house cat" and the computer responds really well to the main character, so much so that she can hold an informal conversation with it while every one else has to say "house cat please turn on the lights" or something along those lines.-She rebels a bit, not a lot, but enough to get a pair of Doc Martens and have an appreciation for punk aesthetics.-She loves X-Files and views Scully as a role model.-The main character has an adult female friend (or confidant of some kind. Possibly father's friend or girlfriend).Things that I am not positive that I remember correctly:-Possibly set in England. -Mostly real world setting with some cyberpunk elements (I mean come on, the house is a sentient computer).
Spider's state-of-the-art computer allows her to adopt a new personality online, but causes problems in her relationships at home. It takes computer whiz Jerry and his uncle to make Spider see that she needs real friends -- but even they may be too late. Spider's state-of-the-art computer allows her to adopt a new personality online, but causes problems in her relationships at home. It takes computer whiz Jerry and his uncle to make Spider see that she needs real friends -- but even they may be too late. ...more