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Kaavya Viswanathan Case



By: Tabby Gonzalez, Ketiesha
Robinson,Jason Martinez,Luis Reyes
Who is it?
Her name is Kaavya Viswanathan , she was
born in Chennai, India and was an exceptional
writer in high school. She won many awards
and then wrote a book called "How Opal Mehta
Got Kissed, Got WIld, Got life" . it later got
signed by Katherine Cohens with the Ivywise
company.
What Happened ?
Kaavya Plagiarized
sections of her
novel with one of
her favorite
authors Megan
McCafferty's book
"Sloppy Firsts" and
"Second Helpings"
Where did it happen ?
It happened at Harvard law school in the town
Jamaica Plain,MA,a neighborhood in Boston.
How did it happen?

After Kaavya received $500,000 for her novel
"How Opal Mehta Got kissed,Got Wild, and
Got a Life" a month after it was published by
Little,Brown and Co.close to a month Kaavya
was accused of plagiarizing after the Harvard
Crimson newspaper found many passages in
her novel that were similar to two of Megan
McCafferty's books"Sloppy Firsts"and"Second
Helpings" all of the novels in the bookstores
were taken off the racks and sent back.
When did it happen?

Kaavya was accused in 2006 after her parents
died in a single-engine plane crash in Ohio
Why did it happen ?
● Viswanathan's book had many similar
  passages to other books such as "Sloppy
  Firsts"
● There was even a point where she copied
  14 words directly from the book
● Viswanathan had her book accused by
  readers as plagiarism after it reached 37th
  on the Bestseller List.
Conclusion
● Kaavya claims that any similarities between
  the two books was not done on purpose.
  Even if they were just a coincidence, it is
  still considered plagiarism. There will
  always be a way to catch people who copy
  other's work.
Work Cited
● Zhou, David. "Student’s Novel Faces Plagiarism
  Controversy." Harvard Crimson. (2006): n. page. Web. 31
  Aug.2012.<http://www.thecrimson.
  com/article/2006/4/23/students-novel-faces-plagiarism-
  controversy-beditors/>.

● Smith, Dinitia. "A Second Ripple in Plagiarism Scandal ."
  New York Times. (2006): n. page. Web. 31 Aug. 2012. <http:
  //www.nytimes.com/2006/05/02/books/02auth.html>.

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Kaavya viswanathan p.6 7

  • 1. Kaavya Viswanathan Case By: Tabby Gonzalez, Ketiesha Robinson,Jason Martinez,Luis Reyes
  • 2. Who is it? Her name is Kaavya Viswanathan , she was born in Chennai, India and was an exceptional writer in high school. She won many awards and then wrote a book called "How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got WIld, Got life" . it later got signed by Katherine Cohens with the Ivywise company.
  • 3. What Happened ? Kaavya Plagiarized sections of her novel with one of her favorite authors Megan McCafferty's book "Sloppy Firsts" and "Second Helpings"
  • 4. Where did it happen ? It happened at Harvard law school in the town Jamaica Plain,MA,a neighborhood in Boston.
  • 5. How did it happen? After Kaavya received $500,000 for her novel "How Opal Mehta Got kissed,Got Wild, and Got a Life" a month after it was published by Little,Brown and Co.close to a month Kaavya was accused of plagiarizing after the Harvard Crimson newspaper found many passages in her novel that were similar to two of Megan McCafferty's books"Sloppy Firsts"and"Second Helpings" all of the novels in the bookstores were taken off the racks and sent back.
  • 6. When did it happen? Kaavya was accused in 2006 after her parents died in a single-engine plane crash in Ohio
  • 7. Why did it happen ? ● Viswanathan's book had many similar passages to other books such as "Sloppy Firsts" ● There was even a point where she copied 14 words directly from the book ● Viswanathan had her book accused by readers as plagiarism after it reached 37th on the Bestseller List.
  • 8. Conclusion ● Kaavya claims that any similarities between the two books was not done on purpose. Even if they were just a coincidence, it is still considered plagiarism. There will always be a way to catch people who copy other's work.
  • 9. Work Cited ● Zhou, David. "Student’s Novel Faces Plagiarism Controversy." Harvard Crimson. (2006): n. page. Web. 31 Aug.2012.<http://www.thecrimson. com/article/2006/4/23/students-novel-faces-plagiarism- controversy-beditors/>. ● Smith, Dinitia. "A Second Ripple in Plagiarism Scandal ." New York Times. (2006): n. page. Web. 31 Aug. 2012. <http: //www.nytimes.com/2006/05/02/books/02auth.html>.