After she is all done with her self-portrait, she receives a message from a strange person who later reveals himself as BB-9. Plot Summary: One day, for an art project, Kate is just drawing a picture of herself on her dad's computer in her dad's office. She is short, has brown hair, and very humorous. He was once a cow on another mission to Earth. He is an adult's age and can take form as anything he wants. He is around Kate's height, chubby, he has reddish/blondish hair, and is very interested in Kate's mystery 'alien.' BB-9 is the self-proclaimed 'alien comedian' who wants to come down to Earth to make people laugh, since Earth is the only planet in the universe where people laugh. Willie is also Kate's crush and he is the only one who is truly willing to help Kate find out who really is sending her messages over the computer. Willie Lomax is the boy who helps find out who is sending Kate messages over the computer. She is receiving messages from an 'alien' who calls himself BB-9. She is obsessed with computers, she has red hair, and she is an average middle school student. Major Characters: The main character of 'The Computer Nut' is Kate.

Towards the ending, however, most of the action takes place at night around 8 pm- 9pm. Most of the time, the action takes place during the day. Overall, the different settings are in her house, in school, at a carwash, at Willie Lomax's house, her dad's office, a pep rally at her school's football rally, and that's basically where all the action takes place. Setting: 'The Computer Nut' takes place in Kate's small town.

The Computer Nut by Betsy Byars