Marcus, a.k.a “w1n5t0n,” is only seventeen years old, but he figures he already knows how the system works-and how to work the system. Smart, fast, and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting his high school’s intrusive but clumsy surveillance systems. But his whole world changes when he and his friends find themselves caught in the aftermath of a major terrorist … terrorist attack on San Francisco. In the wrong place at the wrong time, Marcus and his crew are apprehended by the Department of Homeland Security and whisked away to a secret prison where they’re mercilessly interrogated for days.
When the DHS finally releases them, Marcus discovers that his city has become a police state where every citizen is treated like a potential terrorist. He knows that no one will believe his story, which leaves him only one option: to take down the DHS himself.
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Having recently completed a near-future cyberpunk trilogy (https://www.tcweber.com) and being a long-time Electronic Frontier Foundation member (eff.org), I’ve long wanted to read Cory Doctorow’s classic YA novel, Little Brother. It finally surfaced to the top of my TBR list. You can actually download this book for free from Doctorow’s web site, …
I wasn’t sure what to expect from Little Brother when it was recommended to me. William Gibson with kids? A YA version of Daemon? As it turns out, it’s both and neither, a surprisingly political story of how the security state can spawn resistance from the unlikeliest quarters.
This was Doctorow’s first YA novel, and he’s nailed the voice: …
Savvy teenagers take on the surveillance state. What a fun book!
Loved the action and tension and excitement of this book. I even got my husband to read it since it was about techy things–he REALLY enjoyed those tech-explained parts. An enjoyable read!