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ISBN-10: 0765323117
ISBN-13: 9780765323118
Publisher: Tor Teen
Publish Date: 04/13/2010
Dimensions: 8.25" L, 5.50" W, 1.10" H

Little Brother

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Overview

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 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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Reviews
"A rousing tale of techno-geek rebellion." –Scott Westerfeld, author of "Uglies," "Pretties," and "Specials," on "Little Brother
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"A worthy younger sibling to Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four," Cory Doctorow's "Little Brother" is lively, precocious, and most importantly, a little scary." –Brian K. Vaughan, author of the graphic novel "Y: The Last Man"
"A tale of struggle familiar to any teenager, about those moments when you choose what your life is going to mean." –Steven Gould, author of "Jumper," on "Little Brother
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"Scarily realistic...Action-packed with tales of courage, technology, and demonstrations of digital disobedience as the technophile's civil protest." –Andrew "bunnie" Huang, author of "Hacking the Xbox," on "Little Brother
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"The right book at the right time from the right author–and, not entirely coincidentally, Cory Doctorow's best novel yet." –John Scalzi, bestselling author of "Old Man's War," on "Little Brother
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"I was completely hooked in the first few minutes. Great work." –Mitch Kapor, inventor of Lotus 1-2-3 and co-founder of the EFF, on "Little Brother"
""Little Brother "is a brilliant novel with a bold argument: hackers and gamers might just be our country's best hope for the future." –Jane McGonigal, designer of the alternate-reality game I Love Bees
"I know many science fiction writers engaged in the cyber-world, but Cory Doctorow is a native...We should all hope and trust that our culture has the guts and moxie to follow this guy. He's got a lot to tell us." –Bruce Sterling
"Cory Doctorow doesn't just write about the future–I think he lives there." –Kelly Link, author of "Stranger Things Happen"
"Doctorow throws off cool ideas the way champagne generates bubbles...[he] definitely has the goods." –"San Francisco"" Chronicle"
"Doctorow is one of sci-fi's most exciting young writers." –"Cargo Magazine"
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Details

ISBN-10: 0765323117
ISBN-13: 9780765323118
Publisher: Tor Teen
Publish Date: 04/13/2010
Dimensions: 8.25" L, 5.50" W, 1.10" H
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