Little Brother
Little Brother
Cory Doctorow
Marcus, a.k.a âw1n5t0n,â is only seventeen years old, but he figures he already knows how the system worksâand how to work the system. Smart, fast, and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting his high schoolâs 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 theyâre 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.
Book Details
Genre:
- Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction
Age Level:
- 12 and up
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