I just finished reading Little Brother, a fantastic novel by Cory Doctorow.
In this thrilling, yet potentially politically accurate novel, the protagonist, Marcus, is sent to jail by the US Department of Homeland Security. Tortured using waterboarding, spied on by the DHS who are using the alibi of the PATRIOT Act, and with his favorite teacher being fired because she disagreed with the government, Marcus wants to get back at the government somehow.
His inspiration comes in the form of Xnet, a network of people that want to fight the government.
Marcus, the founder, under the disguise of M1K3Y, pronounced Mikey, uses this site to create a multi-player game site, complete with facebook like profiles, and public blogs.
Doctorov clearly did his research as preperation for this bone-chilling book.
4.8/5
EXCELLENT
Ages 11 and up
Language and events may not be suitable for younger children, and some words will be difficult to understand.
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