Little Brother

Hardcover, 384 pages

English language

Published April 29, 2008 by Tor Teen.

ISBN:
978-0-7653-1985-2
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OCLC Number:
176972381

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4 stars (2 reviews)

After being interrogated for days by the Department of Homeland Security in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco, California, seventeen-year-old Marcus, released into what is now a police state, decides to use his expertise in computer hackiing to set things right.

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reviewed Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (Little Brother, #1)

Not far from reality and current development of state control

5 stars

The most scary thing is the fact we already live in a society that uses terrorism and other boogeymen to tighten the control of communication and movement of the citizens.

IT security is well explained. Even if this book is for youth, I realized I didn't fully understand some security concepts (public-private key) until now.

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3 stars

Subjects

  • General
  • Juvenile Fiction / General
  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Children's Books/All Ages
  • Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)

Places

  • San Francisco (Calif.)

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