{"id":272,"date":"2011-07-02T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-02T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=272"},"modified":"2013-04-30T09:27:09","modified_gmt":"2013-04-30T14:27:09","slug":"little-brother-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=272","title":{"rendered":"Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow (book review) – future USA Homeland insecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Another Sneak-In Saturday, with one of my favorite books which has crept onto bestseller lists before I could get my recommendation to you!<\/p>\n

This chilling near-future USA tale has won numerous awards, including 2009 John W. Campbell Science Fiction Novel of the Year<\/a>, and is included on many best books lists<\/a> for young adults.<\/p>\n

Through 6 July 2011, you can download the mp3 audiobook of Little Brother<\/i> FREE at SYNC’s site<\/a> (2 free YA audiobooks each week all summer – yay!) with free Overdrive listening service, no DRM<\/a> restrictions.<\/p>\n

Or you can have Little Brother delivered free by e-mail<\/a> (the whole book, in 139 chunks) through the fabulous Daily Lit<\/a> service on the schedule you select (stop and start as you wish, have the next chunk delivered now, etc.)!<\/p>\n

And any time you can download a text-readable version of Little Brother<\/i> FREE<\/a> here, with the author’s permission and blessing. Yes, really! Cory has found out that folks read his books and short stories online\/on screen, then go buy the print books or eBooks (he’s right<\/a> – that’s what I did).<\/p>\n

Of course, you can pop down to your local library<\/a> or indie bookstore<\/a> to get it, too!
\nDon’t miss Little Brother<\/i>! Stay free!
\n**kmm<\/p>\n

Book info<\/b>: Little Brother \/ Cory Doctorow. Tor Teen, 2008. [author’s website<\/a>] [publisher site<\/a>] [book trailers one<\/a> and two<\/a>]<\/p>\n

MY Recommendation<\/b>: When terror attacks strike San Francisco, Marcus and his friends were skipping school to play a high-tech search game. Getting past the school\u2019s ever-present cameras and snooper-computers had just been a game, too, but the authorities think those technogeek talents may connect the teens to the attacks. Although Darrell was stabbed during the panic following the bombings, Homeland Security detains them for days without their parents\u2019 knowledge.<\/p>\n

When the friends are released, but Darrell is nowhere to be found, Marcus vows to use his technical talents to strike back against intrusive security surveillance in every neighborhood, constant wiretapping, and increasing loss of citizens\u2019 personal liberties. Hundreds of others join him online to fight against the \u201cBig Brother\u201d tactics being used to monitor everyone in the city.<\/p>\n

But the pressure is on – Why is his social studies teacher replaced with someone who lectures that the Bill of Rights only applies sometimes?
\nWhy don\u2019t the US newspapers report about the chaos in San Francisco?
\nWill Marcus be able to keep up the fight for freedom of speech while staying a jump ahead of the authorities and still keep his friends safe? <\/p>\n

A cautionary tale with a techno-twist. (One of 5,000 books recommended on www.abookandahug.com<\/a>) Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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