"Little Brother" by Cory Doctorow is a thrilling young adult novel that throws a spotlight on Marcus Yallow, a smart teenager in San Francisco, living in a world changed by a terrorist attack. The story is all about how privacy and freedom are challenged when the government starts watching everyone too closely. You will meet Marcus as a tech-savvy high schooler who suddenly finds himself in a scary situation after an attack throws the city into chaos. He and his friends get caught up in the mess and have to use all their skills to escape the authorities who are cracking down hard. As Marcus becomes a target, the story shows just how brave he is, and how far he'll go to fight for what's right, raising big questions about technology and what it means for our freedom today.
Little Brother
By Cory Doctorow
In a city gripped by fear, a teenager's tech skills become his weapon as he fights against a system that wants to control everything.
Summary
About the AuthorCory Efram Doctorow is a Canadian-British blogger, journalist, and science fiction author who served as co-editor of the blog Boing Boing. He is an activist in favour of liberalising copyright laws and a proponent of the Creative Commons organization, using some of its licences for his books. Some common themes of his work include digital rights management, file sharing, and post-scarcity economics.
Cory Efram Doctorow is a Canadian-British blogger, journalist, and science fiction author who served as co-editor of the blog Boing Boing. He is an activist in favour of liberalising copyright laws and a proponent of the Creative Commons organization, using some of its licences for his books. Some common themes of his work include digital rights management, file sharing, and post-scarcity economics.
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