Before I begin to talk about this wonderful read, I want to call attention to the two afterwords and the bibliography. One afterword is written by a security analyst and talks about what a FUN job it is. The next afterword is about hacking and is very interesting. Finally, the author, Cory Doctorow, includes a bibliography that allows people interested to look at a number of cites where they can find additional information on hacking, cryptology, and other nerdy ideas. Finally, I just have to mention the author's opening sentence to the bibliography. It is a great thought for all of you budding writers. "No writer creates from scratch- we all engage in what Isaac Newton called 'standing on the shoulders of giants'." So, my friends who are thinking about some serious writing, Climb Aboard!
Doctorow has created a 17 year old character named Marcus, who is smart, a real techie, and who has already discovered how to hack his school's surveillance system. Then there is a terrorist attack on San Francisco. Marcus and his friends, like so many teens today, find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. Enter the Department of Homeland Security. And they don't fool around- even if you do.
I'm not going any farther in relating the plot, except to say that the events are exciting, realistic, and scary! Boys will love this book, and being a girl myself, I believe girls will enjoy it too!
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