FlumeAward – Little Brother Discussion page for Little Brother.
This is on this year’s list.
A read all at once, can you believe this kind of story, book. Who needs to read the daily papers? Janet Moore Hopkinton MHS
This is an excellent book. I would recommend for our final list. It will particularly appeal to reluctant reader boys. It is also definetley a book for high school (rather than middle school interests). Gail Zachariah, Keene Public Library
This book was very intense, and it made me angry, so angry in fact that if it weren’t for my sister assuring me that it got better, i would’ve stopped reading it. The concept of torture and Gitmo makes me so much more angry now, because i feel like i was in it, not many teen books share that level of horrible truth. I love it.
Anna Schonwald (grade 10)
A techno-thriller with a very deep point about government getting too powerful and what the role of civil disobedience can be in such a society. The teen boys who like to hack will love it and those conspiracy theorists out there will have a field day! We had one teen boy (a marginalized kid who is a super-computer genius) that suggested this and said it was the one book recently he just had to finish.
Amy Inglis, Barrington
A great near-future science fiction novel starring The Department of Homeland Security, hacked Xboxes, flash mobs, and other cool stuff. The main character is a white male, but smart and techy kids of color and girls are also included, so it may be of wide interest. I really enjoyed reading this when it first came out, and it’s one of Doctorow’s best works. I believe it’s very relevant to today’s youth and best of all, it makes you as a reader think, as well as feel. Plus, it’s available online to read (or listen to) for free in a variety of formats under a Creative Commons license.
Julie Andrews, Nashua PL