Marcus, aka 'w1n5t0n,' is seventeen and already adept at outwitting his high school's intrusive surveillance systems. Smart and fast in the networked world, he navigates cameras and digital monitoring with ease.
His life shatters when he and his friends are caught in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco. In the wrong place at the wrong time, Marcus and his crew are apprehended by the Department of Homeland Security and taken to a secret prison where they are mercilessly interrogated for days. When the DHS finally releases them, his injured best friend Darryl does not come out. The city has become a police state treating every citizen like a potential terrorist. He knows no one will believe his story, which leaves him only one recourse: 'M1k3y' will take down the DHS himself.
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Marcus, a seventeen-year-old hacker known as 'w1n5t0n,' is detained with friends after a terrorist attack in San Francisco and subjected to days of interrogation by the Department of Homeland Security. His best friend Darryl is injured and does not emerge from custody, and the city evolves into a police state that treats citizens as potential terrorists. Facing disbelief from authorities, Marcus must decide whether to confront the surveillance and repression that ensnared him, turning to online networks and the enigmatic 'M1k3y' as the fallout tests his loyalties, ethics, and skills.
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G-NRIS™ identifies Little Brother primarily as Young Adult, Science Fiction, and Dystopian. Its strongest themes include Surveillance and Privacy, Government Oppression, Technology and Hacking, Resistance and Rebellion, and Friendship and Loyalty. Prominent narrative patterns include Young Hacker Protagonist, Police State, Underdog vs. Authority, and Secret Prison/Interrogation.
Readers connected to this book most often reflect Psychological Moral Explorer reader archetypes. Their strongest shared genre interests include Literary Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, and Mystery. They are commonly drawn to themes such as Grief and Loss, Exploring The Fractured Self, Exploring Justice And Consequence, and Family Secrets.
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