The Resource Little Brother
Little Brother
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The item Little Brother represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item Little Brother represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- Little Brother is a novel by Cory Doctorow, published by Tor Books. It was released on April 29, 2008. The novel is about four teenagers in San Francisco who, in the aftermath of a terrorist attack on the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge and BART system, defend themselves against the Department of Homeland Security's attacks on the Bill of Rights. Little Brother won the 2009 White Pine Award, the 2009 Prometheus Award. and the 2009 John W. Campbell Memorial Award. It also was a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Novel. Little Brother received the Sunburst Award in the young adult category. The New York Times says, “Little Brother isn't shy about its intent to disseminate subversive ideas to a young audience. The novel comes with two afterword essays by cryptographer and computer security specialist Bruce Schneier, and hacker Andrew "bunnie" Huang, and has a bibliography of techno-countercultural writings, from Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" to Schneier’s "Applied Cryptography." Ebook edition improved by Unglue.it is now available. Listed by Unglue.it
- Isbn
- 9780765319852
- Label
- Little Brother
- Title
- Little Brother
- Statement of responsibility
- Cory Doctorow
- Subject
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- Unknown Label
- trueCalifornia
- trueCivil disobedience
- trueCivil rights
- trueCounterculture
- trueDystopias
- trueElectronic surveillance
- Fiction
- trueHackers
- trueHacking
- trueMissing persons
- trueNear future
- truePolice questioning
- trueRevenge
- trueSan Francisco, California
- trueSeventeen-year-old boys
- trueTeenage boys
- trueTeenagers
- trueTerrorism
- trueTotalitarianism
- trueWire-tapping
- Summary
- Little Brother is a novel by Cory Doctorow, published by Tor Books. It was released on April 29, 2008. The novel is about four teenagers in San Francisco who, in the aftermath of a terrorist attack on the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge and BART system, defend themselves against the Department of Homeland Security's attacks on the Bill of Rights. Little Brother won the 2009 White Pine Award, the 2009 Prometheus Award. and the 2009 John W. Campbell Memorial Award. It also was a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Novel. Little Brother received the Sunburst Award in the young adult category. The New York Times says, “Little Brother isn't shy about its intent to disseminate subversive ideas to a young audience. The novel comes with two afterword essays by cryptographer and computer security specialist Bruce Schneier, and hacker Andrew "bunnie" Huang, and has a bibliography of techno-countercultural writings, from Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" to Schneier’s "Applied Cryptography." Ebook edition improved by Unglue.it is now available. Listed by Unglue.it
- Award
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- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2008
- Golden Duck Awards: Hal Clement Award for Young Adult
- John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, 2009.
- New York Times Notable Children's Book, 2008
- OLA Best Bets, 2008.
- School Library Journal Best Books, 2008.
- Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, 2009.
- White Pine Award (Ontario), 2009.
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2009
- YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2011
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- 258609
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Cory Doctorow
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- 10
- 12
- Nature of contents
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- Fiction
- Label
- Little Brother
- Control code
- ODILO:034300010193
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
- Form of item
- electronic
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- True
- Isbn
- 9780765319852
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- Specific material designation
- optical disk
- Label
- Little Brother
- Control code
- ODILO:034300010193
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
- Form of item
- electronic
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- True
- Isbn
- 9780765319852
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- True
- Specific material designation
- optical disk
Subject
- Unknown Label
- trueCalifornia
- trueCivil disobedience
- trueCivil rights
- trueCounterculture
- trueDystopias
- trueElectronic surveillance
- Fiction
- trueHackers
- trueHacking
- trueMissing persons
- trueNear future
- truePolice questioning
- trueRevenge
- trueSan Francisco, California
- trueSeventeen-year-old boys
- trueTeenage boys
- trueTeenagers
- trueTerrorism
- trueTotalitarianism
- trueWire-tapping
Included in
- trueYALSA Best Books for Young Adults: 2009
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Books for Youth - Older Readers Category: 2008
- trueClassic Science Fiction (Teens)
- trueForest of Reading Awards: White Pine Award
- trueGolden Duck Awards: Hal Clement Award for Young Adult
- trueJohn W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Children's Books: 2008
- trueOLA Best Bets: 2008
- trueSchool Library Journal Best Books: 2008
- trueSunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic: Young Adult
- trueYALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults: What if ... (2011)
- Award
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2008
- Award
- Golden Duck Awards: Hal Clement Award for Young Adult
- Award
- John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, 2009.
- Award
- New York Times Notable Children's Book, 2008
- Award
- OLA Best Bets, 2008.
- Award
- School Library Journal Best Books, 2008.
- Award
- Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, 2009.
- Award
- White Pine Award (Ontario), 2009.
- Award
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2009
- Award
- YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2011
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