Feed by M.T. AndersonAnderson, M. T. 2002. Feed. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press. 0763617261. $16.99. Alkaline Paper.
Annotation:
In the future, people have chips in their heads that connect them to technology, knowledge, entertainment and advertising. A teenager named Titus meets a girl named Violet who makes him question the world he lives in.
Awards
Booklist Editors' Choice, Books for Youth: Older Readers Category, 2002
Los Angeles Times Book Prizes, Young Adult Fiction
New York Times Notable Books: Children's Books, 2002
YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2003
YALSA Outstanding Books for the College Bound, 2004
What if your cell phone, computer, ipod, television, gaming system and GPS could all be implanted in your head. How convenient would that be? Wherever you go, you’d always be connected. You can chat with your friends, look up information and shop instantly and effortlessly. It’s called the Feed.
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The drawback is that corporations and advertisers have figured out how to insert themselves into the Feed, right into your thoughts.
Titus has always had the Feed, it’s part of his existence. On Spring Break to the moon he meets a beautiful girl named Violet who is the most unique person he’s ever met. She’s got some funny ideas about the world they live in, like fighting the Feed, and she’s going to take Titus along for the ride. “We enter a time of calamity!”
In the future, people have chips in their heads that connect them to technology, knowledge, entertainment and advertising. A teenager named Titus meets a girl named Violet who makes him question the world he lives in.
Awards
Booklist Editors' Choice, Books for Youth: Older Readers Category, 2002
Los Angeles Times Book Prizes, Young Adult Fiction
New York Times Notable Books: Children's Books, 2002
YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2003
YALSA Outstanding Books for the College Bound, 2004
What if your cell phone, computer, ipod, television, gaming system and GPS could all be implanted in your head. How convenient would that be? Wherever you go, you’d always be connected. You can chat with your friends, look up information and shop instantly and effortlessly. It’s called the Feed.
Great deals at Weatherbee and Crotch! We know you’ll love the latest trim shirts with pockets, on sale now! Colors available: persimmon, sand and vetch.
The drawback is that corporations and advertisers have figured out how to insert themselves into the Feed, right into your thoughts.
Titus has always had the Feed, it’s part of his existence. On Spring Break to the moon he meets a beautiful girl named Violet who is the most unique person he’s ever met. She’s got some funny ideas about the world they live in, like fighting the Feed, and she’s going to take Titus along for the ride. “We enter a time of calamity!”
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