WHAT happens to a teenage kid when the world he thought he knew suddenly changes? Find out in Little Brother by American author Cory Doctorow£® It is a fascinating book for a new generation of sci-fi readers£®
    Marcus Yallow, 17, from San Francisco is much more comfortable in front of a computer than obeying the rules of society£® Smart, fast and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting £¨Æ­¹ý£© his high school's monitoring system£® This w ay he and his friends get to head off to play a popular online game in real life£®
    While th ey are playing, a bomb explodes on the Bay Bridge£® Marcus stops a military vehicle to get help for his injured friend, but this simple act throws him into a Department of Homeland Security £¨DHS£© secret prison£® There he is treated as a possible terrorist£® He is eventually let go after four days, but his injured friend disappears£®