Hey peeps
SO SO SORRY I HAVEN'T BEEN WRITING LATELY!!!! But I have to study for my exams (blah) and haven't had, like, ANY computer time at all. I really want to do well this year, like REALLY well, and soooo I've been devoting a lot of my time to that. It's my math mark that matters the most to me, though, since I need to get a 90+ mark on that to get into Advanced Math next year, and in my social circles, to not have that happen would be like a jock not making a sports team. Yeah. My friends are geniuses, what can I say?
Annnyway, I recently read a couple of Cory Doctorow books. Cory Doctorow writes tech-centered YA novels, often rather dystopian. Little Brother, the first of his books that I read for a school project, and it's really really cool. It's a story about the DHS (Department of Homeland Security) going crazy on security after a terrorist attack, and getting really invasive and spooky. They're always watching, following your travel patterns, watching where you drive using transit cards...it's creepy and yet AMAZING, I loved the characters, and the story was really compelling. I needed to use Google a bit for it, though, just because sometimes he started using computer terms I'm not familiar with, or his explanations of computer functioning got a little advanced for my non-I.T.-centered brain. Anyway. His other YA book, For The Win, I know, I know, the most fantastic book title ever. I read it. I just finished it this morning, and it was really interesting. It's about online games and people that are abusing the system in different ways, it's about those games being world economies. It's about the people who are suffering because of the abuse of those games (known as 'gold farmers,' that will be explained if you read the book) demanding their rights. I highly recommend these books to most 13+ year olds, but keep in mind if you're squeamish or if you're not ready for some graphic violence, these aren't the best books for you. They're quite strong in content and description. Just a warning.
Also, summer is very close. I'm really excited! So many partays lined up for this summer, can't wait! So my reader challenge for today is: let me know what your favourite summer memories are, and what you're most looking forward to THIS summer!
Enjoy your last days of school, we're in the home stretch now!
-Iza
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