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About the author

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• Born November 4, 1968 in Cambridge, MA
• Award winning author: National Book Award for Young People's Literature
• University of Cambridge graduate

Summary of the book

Major details

• Takes place far into the future
• Majority of the population has a feed in their brain
• The status quo is challenged by Violet

Consumerism

Quotes

• “Schools TM is run by corporations ... it’s good because that we know that the big corps are made up of real human beings. It’s an investment in tomorrow”

Quotes

• “We do stuff in classes about how to work technology and how to find bargains and what’s the best way to get a job and how to decorate our bedroom”

Power of corps

Quotes

• "It's Riot Gear. It's retro. It's beat up to look like one of the big twentieth-century riots. It's been big since earlier this week."

Quotes

• "We're sorry, Violet Durn. Unfortunately FeedTech and other investors reviewed your purchasing history, and we don't feel that you would be a reliable investment at this time. No one could get what we call a "handle" on your shopping habits, like for example you asking for information about all those wow and brag products and then never buying anything.

Quotes

• We have to inform you that our corporate investors were like, "What's doing with this?" Sorry—I'm afraid you'll just have to work with your feed the way it is"

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