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Book Review of Brain Jack

Brain Jack
Brain Jack
Author: Brian Falkner
Genre: Children's Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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Reviewed by LadyJay for TeensReadToo.com

Sam Wilson is a hacker; perhaps one of the best in the world. He can hack into any computer system, no matter what type of security is used. Your information is definitely not safe from him. The government knows this; their solution - put Sam on their team.

Sam and his group of hackers work to keep "them" out of the United States Internet system. No one actually knows who "they" are, but they're out there and are constantly trying to get at classified information. One entity, known as Ursula, wants more than information. She wants total control of the human consciousness.

Sam and his cohorts won't let that happen.

Not unlike Cory Doctorow's LITTLE BROTHER and FOR THE WIN, Falkner presents a scenario that deals with cyber-terrorism/espionage. If you aren't a techie, don't worry; context clues are a wonderful thing, and Falkner makes the story accessible to all readers. Much of what he discusses read like Sanskrit to me, but it didn't matter because the story itself was so engaging.

I thoroughly enjoyed this novel, and am excited to see what the author has in store for us next!