GENRE: Science Fiction
HONORS: Finalist 2002 National Book Award for Young People's Literature
2003 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction
2003 Golden Duck Awards Hal Clement Award for Young Adults
ALA Best Book for Young Adults
REVIEW: The value of uninhibited information is priceless in this day and age, especially in Feed where almost every child carries an implanted chip in their brain that sells them the places to go, where to shop, and what to think about for a 'good' time. A trip with some friends to the moon is where Titus and Violet fall in love, but her view on the grim reality of the world doesn't have Titus or his friends thrilled to have her around. With a harmful glitch and an sabotaging attempt to fight the feed, Violet's life is in danger and Titus has to decide for himself what is more valuable: artificial pleasure or the desolation of integrity.
OPINION: M.T. Anderson has created a masterpiece of that will entertain readers, while allowing them to question our society's behavior of passive consumption. M.T. Anderson is a fantastic writer that isn't afraid to confront the tragic in an endearing manner.
IDEAS: This story is a great read-a-like for teens who have read 1984, Brave New World, and other titles in dystopian sci-fi. This story is a good example for curriculum that emphasizes information literacy or the uses of language.
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