Young Adult Book Club — "Feed" — Feb. 25

Feed by M. T. Anderson
©2002 Candlewick Press, publisher

The Young Adult Book Club starts off its second semester in just a few weeks, so be sure to get your copy of February's selection, Feed by M. T. Anderson. The club will meet on Feb. 25 at 5:00 pm in the EMC area on 1st Floor. Come by for a discussion and pizza, or tweet your comments throughout the month using #StoutReadsYA.
Copies of the book are available through interlibrary loan. Contact librarian Kate Kramschuster at kramschusterk@uwstout.edu for more information.

Synopsis

In a future world where internet connections feed directly into the consumer’s brain, thought is supplemented by advertising banners, and language has gone into a steep decline, a little love story unfolds. Titus, an average kid on a weekend trip to the moon, meets Violet, a brainy girl who has decided to try to fight the feed. Assaulted by a hacker who interrupts their connection, they struggle to understand what has happened to them — and to everyone around them.

In his National Book Award Finalist Feed, M. T. Anderson has created a not-so-brave new world — and a smart, savage satire that has captivated readers with its view of an imagined future that veers unnervingly close to the here and now. (Synopsis from www.mt-anderson.com)