Anderson, M. T. (2012). Feed.
Somerville, MA: Candlewick.
Set in a dystopian society, 100 years in the future,
teenager, Titus, has a transmitter that feeds encouragements, suggestions, and
advertisements on how to live their lives. While on the Moon partying, Titus
meets Violet. After experiencing what it is like to live as normal humans due
to their feeds being hacked and disconnected, Titus seeks to find out what
exactly the feeds are about and what they mean, all while his love interest,
Violet, disagrees with him. Titus must
also
This fantasy novel is intended for adolescents 14 years old
and up and is comparable with the many novels relating to dystopian
societies. With moon travel so easily to
obtain and technology implanted into humans and feeds suggesting how human live
their lives, Titus continues to live according to the feeds and not accept how
things have changed around him. Teachers can use this novel to compare and
contrast existing dystopian societies and extend their lessons with comic
strips of favorite scenes or posters of a feed. Teachers can also discuss how
media has taken over for young adults and the influence it has today.
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