The book is about a boy named Robert Smylie Junior. He is the son of the renowned billionaire Robert Smylie. The book takes place in Boston, as Smylie attends college. Symile’s best friend, Ben, has just discovered an algorithm that could change the face of technology and possible destroy Smylie’s fathers company. To keep secrecy, Ben and Smylie create a plot to sell the cipher to the NSA.
Overall, the book was interesting and very fun to read. It resembled an action movie in a way. I liked most of the characters, and they were developed nicely. Although I enjoyed the characters, I personally dislike the personality change in the end of the book. The change of personality change ruined the ending of the book, and that’s the only part I disliked.
One part that was very memorable in the book was at the very beginning when they tell us that Robert Smylie has a brain tumor and it changed the whole mood of the book and gives a sense of pity.
Reviewed by Yagnik, grade 6, Twin Hickory Area Library
Published by AdrienneTheLibrarian
ABOUT … Adrienne, Teen Librarian & Digital Media Lab Librarian at Libbie Mill Library.
Hi, I’m Adrienne, and I’ve been a Teen Librarian at HCPL since 2006. I started at Twin Hickory and moved to Libbie Mill in 2015. Come visit our Teen Room and check out all we have for you -- books, great study and hanging out space, free computers, free classes in 3D design & printing, Coding, Photoshop and soooo much more!
Random stuff about me:
* Favorite book: Hmmmm, this is hard, since it changes all the time as I read new stuff and depending on what mood I’m in. However, there is one book that I know will still make me snort with laughter even when I’m 80 years old — The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams.
* Favorite food: perfectly made toast
* Favorite band/music: Cake. I will never get enough Cake.
* Favorite reference question: Q: How long does it take the galaxy to rotate once? A: It’s called a galactic or cosmic year and it takes about 225-250 million earth years.
* Pets: I have two cats and a dog. Marcus and Grey are the cats who were rescued from a box in the woods when they were just little puffballs. When they are not acting insane, they are very sweet and purr loudly. My dog is named Peter and he's a medium size poodle mix (we call him the substandard poodle). He's got floppy ears, snores and loves green beans.
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