Willful machines

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Label

Willful machines

Statement of responsibility

Tim Floreen

Creator

• Floreen, Tim,
• trueFloreen, Tim

Author

• Floreen, Tim,

Subject

• truePresidents -- United States
• trueSecret service -- United States
• trueScience fiction
• trueTerrorists
• Computer programs -- Fiction
• truePrivate schools
• Presidents -- Family -- Fiction
• trueGay teenagers
• Gays -- Fiction
• Presidents -- Family -- Fiction
• trueTeenage boy/boy relations
• trueTeenage romance
• trueRobots
• Terrorism -- Fiction
• trueRobotics
• trueConservatives
• trueTerrorism
• trueNear future

Genre

• Fiction
• trueScience fiction

Language

eng

Summary

In a near-future America, a sentient computer program named Charlotte has turned terrorist. But Lee Fisher, the closeted son of an ultraconservative President, is more concerned with keeping his Secret Service detail from finding out about his developing romance with Nico, the new guy at school. But when the spider-like robots that roam the school halls begin acting even stranger than usual, Lee realizes he is Charlotte's next target

Theme

• trueRise of the machines
• trueOn the run

Tone

• trueThought-provoking
• trueSuspenseful
• trueMenacing

Writing style

• trueCompelling

Character

• trueAuthentic
• trueLGBTQIA diverse

Award

Rainbow List, 2016.

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

[Fic]

Index

no index present

Intended audience

• Ages 14 up
• HL 700
• HL700L

Intended audience source

• Lexile
• Lexile

LC call number

PZ7.1.F59

LC item number

Wi 2015

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile

700

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 9
• 12

Target audience

adolescent