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After escaping Camp Twilight, eighteen-year-old Carl Hobbes and Beth, his girlfriend, begin a new life in London, England, where he attempts to program Sphynx Cargo's highly intelligent supercomputer to help protect them from the CIA and assassins.

Main Author: Whyman, Matt.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2010.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
United States. > Central Intelligence Agency > Young adult fiction.
Fugitives from justice > Young adult fiction.
Computer hackers > Young adult fiction.
Supercomputers > Young adult fiction.
Assassins > Young adult fiction.
London (England) > Young adult fiction.
England > Young adult fiction.
Summary: After escaping Camp Twilight, eighteen-year-old Carl Hobbes and Beth, his girlfriend, begin a new life in London, England, where he attempts to program Sphynx Cargo's highly intelligent supercomputer to help protect them from the CIA and assassins.
Physical Description: 262 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9781416995104 (hardcover)
1416995102 (hardcover)
Author Notes: Matt Whyman is a distinctive contemporary voice in children's and adult writing. After graduating from the University of East Anglia's MA in Creative Writing, Matt's career as a writer has taken him from Agony Uncle columns ( Bliss magazine and AOL ) and teen self-help guides to the cutting edge of both adult and children's fiction. His critically acclaimed young adult novel Boy Kills Man was short-listed for several awards, including the 2004 Teenage Book Prize, and praised by Melvin Burgess: 'Bold, chilling and beautifully written' . It is currently in development as a feature film with the producers of the cult film Kidulthood . Matt is married with four children (and an enormous dog) and lives in West Sussex, England.

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