About this book

In the United Safer States of America in 2076 prisoners perform all manual labor, and the country is finally safe. Sixteen-year-old Bo ignores governmental protective devices capturing every action and word, and must endure the avalanche of safety regulations. But when he's accused of spreading a rash at school, anger and jealousy threaten to override his daily dose of calming Levulor and earn him a "job" in the Canadian tundra. Hautman pens a futuristic satire brimming with wry humor and honored by a Booklist starred review. Winner of the National Book Award.

Subjects

  • artificial intelligence
  • children's fiction
  • fiction
  • football
  • football, fiction
  • individuality
  • individuality, fiction
  • juvenile fiction
  • large type books
  • reading level-grade 10
  • reading level-grade 11
  • reading level-grade 12
  • reading level-grade 6
  • reading level-grade 7
  • reading level-grade 8
  • reading level-grade 9
  • science fiction
  • self-control
  • self-reliance, fiction