| Rash Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Hautman, Pete (Author) |
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ISBN: 0689869045 ISBN-13: 9780689869044 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: In this futuristic satire--a "New York Times" Notable Book of the Year--by a National Book Award winner, a teen is sent to work at a pizza factory in the Canadian tundra after being accused of causing a rash that plagues his school. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Football |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2005015251 |
| Lexile Measure: 730 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.68" W x 8.22" (0.54 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 106129 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Consumption of alcohol: Illegal. Football and other violent sports: Illegal. Ownership of guns, chain saws, and/or large dogs: Illegal. Body piercings, tattoos: Illegal. It's late in the twenty-first century, and the United Safer States of America (USSA) has become a nation obsessed with safety. For Bo Marsten, a teenager who grew up in the USSA, it's all good. He knows the harsh laws were created to protect the people. But when Bo's temper flares out of control and he's sentenced to three years of manual labor, he's not so down with the law anymore. Bo's forced to live and work in a factory in the Canadian tundra. The warden running the place is totally out of his mind, and cares little for his inmates' safety. Bo will have to decide what's worse: a society that locks people up for road rage, or a prison where the wrong move could make you polar bear food. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hautman, Pete: - Pete Hautman is the author of National Book Award-winning novel Godless, Sweetblood, Hole in the Sky, Stone Cold, The Flinkwater Factor, The Forgetting Machine, and Mr. Was, which was nominated for an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America, as well as several adult novels. He lives in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Visit him at PeteHautman.com. |