Rash
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Consumption of alcohol: Illegal. Football and other "violent" sports: Illegal. Ownership of guns, chain saws, and/or large dogs: Illegal. Body piercings, tattoos: Illegal. Its 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, its all good. He knows the harsh laws were created to protect the people. But when Bos temper flares out of control and hes sentenced to three years of manual labor, hes not so down with the law anymore. Bos 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 whats worse: a society that locks people up for road rage, or a prison where the wrong move could make you polar bear food.
Author: Pete Hautman
Format: Paperback, 272 pages
Published: 2007, ibooks Inc, United States
Genre: Childrens Fiction
Interest Age: From 12 to 17 years
Consumption of alcohol: Illegal. Football and other "violent" sports: Illegal. Ownership of guns, chain saws, and/or large dogs: Illegal. Body piercings, tattoos: Illegal. Its 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, its all good. He knows the harsh laws were created to protect the people. But when Bos temper flares out of control and hes sentenced to three years of manual labor, hes not so down with the law anymore. Bos 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 whats worse: a society that locks people up for road rage, or a prison where the wrong move could make you polar bear food.