Rash
2006 • 323 pages

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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.


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Asks the question: how safe is too safe? When do laws create criminals, rather than punish criminals?

Didn't really answer the questions, but the main character was interesting, even though the rest of the characters were just sketches.

May 19, 2013

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