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About The Book

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.

About The Author

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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.

 

Product Details

  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (December 4, 2007)
  • Length: 272 pages
  • ISBN13: 9780689869044
  • Grades: 7 and up
  • Ages: 12 - 99
  • Fountas & Pinnell™ X These books have been officially leveled by using the F&P Text Level Gradient™ Leveling System

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Awards and Honors

  • Thumbs Up! Award Top Ten Title (MI)
  • Keystone to Reading Book Award Reading List (PA)
  • Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
  • ALA Best Books for Young Adults Nominee
  • Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee (AZ)
  • Texas Tayshas High School Reading List
  • Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Nominee (MD)
  • New York Times Book Review Notable Books
  • Minnesota Book Awards Finalist
  • Hal Clement Golden Duck Award
  • Great Lakes Book Award

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