Rash by Pete Hautman

It's the late twenty-first century in the USSA (United Safer States of America) and all dangerous activities, verbal abuse, and failure to maintain one's good health are highly illegal and safety is the the most important thing in society. The tiniest offenses can find on incarcerated and joining almost twenty-five percent of the country's population in manual labor. Sixteen-year-old Bo finds himself sent to a work camp after he is accused of spreading a rash throughout his school and assualts the classmate who started the accusation. Bo finds himself sent to Canada where he becomes the pepperoni shooter in a line at the pizza factory. He earns the opportunity to shorten his sentence by joining the factory's highly illegal football team. Hautman's ability to write unforgetable books that are difficult to put down does not fail him in his newest title. Hautman's look at a future United States is a highly disturbing satiracal look at what the future could look like as we give up our freedom in the name of safety. This book is perfect for book discussions and class projects.