barcodetatoo

__Bar Code Tattoo__ by Suzanne Weyn ISBN: 0-439-39562-3 ©2004 250 pages

-bottom of page 3 to middle of page 4 where Kayla is looking at the guidance counselor’s tattoo -pp. 20-21 where Kayla arrives home to find an ambulance taking her father away and her mother shrieking, “the bar code tattoo did this to him!”
 * Good sections to read aloud:**

The year is 2025 and Kayla is starting to discover some things that aren’t necessarily good about the Bar Code Tattoo...something that is required by law for all citizens once you turn 17. As far as most of society knows, the bar code is there to help things function better...quicker lines at supermarkets, convenience stores, etc....faster service at the doctor’s office. The group, Decode, knows otherwise though, and Kayla joins them in the fight of a lifetime. Without the bar code, your life is basically nonexistent. You can’t eat, can’t go to the doctor, can’t even be a part of society (you’ll be arrested). How long can this group resist without being caught and thrown in jail? Kayla can’t stand to see another family ruined because of the tattoo like hers was.
 * Summary:**

YA fiction-- science fiction; family issues; futuristic society; barcodes; suicide

© Jennifer Lang-WDMS-2007