RASH

Something to know about the book,
The USA is now the USSA (United Safer States of America).
Big dogs,
body peircings and tattoos,
football or other "violent sports",
ownership of any guns or other weapons are all illegal.

THE CHARACTERS

• Bo, the main character and a teen
• Bo's mother
• Gramps,Bo's grandpa
• Karlohs Mink, Bo's arival
• Maddy, the girl that Bo likes

BO IN THE BEGINING

Bo is a teen in 2074. He agrees with the new laws that are made to the USA to be the USSA. And he does what the law says. He is angry at karlohs Mink.
Bo is a little of a good kid.

Quote:
"Gramps, who was born in 1990, once told me that when he was my age the only way to wind up in prison in the USSA ( back when it had only one s) was to steal something, kill somebody, or use illegal drugs." (P.3)
This is saying how Bo and gramps are talking about how the laws changed.

IN THE MDDLE

Bo is in a lot of trouble in school and with the court. He is angry at karlhos about Maddie and him hanging out. Bo gets into a fight with Karlhos. And he has to go to jail.

Quote:
"I swiped Maddy aside and swung my right fist up and forward with all my strength." (P.76)
This is showing how Bo and Karlho get into a fist fight.

IN THE END

He is in jail. He is learning more about life. He is disagreeing with the law more and how jail and other things are wrong. The only thing he can eat is pizza.

Quote:
"Pizza and Frazier."
(P.207)
This is showing how he has learn and he is still having the same like jail.

VOCABE

Roadragee
Someone lashes out on the road.
"It would have been no big deal except that it was his third roadrage citation."
(P.4)

Webghost
A virus.
"But the program mutated and became a Webghost." (P.34)

Atv
Like a four wheeler.
"Hammer climbed back into his atv and drove off." (P.92)
Atv's.

The theme of the book is that later in your life you will regret the stupid things even the small things you made before.

Quote 1:
"In fact, on that day I got into it with Karlohs Mink.
(P.8)
This is showing how Bo gets angry with Karlhos.

Quote 2:
"I'm here(in jail) for beating the crap out of a guy about your size."
(P.96)
This is showing how he is regretting punching Karlhos

Quote 3:
"How could he through away his life?" (P.229)
This is saying that Bo is regretting his chooses and he is wondering how someone can through away their good life, because Bo doesn't have a good life.

AUTHORS PURPOSE

Purpose is entertain.
Opinion is what theUSA will be in 2074 of what the author thinks.
"No,Bo. Beer was legal back then." (P.1) Gramps was talking to Bo about what has changed.
"Bo. It was a different world."
(P.1) gramps is saying how it was a different world with all the changes going on.

SUMMARY

• Who:Bo
• What:Bo goes to jail
• Where:USA (USSA)
• When:2074
• Why:to entertain people

Quote:
"According to the the USSA today, 24 percent of all adults in this country are serving time."

I would recommend this book for people that like stories of people and the excitement.
Other books by Pete Hautman: Invisible, Godless, All-in, No Limit, Hole in the sky. This book has not been made into a movie yet.

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