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| The Bar Code Tattoo (Point Thriller) | 
 enlarge | Author: Suzanne Weyn
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 32139
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0439395623
EAN: 9780439395625
ASIN: 0439395623
Publication Date: September 1, 2004
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Product Description
The bar code tattoo. Everybody's getting it. It will make your life easier, they say. It will hook you in. It will become your identity.But what if you say no? What if you don't want to become a code? For Kayla, this one choice changes everything. She becomes an outcast in her high school. Dangerous things happen to her family. There's no option but to run . . . for her life.Indivuality vs. conformity.. Identity vs. access. Freedom vs. control.The bar code tattoo.
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 Don't bother May 23, 2008
This book only sounds good in the plot review. In truth, it is an absolutely horribly written book with plot twists that are so predictable and cookie cutter characters. There is hardly any real worth to reading this book, which is dissappointing because the idea behind it is very interesting, although not original.
 kcs n.n bar code tattoo March 6, 2008
How would you feel if everyone around you was getting a bar code tattoo that has all your information in it? This is how Kayla feels in this book, The Bar Code Tattoo by Suzanne Weyn. This book is a science fiction book because the setting is in the future, and Kayla's running away so there isn't a set place where she is. It has 349 pages, no illustrations or awards.
When Kayla's Dad dies, and her mom claims that it's from the Bar code, Kayla doesn't know what to do. Her friend, Ambur, wants her to get it. Everyone has it. The E-cards that you can use are getting old, and people are annoyed when you use it. The tattoo is supposed to be the easy, simple way to carry all your information around on you without ever forgetting it. But Kayla had a bad feeling from it in the start. When it becomes a law that you have to get the tatto, and Kayla refused, she had to run.
The theme of this book is about freedom. Kayla has no choice but to get the bar code tattoo, and her freedom has been taken away. This book isn't writtne in a Christian perspective, and the title of the book is about the bar code tattoo.
I really didn't like the author's craft. I think that she used too many verbs and adjectives, and her writing didn't seem sincere today. The mood of this book was serious and suspensful. I didn't like this book because the thought of this happening in the future scares me, but it was a realistic book. I would give this book a 2.5 stars out of 5, and recommend this to people who enjoy science fiction.
kcs n.n bar code tattoo March 6, 2008
How would you feel if everyone around you was getting a bar code tattoo that has all your information in it? This is how Kayla feels in this book, The Bar Code Tattoo by Suzanne Weyn. This book is a science fiction book because the setting is in the future, and Kayla's running away so there isn't a set place where she is. It has 349 pages, no illustrations or awards.
When Kayla's Dad dies, and her mom claims that it's from the Bar code, Kayla doesn't know what to do. Her friend, Ambur, wants her to get it. Everyone has it. The E-cards that you can use are getting old, and people are annoyed when you use it. The tattoo is supposed to be the easy, simple way to carry all your information around on you without ever forgetting it. But Kayla had a bad feeling from it in the start. When it becomes a law that you have to get the tatto, and Kayla refused, she had to run.
The theme of this book is about freedom. Kayla has no choice but to get the bar code tattoo, and her freedom has been taken away. This book isn't writtne in a Christian perspective, and the title of the book is about the bar code tattoo.
I really didn't like the author's craft. I think that she used too many verbs and adjectives, and her writing didn't seem sincere today. The mood of this book was serious and suspensful. I didn't like this book because the thought of this happening in the future scares me, but it was a realistic book. I would give this book a 2.5 stars out of 5, and recommend this to people who enjoy science fiction.
 AWESOME BOOK! February 20, 2008
I read this book when i was about 10 or 11 and i enjoyed it very much. I just recently found out that there is a sequel to the bar code tattoo, so i hope to start reading that book soon. The bar code tattoo was a very entertaining book, the plot was tremendously great and the book always had me on my toes!
~kCs~ The Barcode Tattoo November 21, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
How would you feel if everyone was getting a barcode tattoo because it was suppose to make your life better?
Well in the year 2025 Kayla Reed is turning 17 soon and once she's 17 she is qualified to get a barcode tattoo, which is what everyone is paying with. The tattoo has all your information on it so you don't have to carry anything. Once her parents got the tattoo her dad lost his job so she decided to become against getting one. Her friend insist she gets one until the day her father commits suicide and her mother keeps blaming it on the tattoo but Kayla doesn't know why.
When her best friend's parents loose their job and there tattoos don't work, they are forced to move to their relative house she makes friends with a bunch of seniors who are against the barcode too. Not too long after this, the barcode is forced by law. That means everyone has to get the tattoo and if you don't have it you'll be charged with a crime and be forced to get it. After seeing all the tragedies that happen with people with the barcode tattoo, Kayla decides to fight with her new friends to stop the new enforced law. After her mother kills herself trying to get the barcode off, Kayla has to run from her home because the Global-1 officers are after her and know she does not have the code. She is constantly on the run and she also tries to find out what's in the barcode that's making everyone so miserable? Will she be able to avoid the tattoo?
This book is a real page-turner and I recommend it to children over the age of 12 because of the level of maturity. I'm not too sure if the book is written in a Christian perspective or not. The author's craft is that she can end each chapter with something to catch your attention. Mass is also excellent with flashbacks. The theme of this book is free choice and everyone gets to make there own choices and no one can make it for them. The pacing in this book is well paced for the storyline. I think that everyone over 12 should read this book.
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