The Bar Code Tattoo

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The Bar Code Tattoo
Author	Suzanne Weyn
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Young adult
Publisher	Scholastic
Publication date	1 September 2004
Pages	256 pp
ISBN	ISBN 978-0439395625
Followed by	The Bar Code Rebellion

The Bar Code Tattoo is a young adult science fiction novel written by American author Suzanne Weyn. It takes place in the not so distant future, and is about a girl, Kayla Reed, who has to get a bar code tattoo as an ID, but suspects that there is something wrong with the tattoo. In 2005, the American Library Association named it as a Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. The Nevada Library Association nominated the novel as a 2007 Best Young Adult Fiction. The Bar Code Tattoo is translated into German and in 2007 was nominated for the prestigious Jugendliteraturpreis given by the Federal Republic of Germany. In a review in May 2005, Kliatt, the online library review called it,"a great book."

[edit] Plot summary

Kayla Marie Reed is about to turn seventeen, the age when she can get her bar code tattoo. But she is not sure if she wants it, as her father's suicide may be related to his getting one. The tattoo, or "'too" as often referred to in the book, contains much information such as one's drivers license, medical records, age, and much more. She suspects that something is wrong, and runs away. Soon she finds a small group of people who are on her side, and together they find out what is going on with the barcode and Global-1, the company which apparently wants to take over the entire world.