Box

I sat outside the box and sorted through my backpack; emptied everything and put it back... I did that each morning and it helped me feel real...Derik is on the run. Not from the deadly epidemics on the rise in New Zealand but from the ruling government and its efforts to wipe out disease. The authorities have begun Endorsement: a nation-wide drive to implant a device in every citizen, to regulate body chemistry and control emotions. It's a social experiment the whole world is watching.But Derik wants to think - and feel - for himself. Trying to find shelter, stay hidden, and keep himself alive, he soon discovers he's not the only one to have turned fugitive. Box, by Penelope Todd, is a story about Derik, a teenager growing up in New Zealand in a time of change. The government has begun Endorsement, a campaign to implant a special?wand? into people in an effort to control chemicals in the body and wipe out disease. Derik doesn?t like the idea, so he abstains and is on the run from the government. While on the run, he teams up with Marti, a girl who is smart, pretty and independent, and Disco, a mate from his school who got endorsed but Marti managed to get the wand out. For the next few weeks, they work together trying to get food and staying hidden from the student patrols looking out for abstainers. Just when they think they?re on their own, they stumble across a meeting of teenage abstainers from all over Dunedin and now had a new goal: to help all the abstainers Derik Is On The Run. Not From The Deadly Epidemics On The Rise In New Zealand But From The Ruling Government And Its Efforts To Wipe Out Disease. The Authorities Have Begun Endorsement- A Nation-wide Drive To Implant A Device In Every Citizen, To Regulate Body Chemistry And Control Emotions. It's A Social Experiment The Whole World Is Watching. But Derik Wants To Think - And Feel - For Himself. Trying To Find Shelter, Stay Hidden, And Keep Himself Alive, He Soon Discovers He's Not The Only One To Have Turned Fugitive.