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DEVIL ON MY BACK
DEVIL ON MY BACK
Author: Monica Hughes
ISBN-13: 9780553266986
ISBN-10: 0553266985
Publication Date: 2/1/1986
Reading Level: Young Adult
Rating:
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4 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Starfire
Book Type: Paperback
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Description from the back of the book.

Son of ArcOne's powerful Overlord, Tomi had looked forward to Access Day all his life. On that day his infopak would be surgically implanted in his back, connecting him with the vast knowledge of the domed city's computers.

But soon after, Tomi began to wonder why some of ArcOne's inhabitants received the gift of wisdom, while others were condemned to live as slaves.

Then a rebellion left him stranded in the wilderness beyond the city's walls. There he discovered ArcOne's terrible secretâand a life of freedom and promise he had never dreamed possible.
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Son of ArcOne's powerful Overlord, 14-year-old Tomi has looked forward to Acces Day all his life. On that day, his infopak will be surgically implanted in his back, connecting him with the vast knowledge of the domed city's computers.
But soon after, Tomi begins to wonder why some of ArcOne's inhabitants receive the gift of wisdom, while others are condemned to live as slaves. When a rebellion leaves him stranded in the wilderness beyond the city's walls, Tomi finds that he must choose between the freedom he discovers outside ArcOne and an old way of life that conflicts with his new beliefs.
A well-written coming-of-age novel for young adults