| Author | Suzanne Weyn |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction, Dystopia |
| Publisher | Scholastic |
Publication date | 1 September 2004 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 256 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-439-39562-5 |
| OCLC | 56326076 |
| LC Class | PZ7.W539 Bar 2004 |
| Preceded by | none |
| 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, as 17 year old girl who can get a bar code tattoo as an ID, but suspects that there is something politically 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 was translated into German and in 2007 was nominated for the Jugendliteraturpreis given by the Federal Republic of Germany.