SOLVED. YA maybe science fiction. Boy lives in a futuristic world where people wear headgear to live their lives which makes them stupid, meets girl that lives in a privileged are and gets in trouble for it. [s]

[Erika]

It was kind of like Fahrenheit 451, boy is poor and has to scavenge to survive I believe. Everyone wears some sort of head gear to read or view tv but it makes them super stupid and he is able to out smart them because he does not use the headset. I am not sure that he doesn’t use the headset because he can’t afford it or because at some point he had a dad that told him it was bad. He ends up running from a gang and meets a runaway girl who turns out lives in the well of area. I believe it takes place in the future that’s why he is secluded from where the girl lives, I think there was some kind of war and the fall out is outside of the city which is where he lives.

[Rainbowheart]

When did you read it?

[Sarah]

Is it Feed?? https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

[Meg]

Last Book In The Universe by Rodman Philbrick?

[Rainbowheart]

The Last Book in the Universe and Feed for Meggie and Sarah's suggestions.

[Erika]

YAAAASS omg you guys have no idea how long I’ve been trying to figure this out I read that book over 10 years ago

[Rainbowheart]

Erika, which one was it?

[Erika]

Last book In The universe, I didn’t enjoy reading until around high school and so much was going on that most of the books I read back then are lost in a memory haze. Thank you so much for your help

[Rainbowheart]

Awesome, thanks for letting us know!