YA Sci Fi book

[Tatesha]

I believe this book came out in the 80's, I remember reading it as a YA myself. I cannot remember the title of the book or the character's name, but the vague details I do remember are:
A boy who lives with his family in some sort of utopian, futuristic society begins to disobey the rules. I vaguely remember something about him having to check in with a computer daily, and he stops doing it, and lies to his parents about it. If this sounds familiar to anyone, I would love to hear any or all suggestions, I am desperately trying to find this book!

[Diane]

Sounds vaguely like The Giver by Lois Lowry - does that help?

[rivka]

Except there's no daily computer check-in in The Giver. Just a daily pill that he stops taking.

[CLM]

The White Mountains by John Christopher?

[Jocelyn]

Perhaps 'A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair' by Nicholas Fisk. It is a long time since I read it - more than 20 years, so I am probably wrong ^_^

Found another one... Ann Schlee's The Vandal

[Janelle]

This book is definitely The Vandal. I've been trying to remember the name of it for years. With the extra info here from the OP, and a reading of the synopsis on the internet, I'm 99% sure this is it. Now I've just got to track down a copy so I can read it again.Fortunately its back in print!

[Cheryl]

Just in case Tatesha says it's not The Vandal, let me say it might be This Perfect Day.

[Janelle]

I don't know what the OP will think, but that doesn't sound much like the book I read at all.

[Lobstergirl, sniffing Sharpies]

Tatesha, was "The Vandal" your book?