Mitty Blake is a teenager living in New York City in Caroline Cooney's book Code Orange. Mitty would
rather do anything other than his advanced biology project. The weekend before the project is due, Mitty's parents drag him to their country home with no public library and no Internet. Desperate, Mitty finds three old medical books in the house's library room. One of these books about infectious diseases contains an envelope with what looks like smallpox scabs. Thinking his has found a gold mine, Mitty posts his find on the Internet when his family gets back into the city hoping for a buyer. But now Mitty is in real danger. If the scabs are from a smallpox victim, could Mitty contract the disease? And who would be interested in buying smallpox scabs -- a medical facility as Mitty hopes or terrorists? The suspense is heart-pounding as Mitty gradually realizes that his shortcut on a bio project could be a shortcut to his death.
rather do anything other than his advanced biology project. The weekend before the project is due, Mitty's parents drag him to their country home with no public library and no Internet. Desperate, Mitty finds three old medical books in the house's library room. One of these books about infectious diseases contains an envelope with what looks like smallpox scabs. Thinking his has found a gold mine, Mitty posts his find on the Internet when his family gets back into the city hoping for a buyer. But now Mitty is in real danger. If the scabs are from a smallpox victim, could Mitty contract the disease? And who would be interested in buying smallpox scabs -- a medical facility as Mitty hopes or terrorists? The suspense is heart-pounding as Mitty gradually realizes that his shortcut on a bio project could be a shortcut to his death.
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