Unwind

Neal Shusterman Book

Shusterman, N. (2007). Unwind. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster.

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A second civil war is fought over abortion and to end it, a compromise has been set.  In order to end the abortion, parents can choose to have their children unwound at the age of 13 through 17 in a harvest camp. Unwounded means they have every part of their bodies transferred to be donated to another body. Conner, Lev, and Risa are teens chosen for various reasons to be unwounded. One for being uncontrollable, another for religious purposes, and the last for not being a ward of the state with a shrinking budget. As they meet they find reasons to fight back. They join an underground railroad for unwinds. They meet others like them hoping to survive past their 18^th birthday when they become exempt from the unwinding.

A powerful, thought provoking novel that bring forth feelings of horror and fear. A book great for discussions such as abortion, religion, politics and organ donation.  A book for grades 7 and up. Other books written by this author include, Un Wholly, and Un Souled, Scythe, and When She Woke.