Unwind (Paperback, Reprint ed.)

In America after the Second Civil War, the Pro-Choice and Pro-Life armies came to an agreement: The Bill of Life states that human life may not be touched from the moment of conception until a child reaches the age of thirteen. Between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, however, a parent may choose to retroactively get rid of a child through a process called "unwinding." Unwinding ensures that the child's life doesn't "technically" end by transplanting all the organs in the child's body to various recipients. Now a common and accepted practice in society, troublesome or unwanted teens are able to easily be unwound.
With breathtaking suspense, this book follows three teens who all become runaway Unwinds: Connor, a rebel whose parents have ordered his unwinding; Risa, a ward of the state who is to be unwound due to cost-cutting; and Lev, his parents' tenth child whose unwinding has been planned since birth as a religious tithing. As their paths intersect and lives hang in the balance, Shusterman examines serious moral issues in a way that will keep readers turning the pages to see if Connor, Risa, and Lev avoid meeting their untimely ends.

General

Imprint:	Simon & Schuster
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Unwind Dystology, 1
Release date:	June 2009
First published:	June 2009
Authors:	Neal Shusterman
Dimensions:	210 x 139 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	335
Edition:	Reprint ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4169-1205-7
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Adventure stories > Horror & ghost stories, chillers Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Adventure Stories > Horror & Ghost Stories Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > General
LSN:	1-4169-1205-3
Barcode:	9781416912057

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