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Availability:In StockContributor:Neal ShustermanSeries:Unwind DystologyAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2009-06-02Pages:384
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9781416912057ISBN-10:1416912053UPC:9781416912057Book Category:Young Adult FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, Action & Adventure, DystopianBook Topic:Death, Grief, BereavementAward:2010 Green Mountain Book Award Winner - Grades 9-12 AwardSize:8.20 x 5.50 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.7Product ID:SCNT18C60N
Three teens fight for their lives and each other in this breathtakingly suspenseful first book in the twisted, New York Times bestselling Unwind Dystology series by Neal Shusterman. After America's Second Civil War, the Pro-Choice and Pro-Life armies came to an agreement. According to their Bill of Life, human life may not be terminated from the moment of conception until the age of thirteen. But between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, the child may be gotten rid of by their parent through a process called "unwinding." By repurposing a teen's organs and other body parts in living recipients, the unwound child's life doesn't technically end. According to society's leaders, unwinding leads to a healthier and safer community, as troublesome and unwanted teens are used for the greater good. Conner is a rebel whose unwinding was ordered by his parents. Rita, a ward of the state, has been slated for unwinding due to cost cutting. And Lev, his parents' tenth child, has been destined for unwinding since birth as a religious tithe. As their paths intersect, they start to fight for their own destinies. But do they stand a chance of escaping their fate or proving their lives are worth saving?
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9781416912057ISBN-10:1416912053UPC:9781416912057Book Category:Young Adult FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, Action & Adventure, DystopianBook Topic:Death, Grief, BereavementAward:2010 Green Mountain Book Award Winner - Grades 9-12 AwardSize:8.20 x 5.50 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.7Product ID:SCNT18C60N
Neal Shusterman is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty award-winning books for children, teens, and adults, including the Unwind dystology, the Skinjacker trilogy, Downsiders, and Challenger Deep, which won the National Book Award. Scythe, the first book in his series Arc of a Scythe is a Michael L. Printz Honor Book. He also writes screenplays for motion pictures and television shows. Neal is the father of four, all of whom are talented writers and artists themselves. Visit Neal at StoryMan.com and Facebook.com/NealShusterman.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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🏆 2010 Green Mountain Book Award Winner - Grades 9-12 Award
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