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Library CD (In Stock)
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2 Formats: CD
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2 Formats: Library CD
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ISBN: 9781797108247
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ISBN: 9781797108230
Runtime: | 10.16 Hours |
Category: | Fiction |
Audience: | Young Adult (12–17) |
Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
The first twisted and futuristic novel in the perennially popular New York Times bestselling Unwind dystology by Neal Shusterman.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 complex moral issues that will keep readers turning the pages until the very end.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Gripping, brilliantly imagined futuristic thriller…The issues raised could not be more provocative—the sanctity of life, the meaning of being human—while the delivery could hardly be more engrossing or better aimed to teens.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Details
Details
Available Formats : | CD, Library CD |
Category: | Fiction |
Runtime: | 10.16 |
Audience: | Young Adult (12–17) |
Language: | English |
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