6/11/2023 0 Comments Unwind by Neal Shusterman![]() ![]() They can study the pre-Civil War Underground Railroad, a vast network of individuals who helped runaway slaves make their way to freedom. Have students research those who helped endangered people in the past. Unwind follows these three across the country as they travel together, split up, and meet again when their destinies cross in a Harvest Camp where they are slated to be unwound. They choose instead to "kick AWOL," or run away. According to the law, the kids aren't considered dead, they're "living in a divided state." But Connor, Risa, and Lev, and thousands of other teens slated for "unwinding", don't see it that way. Following the Second Civil War, between pro-choice and pro-life forces, the United States now allows parents to unwind their unwanted and difficult kids between the ages of thirteen and eighteen: Their bodies are surgically taken apart and all the organs and tissue are used in other people. ![]() In the not-too-distant future, teens Connor, Risa, and Lev are on the run for their lives. ![]()
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