Summary Of Unwind

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Summary: Unwind by Neal Shusterman is a dystopian novel that revolves around three characters and their different perspectives on unwinding, which detaches people's limbs off and donating them: Connor Lassiter, a troubled kid, is sent to be unwound, Risa Ward is a state ward is to be unwound because of budget cuts in her program, and Lev, a tithe, is being unwound because his parents believe that he should be given back to God. Connor learns of his unwind order and escapes by running out on the highway, using Lev as a human shield. This distraction allows Risa to escape as her bus crashed; she joins and helps the two. Risa and Connor depart for a safe house and meet Sonia and Roland, a tyrant, and the group flees. They depart to a warehouse,

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