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Undivided was written by Neil Shusterman, is the fourth book in the Unwind dystology, and was published in 2014. The book begins with Connor "waiting for the world to change." Sonia, the owner of an antique shop and someone who hides AWOLS, is searching through her shop looking for a printer. This printer prints organs, which would make unwinding useless. The book then shifts it's point of view to Lev. Lev is in hiding with the Arápache, arguably the most influential Chancefolk tribe. Lev is captured along with many others, including Wil Tashi'ne, by parts pirates, who take people and make money from them being unwound. Wil trades his life for the life of the others. The book is then in Conner's point of view, and he starts making a plan to …show more content…
Sonia comes from behind him and tells him she has his letter. Connor and Risa decide it is time to get the stem cells from a medical research facility. Connor Risa, and Beau, are in the facility when Risa and Beau are seen and chased away from Connor. Connor proceeds to the basement where he finds some things he doesn't need. Just then a scientist walks in and recognizes him as the Akron AWOL. Connor pulls his gun ready to tranq him but he doesn't have any bullets. The scientist however is against unwinding so he tells Connor where the stem cells, that he wants, are. The three head back to Akron to Sonia's shop. They instantly test out the printer, which successfully makes an ear. They find a company that has no ties to Proactive Citizenry, take the printer to them and then "sell" it. This sparks the movement for no more unwinding, but to use the printers instead. During this time however Connor and Risa are captured and are taken to a plane that is constantly flying. Connor makes a plan to escape with Argent, a worker of Divan, the leader of the black market for human …show more content…
I disliked that Connor never got to deliver his letter to his family(pg. 233), I believe his mother should have come out of the house to see what was flowing in the breeze, and found the letter. This would add a small clue as to whether his mother would forgive him. I also disliked that he never met with Ariana when he went to give the letter to his parents(pg. 229). I wish Ariana had been at the freeway overpass, I wanted to see what his response would have been to her. What did I like about this book? Absolutely everything else. I loved how Connor's plan worked perfectly, without any hitches(pg.335-340). I am super glad that Lev survived his little suicide attempt to stop unwinding(pg.332). I like the Mail "chapter" in total it has one "paragraph" where the family wants the kid back, one that burns the letter, and one that describes Roland's family the boy who was unwound in one of the previous books and his unwound arm went to Connor(pg.

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