This is another favorite of mine. I like it so much, in fact, that I am currently reading it aloud to my support students (tenth grade struggling readers) and get this, they actually ask me to read more because they are so into the plot! This book follows three main characters: Connor, Risa, and Lev who are all about to be unwound. In this futuristic society, all babies must be born but at the age of thirteen to eighteen, parents can choose to unwind their children (have them killed but use every part of them as organ/tissue transplants so officially they are not dead). Connor, Risa and Lev have all been ordered to be unwound (Connor because his parents see him as a screw up, Risa because she is a ward of the state that just lost their budget, and Lev is a tithe--tenth child in his family and thus given as an offering). This story not only builds great suspense and strong character development, but it deals with very sticky topics such as abortion, murder, religion and what it means to be alive or dead. It’s a fabulous read and I highly recommend it.
Julia, High School Teacher
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