Christopher+Hopper

Neal Shusterman
Young Adult Fiction


 * __I.Plot Summary__**: The book I chose was Unwind by Neal Shusterman. The book is a Young Adult Fiction. The book is about three teenagers on the run from the juvenile-cops from fear of being "Unwound", there only hope is hiding until they're eighteen. The act of unwinding is when the body parts of a teenager are surgically removed and given to people who need the parts.

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 * __II.About the Author__**: Neal Shusterman grew up in Boston, New York. Shusterman graduated from UC Irvine, and within a year of graduating he was selected to write a movie script. Since his graduation Shusterman has became a successful novelist, screenwriter, and television writer. Neal Shusterman now lives in Southern California with his four kids as a continuing inspiration.

//Everwild// //Everlost// //The Schwa Was Here// //Antsy Does Time// //Dread Locks// //Red Riders Hood// //Full Tilt//
 * __III. Other Works by Neal Shusterman:__**

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 * __IV. Social Issue Revelance:__** One social issue that relates to the book //Unwind// is cloning. Reproductive cloning is when a new organism is grown to match the identical to it.Cloning is one of the most controversial areas of scientific research of recent times - Josephine Quintaville. Dolly, the first mammal to be cloned from adult DNA, was created in 1996 and died on 14 February 2003. Dolly even bred six lambs!


 * __V. Dramatization__: ** If the book // Unwind // were to become a movie, these would be the characters I would choose. For the main character Connor, I would choose the actor to be Alexander Gould, because I imagine Connor having dark hair. For the character Lev I would choose Luke Benward. For the character Risa I would choose Emma Watson.[[image:Alexander-Gould1_0.jpg width="132" height="216" align="left" caption="Alexander Gould"]] [[image:luke_benward.jpg width="185" height="206" align="left" caption="Luke Benward"]]

**__VI. About the Reader__**: My name is Chris Hopper, I am currently a freshman at Gahanna Lincoln High school. I went to St.Matthews from kindergarten through eighth grade. I enjoy hanging out with friends, and I play lacrosse. I intend to play lacrosse for the high school as a freshman.