Organ Donor

Shusterman, Neal. Unwind.
New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2007. Print.

So, when we go to get our Driver's Licenses or State IDs, the people at the DMV always ask us if we want to be an organ donor, and it's marked as an option on our cards.

Well in this world, being an organ donor isn't optional - its mandatory. That's not so bad, you might think. But what if you were forced to donate your organs against your will?

In Connor, Lev and Lisa's world, overpopulation is at an all-time high and is bordering on disaster. Parents are offered initiatives to sell off their teenaged children, who are then "unwound" for their organs.

Creepy, right?

Come find out what happens.


"... I know its stupid, but it made me think twice about the Organ Donor thing on my license..." ~ Jaqui, 18




Abstract (thanks to OCLC World Cat): "In a future world where those between the ages of thirteen and eighteen can have their lives "unwound" and their body parts harvested for use by others, three teens go to extreme lengths to uphold their beliefs--and, perhaps, save their own lives."

Winner: Sakura Medal for Middle School Books

OCLC World Cat Record - Holdings, Abstracts, Further Info