Unwind

In this futuristic thriller, Neal Shusterman creates a world that blurs the line between life and death and challenges ideas about what it means to be alive.

Author: Neal Shusterman
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 11/06/2007
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781416912040
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 120008 / Unwind


Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Recommended
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Beehive Awards - Nominee
Award: Colorado Blue Spruce Award - Nominee
Award: Nevada Young Readers' Award - Winner
Award: Evergreen Young Adult Book Award - Winner
Award: Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers - Nominee
Award: Texas Lone Star Reading List - Commended
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards - Winner
Award: Nutmeg Book Award - Winner
Award: Rhode Island Teen Book Award - Nominee
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Isinglass Teen Read Award - Nominee
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Winner
Award: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award - Winner
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Winner
Award: California Young Reader Medal - Nominee
Award: Iowa Teen Award - Nominee
Award: Gateway Readers Award - Second Place
Award: Florida Teens Read - Nominee
Award: Delaware Diamonds Award - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2007 pg. 358 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Kirkus Review - Children 10/01/2007 pg. 1057
Booklist 10/15/2007 pg. 45
Publishers Weekly 11/26/2007 pg. 54
School Library Journal 01/01/2008 pg. 126
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2008 pg. 262 - Recommended
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2008 pg. 219
New York Times Book Review 03/16/2008 pg. 15
Voya Top 10 Qck Pick/Reluctant 04/01/2008 pg. 8
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2008 - Superior,Well Above Average
Hornbook Guide to Children 10/01/2008 pg. 378 - Superior,Well Above Average
ALA Best Books Young Adults 01/01/2008 pg. 1

About the Author
Shusterman, Neal: - Neal Shusterman is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty award-winning books for children, teens, and adults, including the Unwind dystology, the Skinjacker trilogy, Downsiders, and Challenger Deep, which won the National Book Award. Scythe, the first book in his series Arc of a Scythe is a Michael L. Printz Honor Book. He also writes screenplays for motion pictures and television shows. Neal is the father of four, all of whom are talented writers and artists themselves. Visit Neal at StoryMan.com and Facebook.com/NealShusterman.