Unwind Book Review

Unwind By Neal Shusterman

In this futuristic book, after a second civil war over abortion where a decision was reached involving the pro-life and the pro-choice. When your child comes to the age of 13-18, you can sign for them to be unwound, where their body parts are harvested to be used later. And since that not all body parts are used, the unwinds don’t theoretically die.

While looking at some papers in his dad’s office, Connor Lassiter finds out that he is going to be unwound. He decides to run away and that just creates a ton of mayhem. While escaping, Connor teams up with two other unwound’s and they are on the run together.

They go on adventure that will either end up in life or death. There is action, romance and drama. I truly enjoyed this book and could not put it down once I started. I highly suggest reading this fantastic book.

The Hunger Games book review

This summer, I got to read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I had wanted to read it for a while and when I got to read it, I loved it from the very first page. In this book, Katniss Everdeen and her mother and sister live in a post-apocalyptic world in which there are twelve districts. Each year, if you are from age twelve to eighteen, you have to enter your name into the Hunger Games however many times depending on your age.

Katniss and her twelve year old sister, Primrose, go to the ceremony and Primrose’s name is chosen to compete in the game where you have to be the last on alive to win. But Katniss volunteers and takes Primrose’s place going to the Hunger Games along with the boy that was chosen, Peeta.

In this futuristic novel, you hear Katniss story about how she fights for her life, literally. This book supplies much action, drama, and even love. I really enjoyed The Hunger Games. Even though this book was 374 pages long, I could not put it down. I stayed up for hours one night reading so I could finish. I would highly recommend it for anyone who needs a good book to read. There is also the sequel to this book, Catching Fire. I can hardly wait to read this next book. I hope that it will be just as good as the first.

short story

A new state, a new school, a new beginning. This is a place to start over, my dad told me, a clean slate for the new school year. None of these things made me feel better. He never was the one to help me out in tough situations. My parents were divorced and my older sister had gone to college this year. So on this fine morning I had only my dad to encourage me to get up and go to high school.
I woke up grumpily at five thirty, took a shower, and got dressed. When I came downstairs for breakfast, my dad was just about to leave. “Are you sure you don’t want me to drive you to school? This is your last chance.” He asked for the hundredth time. “No Dad! That would be so embarrassing to be dropped off by my dad!” I whined. “Fine, fine! Have a good day at school!” he replied and left for work.
After my dad left, the house felt so empty without my sister nagging me and bossing me around to put my dishes away or walk the dog. Since I had fifteen minutes left until the bus came, I took m y dog, Jessie, for a walk on the side of our house. When I came back, I didn't have many minutes left until the bus came. I grabbed my bookbag and lunch and ran out the door. I ran towards my bus stop and saw the bus pull up. the bus driver apparently didn't see me running because they started to drive away. This was not the best day.
I could either walk the three and a half miles to school or call my dad and ask him to pick me up. I choose the second option, even though my dad wasn't that happy about it. But I got to the school with minutes to spare.
I walked into the main office and asked the secratary where my homeroom was. She led the way down many hallways and showed me the correct door. I thanked her and walked into the room. My homeroom and english teacher, Mrs. Brown, greeted me and gave me my scheduale. She showed me my seat and right when I sat down, the bell rang. I sighed and walked to my next class. Turns out, four out of my seven classes were wrong and spent half the day wandering all over the school looking for the right rooms.
This was going to be a 'great' year