Unwind Characters

Trouble in Paradise (a.k.a. Akron, Ohio)Connor, our main protagonist, is a troublemaker from the first page to the last—he just learns to cause the right kind of trouble along the way. At the beg...

Play Us a Song, You're the Piano GirlRisa is a piano playing orphan, or in other words, a ward of the state. Hence her last name, Ward. Her life is affected by fate so much that it seems like every...

Born to be UnwoundLike Anna in My Sister's Keeper, Lev was born to die. He's a tithe, which means his parents had ten children, with the intention of donating one child (a tenth of their belongings...

Shark Boy Seeks Lava Girl Connor and Risa meet Roland (no last name given) in the basement of the antiques shop that's part of the unwind Underground Railroad. Roland is set to be unwound because h...

Old NavyAdmiral Dunfee is a former Navy man, a self-described "Fish out of water" (4.29.49), and in charge of the Graveyard. He brings unwinds there illegally and has them do work in exchange for k...

Umber is the New BlackCyFi is a teen that helps Lev when Lev finds himself on the run. CyFi defines words like Lemony Snicket ("Solace—that means 'comfort'" (3.21.3)) and knows how to get people...

Clap On, Clap Off…ForeverThe Clappers are a band of suicide bombers who don't live for the applause, they die for it. We know very little about them. They're the Occupy Main Street of terrorist m...

Other KidsWe meet a few other unwinds on Connor and Risa's journey across half the U.S. There's Hayden, the collateral damage in a bitter custody battle. His parents would rather no one have him: "...