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Neal Shusterman (born November 12, 1962) is an American writer of young-adult fiction. He won the 2015 National Book Award for Young People's Literature for his book Challenger Deep and his novel, Scythe, was a 2017 Michael L. Printz Honor book. Early life Shusterman was born on November 12, 1962, and raised in Brooklyn, New York City. From a young age, Shusterman was an avid reader. His family is Jewish, and has claimed that he is at least 40-50% North African Sephardic according to a DNA test. At the age of 16, Shusterman and his family moved to Mexico City. He finished high school there at the American School Foundation and is quoted as saying that "Having an international experience changed my life, giving me a fresh perspective on the world, and a sense of confidence I might not have otherwise." He attended the University of California, Irvine, where he double-majored in psychology and theater, and was also on the varsity swim team. Career After college, Shusterman worked as an assistant at the Irvin Arthur Associates, a talent agency in Los Angeles, where Lloyd Segan became his agent. Within a year, Shusterman had his first book deal and a screenwriting job. He lives in Florida.Shusterman has received numerous honors for his books, including the National Book Award in 2015 for his novel Challenger Deep, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and the 2008 California Young Reader Medal for The Schwa Was Here. He served as a judge for the PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship in 2012. His novels Downsiders and Full Tilt have each won over 20 awards. Unwind has won more than 30 awards and is in development with Universal TV as a television series. His novel Scythe is in development with Universal as a feature film. He has been nominated four times (twice in 2019; 2020; 2023) in different categories of the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis and won the youth jury award in 2019. In March 2023 the German translation of the book Roxy, written with his son Jarrod Shusterman, was nominated by the youth jury.Shusterman has also written for TV, including the Original Disney Channel movie Pixel Perfect, as well as episodes of Goosebumps and Animorphs. He has written for R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series and is also adapting his novel Challenger Deep for 20th Century Fox. Fellow author Orson Scott Card invited Shusterman to write novels parallel to Ender's Game about other characters from the series, but schedules didn't permit it, and Card wrote Ender's Shadow and the subsequent series himself. Awards 2005 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award. 2008 California Young Reader Medal for The Schwa Was Here. 2015 National Book Award for Young People's Literature and the Golden Kite Award for Fiction for Challenger Deep. 2017 Micheal L. Printz Award Honour Book for "Scythe". 2019 Young Hoosier Book Award (Middle Grade) for Scythe. 2019 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Challenger deep (German: Kompass ohne Norden), chosen by the youth juryBibliography Fiction series The N.O.A.H. Files trilogy I am the Walrus Schock The MonkeyThe Accelerati trilogy (with Eric Elfman) Tesla's Attic (2014) ISBN 978-1423148036 Edison's Alley (2015) ISBN 978-1423148067 Hawking's Hallway (2016) ISBN 978-1423155218Antsy Bonano The Schwa Was Here (2004) ISBN 978-0756967192 Antsy Does Time (2008) ISBN 978-0525478256 Ship Out of Luck (2013) ISBN 978-0525422266Arc of a Scythe Scythe (2016) Thunderhead (2018) The Toll (2019) Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe (2022)Dark Fusion Dread Locks (2005) Red Rider's Hood (2005) Duckling Ugly (2006)Shadow Club The Shadow Club (1988) The Shadow Club Rising (2002)Skinjacker trilogy Everlost (2006) Everwild (2009) Everfound (2011)Star Shards Scorpion Shards (1995) Thief of Souls (1999) Shattered Sky (2002)The Unwind dystology Unwind (2007) ISBN 978-1416912040 UnStrung (2012) (short story) ISBN 978-1442423664 UnWholly (2012) UnSouled (2013) ISBN 978-1442423695 UnDivided (2014) ISBN 978-1481409759 UnBound (2015) (short story collection, contains UnStrung)The X-Files The X-Files Young Adult Series3) Bad Sign (1997) [writing as Easton Royce] novelization of The X-Files episode Syzygy 10) Dark Matter (1999) [writing as Easton Royce] novelization of The X-Files episode Soft LightThe X-Files Young Readers Series8) Voltage (1996) [writing as Easton Royce] novelization of The X-Files episode D.P.O. 9) E.B.E. (1996) co-authored with Les Martin [writing as Easton Royce] novelization of The X-Files episode E.B.E.Space: Above and Beyond 1) The Aliens Approach (1996) [writing as Easton Royce] novelization of the pilot episode of the Space: Above and Beyond TV series 3) Mutiny (1996) [writing as Easton Royce] novelization of the Space: Above and Beyond episode, MutinyNovels Dissidents (1989) Speeding Bullet (1991) What Daddy Did (1991) (later renamed Chasing Forgiveness) The Eyes of Kid Midas (1992) The Dark Side of Nowhere (1997) ISBN 978-0316789073 Downsiders (1999) Full Tilt (2004) ISBN 978-0689803741 Bruiser (2010) ISBN 978-0061134081 Challenger Deep (2015) illustrated by Brendon Shusterman ISBN 978-0061134111 Dry (2018) co-authored with Jarrod Shusterman ISBN 9781481481960 Game Changer (February 2021) ISBN 9780061998676 Roxy (November 2021) co-authored with Jarrod Shusterman ISBN 9781406392128Picture books Piggyback Ninja (1994) Illustrated by Joe BoddyShort stories Resurrection Bay (2013) ISBN 978-0062295163 [published only as an ebook]Short story collections Darkness Creeping: Tales to Trouble Your Sleep (1993) Darkness Creeping II: More Tales to Trouble Your Sleep (1995) Mindquakes: Stories to Shatter Your Brain (1996) Mindstorms: Stories to Blow Your Mind (1996) Mindtwisters: Stories To Shred Your Head (1997) Mindbenders: Stories to Warp Your Brain (2000) Darkness Creeping: Twenty Twisted Tales (2007) Violent Ends (2015) co-authored with 17 other authors including, Brendon Shusterman, Shaun David Hutchinson, and Beth RevisGames How to Host a Murder: Roman Ruins (1997) How to Host a Murder: The Grapes of Frath (1997) How to Host a Teen Mystery: Hot Times at Hollywood High (1997) How to Host a Murder: The Good, the Bad, and the Guilty (1998) How to Host a Murder: Tragical Mystery Tour (1999) How to Host a Teen Mystery: Barbecue with the Vampire (1999) How to Host a Murder: Saturday Night Cleaver (2000) How to Host a Murder: Maiming of the Shrew (2001) How to Host a Teen Mystery: Roswell That Ends Well (2002) How to Host a Murder: An Affair to Dismember (2003)Nonfiction Guy Talk (1987) It's Ok to Say No to Cigarettes and Alcohol (1988) Neon Angel: The Cherie Currie Story (1989) with Cherie Currie Kid Heroes: True Stories of Rescuers, Survivors, and Achievers (1991)Poems "Shadows of Doubt" (1993)Screenwriting credits Television Goosebumps (1996-1998) Animorphs (1998) The Haunting Hour: The Series (2011)Film Double Dragon (1994) Pixel Perfect (2004)References External links Official website Neal Shusterman on Facebook Neal Shusterman on Twitter Neal Shusterman on I.... 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  • Challenger Deep synopsis, comments

    Challenger Deep

    Neal Shusterman

    National Book Award Golden Kite Award Winner Six Starred ReviewsA captivating novel about mental illness that lingers long beyond the last page, Challenger Deep is a he...

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    Linked

    Imogen Howson

    When Elissa learns her telepathic twin is the subject of government experiments, the girls find themselves on the run with secrets worth killing for in this futuristic, romantic th...

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    The Reminder

    Rune Michaels

    Daisy, otherwise known as Daze, keeps hearing her dead mother's voice. Sometimes it's because of her dad, who likes to watch old home movies when he can't sleep. Sometimes it's bec...

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    Genesis Alpha

    Rune Michaels

    Josh worships his older brother, Max. They look alike, they talk alike, and they both have the same interests, including their favorite massively multiplayer online roleplaying gam...

  • The Remedy synopsis, comments

    The Remedy

    Suzanne Young

    Can one girl take on so many identities without losing her own? Find out in this riveting companion to The Program and the New York Times bestselling The Treatment.In a world befor...

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    The Program

    Suzanne Young

    In this “gripping tale for lovers of dystopian romance” (Kirkus Reviews), true feelings are forbidden, teen suicide is an epidemic, and the only solution is The Program.Sloane know...

  • Game Changer synopsis, comments

    Game Changer

    Neal Shusterman

    "A timely, speculative thought experiment in perspective, privilege, and identity." Kirkus"The conceit behind Shusterman’s latest is truly unique. While it exhibits the author’s us...

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    Bruiser

    Neal Shusterman

    The New York Times bestselling author of Challenger Deep, Neal Shusterman, delivers a suspenseful, eloquent, and thrilling novel that you won't be able to stop ...

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    The Last City

    H. J. Nelson

    In the highly anticipated sequel to The Last She, Ara, Kaden and Sam must learn the first rule of the apocalypse: Trust NO one. AraIs desperate to reunite with her father and put t...

  • The Treatment synopsis, comments

    The Treatment

    Suzanne Young

    Can Sloane and James survive the lies and secrets surrounding them, or will The Program claim them in the end? Find out in this sequel to The Program, which Publishers Weekly calle...

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    Scary Out There

    Jonathan Maberry

    Multiple Bram Stoker Award–winning author Jonathan Maberry compiles more than twenty stories and poemswritten by members of the Horror Writers Associationin this terrifying collect...

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    The Adjustment

    Suzanne Young

    How do you go back to a life you can’t remember? Find out in this fifth book in the New York Times bestselling Program series.Tatum Masterson never went through The Program. She ne...

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    The Memory of After

    Lenore Appelhans

    In this gripping exploration of a futuristic afterlife, a teen discovers that death is just the beginning.Since her untimely death the day before her eighteenth birthday, Felicia W...

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    The Epidemic

    Suzanne Young

    Can one girl help others find closure by slipping into the identities of their loved ones? Find out in this riveting sequel to The Remedy and companion to the New York Times bestse...

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    Resurrection Bay

    Neal Shusterman

    From New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman comes a thrilling, spinetingling 32page original short story that's perfect for fans of Unwind and UnWholly.Bones. They know ...

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    The Sky Inside

    Clare B. Dunkle

    Martin lives in a perfect world.Every year a new generation of geneticallyengineered children is shipped out to meet their parents. Every spring the residents of his town take down...

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    The Complication

    Suzanne Young

    How do you go back to a life you can’t remember? Find out in this final installment in the New York Times bestselling Program series from Suzanne Young.Every cure has a cost.Tatum ...

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    Turnabout

    Margaret Peterson Haddix

    "The suspense is unflagging....Recommend this one to fans of Michael Crichton and Robin Cook" (School Library Journal).In the year 2000 Melly and Anny Beth had reached the peak of ...

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    Wrecked

    Heather Henson

    Looking for Alaska meets Breaking Bad in this “winding, twisty” (Kirkus Reviews) novel about three teens, caught in the middle of the opioid crisis in rural Appalachia, whose world...