About the Author
Neal Shusterman is the New York Times bestselling author of over thirty novels for children, teens, and adults. He won the 2015 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature for Challenger Deep. Scythe, a 2017 Michael L. Printz Honor book, is in development as a feature film. His novel, Unwind, is a part of the literary canon in school districts across the country and has won more than thirty domestic and international awards. Shusterman is co-writing the pilot episode of Netflix’s adaption of his “timely, speculative thought experiment in perspective, privilege, and identity” (Kirkus Reviews), Game Changer. His harrowing tale of survival, Dry, is in development at Paramount Pictures.
Shusterman has received awards from the International Reading Association and the American Library Association. He has garnered many state and local awards. His talents range from film directing, writing stage plays, and he has even tried his hand at creating games.
Shusterman has earned a reputation as a storyteller and dynamic speaker. He is in constant demand at schools and conferences. His degrees in psychology and drama give him a unique approach to writing. His novels deal with topics that appeal to adults and teens, weaving true-to-life characters into riveting issues, and binding it together with a sense of humor. Shusterman lives in Jacksonville, Florida, but spends much of his time traveling the world speaking, and signing books for readers.
Raves and Reviews
Praise for The Toll
A furiously paced finale that reaches for the stars.”
—Kirkus Reviews
Nothing else like it out there… Readers will want to be here to see how it ends.”
—Booklist
Shusterman weaves together story lines of old and new characters to create an explosive series end… Fans of the first two books will be (and have been) clamoring for this finale. Get it to them as soon as possible.”
—School Library Journal
The stellar conclusion to Shusterman’s Arc of a Scythe trilogy is a gripping adventure that never stops building momentum.”
—Publishers Weekly
Praise for Challenger Deep
A brilliant journey across the dark sea of mental illness; frightening, sensitive, and powerful. Simply extraordinary.”
—Laurie Halse Anderson, award-winning author of Speak
Haunting, unforgettable, and life-affirming all at once.”
—Booklist
An adventure in perspective as well as plot, this unusual foray into schizophrenia should leave readers with a deeper understanding of the condition.”
—Kirkus Reviews
A powerful collaboration…[Caden’s] story turns symptoms into lived reality in ways readers won’t easily forget.”
—Publishers Weekly
Praise for Unwind
Well-written, this draws the readers into a world that is both familiar and strangely foreign, and generates feelings of horror, disturbance, disgust and fear. As with classics such as “1984” and “Fahrenheit 451″, one can only hope that this vision of the future never becomes reality.”
—Kirkus Reviews
The power of the novel lies in what it doesn’t do: come down explicitly on one side or the other.”
—The New York Times Book Review
A thought-provoking, well-paced read that will appeal widely.”
—School Library Journal
