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Neal Shusterman
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Neal Shusterman

Neal Shusterman is the author of many novels for young adults, including Unwind, which was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and a Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Readers, Everlost, and Downsiders, which was nominated for twelve state reading awards. ... Read full bio

Author Revealed:
Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?
A. Shape-shifting. Yeah.
Learn more about Neal Shusterman
My life in 8 words: "Poignant thinking out of the box, on rye."
November 2, 2009
I spent two nights in the Haunted Mansion last month. No, really. It was bizarre. When I travel, I usually just go in for a...
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Everwild will be released on November 02, 2010 in Trade Paperback
Mar 14, 2010
News:
Unwind has won an award
Feb 03, 2010
Everwild is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Nov 10, 2009
Everwild will be released on November 10, 2009 in Hardcover
Nov 10, 2009
Everwild will be released on November 10, 2009 in eBook
Nov 10, 2009
Everlost will be released on November 10, 2009 in Trade Paperback
Nov 10, 2009
Full Tilt will be released on November 10, 2009 in Trade Paperback
Nov 10, 2009
Full Tilt is now available in Trade Paperback
Nov 10, 2009
The Eyes of Kid Midas will be released on November 10, 2009 in Trade Paperback
Nov 10, 2009
The Eyes of Kid Midas will be released on November 10, 2009 in eBook
Nov 10, 2009
Downsiders will be released on November 10, 2009 in Trade Paperback
Nov 10, 2009
Everlost is now available in Trade Paperback
Nov 10, 2009
Downsiders is now available in Trade Paperback
Nov 10, 2009
The Eyes of Kid Midas is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
Nov 10, 2009
The Eyes of Kid Midas is now available in eBook
Nov 10, 2009
Excerpt:
Chapter 2 from Everwild
Nov 05, 2009
Nov 03, 2009
News:
Unwind has won an award
Sep 01, 2009
News:
Unwind has won an award
Aug 25, 2009
News:
Everlost has won an award
Jun 24, 2009
News:
Everlost has won an award
Jun 24, 2009
News:
Everlost has won an award
Jun 24, 2009
News:
Unwind has won an award
Jun 24, 2009
News:
Unwind has won an award
Jun 24, 2009
News:
Unwind has won an award
Jun 24, 2009
News:
Unwind has won an award
Jun 24, 2009
News:
Unwind has won an award
Jun 24, 2009
News:
Unwind has won an award
Jun 24, 2009
News:
Unwind has won an award
Jun 24, 2009
News:
Unwind has won an award
Jun 24, 2009
News:
Unwind has won an award
Jun 24, 2009
News:
Unwind has won an award
Jun 24, 2009
News:
Unwind has won an award
Jun 24, 2009
News:
Unwind has won an award
Jun 24, 2009
News:
Unwind has won an award
Jun 24, 2009
News:
Unwind has won an award
Jun 24, 2009
News:
Unwind has won an award
Jun 24, 2009
Unwind is now available in eBook
Jun 02, 2009
Unwind will be released on June 02, 2009 in eBook
Jun 02, 2009
Unwind is now available in Trade Paperback
Jun 02, 2009
Unwind will be released on June 02, 2009 in Trade Paperback
Jun 02, 2009
Unwind is now available in Trade Paperback
Jun 02, 2009
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Unwind (UK Edition)
Jan 29, 2009
Unwind will be released on June 02, 2009 in Trade Paperback
Jan 13, 2009
Everlost is now available in Trade Paperback
Jan 05, 2009
Everlost will be released on June 20, 2008 in eBook
Jun 20, 2008
Everlost will be released on June 20, 2008 in eBook
Jun 20, 2008
Everlost will be released on June 20, 2008 in eBook
Jun 20, 2008
Everlost will be released on June 20, 2008 in eBook
Jun 20, 2008
Everlost will be released on June 20, 2008 in eBook
Jun 20, 2008
Everlost will be released on June 20, 2008 in eBook
Jun 20, 2008
Everlost will be released on June 20, 2008 in eBook
Jun 20, 2008
Everlost is now available in eBook
Jun 20, 2008
Everlost will be released on June 20, 2008 in
Jun 20, 2008
Everlost is now available in
Jun 20, 2008
Unwind is now available in Trade Paperback
May 06, 2008
The Eyes of Kid Midas will be released on November 27, 2007 in Trade Paperback
Nov 27, 2007
The Eyes of Kid Midas is now available in Trade Paperback
Nov 27, 2007
Unwind will be released on November 06, 2007 in Hardcover
Nov 06, 2007
Unwind is now available in Hardcover
Nov 06, 2007
Everlost will be released on November 06, 2007 in Mass Market Paperback
Nov 06, 2007
Everlost is now available in Mass Market Paperback
Nov 06, 2007
Unwind will be released on November 06, 2007 in
Nov 06, 2007
Unwind is now available in
Nov 06, 2007
Everlost will be released on November 06, 2007 in
Nov 06, 2007
Everlost is now available in
Nov 06, 2007
Everlost will be released on August 22, 2006 in Hardcover
Aug 22, 2006
Everlost is now available in Hardcover
Aug 22, 2006
Everlost will be released on August 22, 2006 in
Aug 22, 2006
Everlost is now available in
Aug 22, 2006
Full Tilt will be released on July 27, 2004 in Mass Market Paperback
Jul 27, 2004
Full Tilt is now available in Mass Market Paperback
Jul 27, 2004
Speeding Bullet will be released on July 27, 2004 in Trade Paperback
Jul 27, 2004
Speeding Bullet is now available in Trade Paperback
Jul 27, 2004
Full Tilt will be released on July 27, 2004 in
Jul 27, 2004
Full Tilt is now available in
Jul 27, 2004
Speeding Bullet will be released on July 27, 2004 in
Jul 27, 2004
Speeding Bullet is now available in
Jul 27, 2004
Full Tilt will be released on June 01, 2003 in Hardcover
Jun 01, 2003
Full Tilt is now available in Hardcover
Jun 01, 2003
Full Tilt will be released on June 01, 2003 in
Jun 01, 2003
Full Tilt is now available in
Jun 01, 2003
Downsiders will be released on February 01, 2001 in Mass Market Paperback
Feb 01, 2001
Downsiders is now available in Mass Market Paperback
Feb 01, 2001
Downsiders will be released on February 01, 2001 in
Feb 01, 2001
Downsiders is now available in
Feb 01, 2001
News:
Full Tilt has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Full Tilt has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Full Tilt has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Full Tilt has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Full Tilt has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Full Tilt has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Full Tilt has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Full Tilt has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Full Tilt has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Full Tilt has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Full Tilt has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Full Tilt has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Full Tilt has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Full Tilt has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Full Tilt has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Full Tilt has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Full Tilt has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Full Tilt
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Unwind has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Unwind has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Unwind has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Unwind has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Unwind
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Everlost has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Everlost has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Everlost
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Downsiders has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Downsiders has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Downsiders
Prior to Dec 19, 2008

Neal Shusterman Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Try to see things differently -- It's the only way to get a clearer perspective on the world and on your life. Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be? A. Shape-shifting. Yeah. Q. What trait is most noticeable about you? A. My smoldering eyes, and impish grin, so I've been told. Q. What are your most overused words or phrases? A. They wouldn't be overused if I knew what they were. Q. What are your 5 favorite songs? A. "Be My Hero" by October Project, "In Your Eyes," by Peter Gabriel, "Amnesia" by Chumbawamba, "Synchronicity 2" by the Police, and anything by Genesis. Learn more about Neal Shusterman

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Examiner.com, March 3, 2010
...  Unwind, by Neal Shusterman, is an exciting, action-packed novel. Be prepared: once you start reading it, you will stay up all night to find out what happens at the end! The story In...
Kentucky.com, December 28, 2009
...Laurie Halse Anderson; Deadline, by Chris Crutcher; Lessons from a Dead Girl, by Jo Knowles; and Unwind, by Neal Shusterman. The titles appeared on suggested book lists compiled by the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American...
Grand Rapids Press, December 16, 2009
...45 p.m. at the library, 227 E. State St. The new group is first reading "Unwind" by Neal Shusterman and will meet Dec. 17. The next book is "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins. In February, the group plans to discuss "Nothing but the Truth" by Avi....
Kentucky.com, November 29, 2009
...classroom, although they are available in the library. This is cover of one of those books, Unwind, by Neal Shusterman Montgomery County School Superintendent Daniel Freeman has responded by withdrawing about half a dozen of the challenged titles from...
Lexington Herald Leader, November 29, 2009
...Laurie Halse Anderson; Deadline, by Chris Crutcher; Lessons from a Dead Girl, by Jo Knowles; and Unwind, by Neal Shusterman. The titles appeared on suggested book lists compiled by the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American...
Lexington Herald Leader, November 29, 2009
...classroom, although they are available in the library. This is cover of one of those books, Unwind, by Neal Shusterman Montgomery County School Superintendent Daniel Freeman has responded by withdrawing about half a dozen of the challenged titles from...
Miami Herald, June 17, 2009
...that depict a bleak future, like The Road by Cormac McCarthy, Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, and Unwind by Neal Shusterman. Think of them as new counterparts to traditional classics like Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and George Orwell's 1984, said Brenda...
Cape Gazette, June 16, 2009
...The Hunger Games? by Suzanne Collins ? ?Rapunzel?s Revenge? by Shannon and Dean Hale ? ?Unwind? by Neal Shusterman. The nominated books and ballots are available at all Delaware public libraries. Voting will end Monday, Aug. 31; the 2010...
Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier, June 14, 2009
...Forest of Hands and Teeth,? Carrie Ryan; ?Marcelo in the Real World,? Francisco Stark; ?Rash,? Pete Hautman; ?Unwind,? Neal Shusterman...
Marlborough Enterprise, March 30, 2009
...see themselves as readers because of her work,? Riggio said. For your eyes (and ears and noses) only Neal Shusterman strives when writing his young adult novels to engage all the senses of his readers. ?I try to make sure I am describing things in...
The Neverending Shelf, December 31, 2009
...by Gayle Forman Fire by Kristen Cashore Ballad by Maggie Steifvater Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Unwind by Neal Shusterman ::drumroll:: ::drumroll:: Your 2009 Best Young Adult Novel Winner is: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Congratulations to all...
So Many Books, So Little Time, December 24, 2009
...Sandi Kahn Shelton The Real Real by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus Testimony by Anita Shreve Unwind by Neal Shusterman When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead My favorite of the ten was Unwind , a young adult sci-fi novel that I found very thought-provoking....
Becky's Book Reviews, December 21, 2009
...1. Fire by Kristin Cashore (480 pages) 2. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (400 pages) 3. Everwild by Neal Shusterman (432 pages) 4. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater (400 pages) 5. Ice by Sarah Beth Durst (308 pages) 6. The Magician's Elephant by Kate...
Grand Rapids News, December 15, 2009
...45 p.m. at the library, 227 E. State St. The new group is first reading "Unwind" by Neal Shusterman and will meet Dec. 17. The next book is "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins. In February, the group plans to discuss "Nothing but the Truth" by Avi....
Mental multivitamin, November 30, 2009
...this on Mr. M-mv who agrees: It's a thought-provoking piece of dystopic fiction that fans of Unwind (Neal Shusterman) and Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro) in particular will appreciate. ■ Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare) With the Misses M-mv -- who agree...
whyismarko, November 10, 2009
...it about 1/2 way through). new title suggestion: this book shouldn’t exist, but, unfortunately, does . Unwind by Neal Shusterman i read a good amount of YA fiction to keep current on what teens are reading, and gain insight into their world. and...
AuthorsNow!, October 10, 2009
...to read HATE LIST (Jennifer Brown), BROWN (Richard Rodriguez), FLASH BURNOUT (L.K. Madigan), THE SCHWA WAS HERE (Neal Shusterman), INITIATION (Susan Fine), CRASH INTO ME (Albert Borris), RULES (Cynthia Lord), THE GRAPES OF WRATH (John Steinbeck), CHICKEN...
If I sing a song, will you sing along?, September 25, 2009
...was buy 1 get 1 50% off. I've read two so far. The first was Unwind by Neal Shusterman. It is one of those books that you don't know why you pulled it from the shelf, but once you read the back cover you have to buy...
Ready When You Are, C.B., September 18, 2009
...too fast for you in the little video here are the titles you can choose from: Downsiders by Neal Shusterman Ragged Dick by Horatio Alger Red Lights by Simenon Life Class by Pat Barker The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein Bringing Tony Home by...
Library Queue, September 7, 2009
...Florence King) What’s the weather like? Last Days of Summer (Steve Kluger) Favourite time of day? Unwind (Neal Shusterman) What is life to you? Every Soul a Star (Wendy Mass) Your fear? The Midwife (Jennifer Worth) What is the best advice you have...
Walker of Worlds, August 11, 2009
...Title: Everlost Author: Neal Shusterman Publisher: Simon & Schuster Format: Paperback Pages: 384 Release Date: July 6th 2009 Nick and Allie don't survive the crash, and now they are in limbo, stuck halfway...
Cindy's Love Of Books, June 15, 2009
...Here is the books that came to my door looking for a new home. By Mail: -Everlost by Neal Shusterman -The Opposite of Love by Julie Buxbaum -This Charming Man by Marian Keyes -The G Free Diet by Elizabeth Hasslebeck (this was a contest win from Luanne...
Jessecreations's Weblog, May 22, 2009
...Meehl (probably going to be similar to the Vladimir Tod books, but we’ll see.) 12. Unwind by Neal Shusterman (getting mixed reviews on LibraryThing, but it seems like a really unique concept). I will probably end up adding to this list as we go...
Jessecreations's Weblog, May 22, 2009
...Meehl (probably going to be similar to the Vladimir Tod books, but we’ll see.) 12. Unwind by Neal Shusterman (getting mixed reviews on LibraryThing, but it seems like a really unique concept). I will probably end up adding to this list as we go...
Mental multivitamin, May 10, 2009
...Here we go again... Books read ■ Unwind (Neal Shusterman) Quite possibly the most emotionally devastating (to say nothing of riveting, thought-provoking) novel I have ever read, this YA novel set in a not-too-distant future packs (more than) enough...
Jen Robinson's Book Page, May 3, 2009
...Book: Unwind Author: Neal Shusterman Pages: 352 Age Range: 13 and up  Background: I've been wanting to read Unwind ever since both Sherry Early and Abby (the) Librarian recommended it for my list...
Jen Robinson's Book Page, May 1, 2009
...Completed April 18, 2009. My review . Laini Taylor: Dreamdark: Silksinger . Putnam. Completed April 25, 2009. Published September 2009. Neal Shusterman: Unwind . Simon & Schuster. Completed April 26, 2009. Adult Fiction Louise Penny: The Cruelest...
Library Queue, April 19, 2009
...6. What were the names of the books you read? Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder Unwind by Neal Shusterman The Season by Susan MacLean 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass The Loser's Guide to Life and Love by A.E. Cannon 7. Which book did you enjoy most?...
Library Queue, April 18, 2009
...Unwind by Neal Shusterman Book 36 of 100 for the 100+ Reading Challenge Book 18 of 25 for the Support Your Local Library Challenge Book 10 of 12 for the 2009 YA Challenge...
Justine Larbalestier, April 2, 2009
...havoc and mayhem. They were all most excellent. I especially loved the session I did with the fabulous Neal Shusterman where we got to talk with around 40 teenagers and answer their most wondrous questions. I just hope that next time they do it there...