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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, The Skinjacker Trilogy, and Downsiders, which was nominated for twelve state... 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
about 2 hours ago
Everfound will be released on May 03, 2011 in Hardcover
Aug 29, 2010
News:
Unwind has won an award
May 30, 2010
News:
Unwind has won an award
May 28, 2010
News:
Everlost has won an award
Apr 05, 2010
News:
Unwind has won an award
Apr 05, 2010
News:
Unwind has won an award
Mar 20, 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
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
Full Tilt will be released on November 10, 2009 in
Nov 10, 2009
Full Tilt is now available in
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
Speeding Bullet will be released on July 27, 2004 in
Jul 27, 2004
Speeding Bullet is now available in
Jul 27, 2004
Full Tilt is now available in
Jul 27, 2004
Full Tilt will be released on July 27, 2004 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 is now available in
Jun 01, 2003
Full Tilt will be released on June 01, 2003 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. What’s your best quality? A. An ability to see things from all sides, empathy, and an ability to make the world's best guacamole. Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her? A. Mozart. I'd tell him that he rocks. Q. What’s your greatest fear? A. A fear of the universe being indifferent to our existence. And spiders. Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be? A. Shape-shifting. Yeah. Learn more about Neal Shusterman

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Newtown Patch, August 15, 2010
...books, 11 reported on a book from the Twilight series.  The most popular book was Unwind by Neal Shusterman...
New Jersey Observer Tribune, June 25, 2010
...Four sixth grade boys at the Long Valley Middle School created winning posters about books by Neal Shusterman who met with students on Thursday, June 10. The school hosted Shusterman for three presentations and lunch visits. From left, are language...
PR-GB, June 17, 2010
...Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas Fahrenheit 451 , by Ray Bradbury Graceling, by Kristin Cashore Unwind, by Neal Shusterman Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Jonathan Safran Foer Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher The Omnivore's Dilemma:...
PR inside, June 17, 2010
...Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas 12. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury 13. Graceling, by Kristin Cashore 14. Unwind, by Neal Shusterman 15. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Jonathan Safran Foer 16. Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher 17. The Omnivore's...
Street Insider, June 16, 2010
...451, by Ray Bradbury 13.   Graceling, by Kristin Cashore 14.   Unwind, by Neal Shusterman 15.   Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Jonathan Safran Foer 16.   Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher 17.   The Omnivore...
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, June 14, 2010
...Lowry Junior and high school - authors like PC Cast, Ellen Hopkins, Suzanne Collins, Marcus Zusak, Sarah Dessen, Neal Shusterman, Lauren Myracle, Chris Wooding Recommendations courtesy of the Laramie County Library youth and outreach manager Anais Scott...
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...
Vista Library, August 18, 2010
...want: · Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld · Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl · Unwind by Neal Shusterman · Something else from my pile (you can give me a genre if you'd like) 5. How to get the book to you? It's up to you...
Presenting Lenore, August 18, 2010
...be released in 2011. Rachel’s adventure continues when she crosses into the mysterious territory known as Away. Neal Shusterman has inked a deal for the sequel of UNWIND (read my review ) to be called UNWHOLLY and to be released in 2012. In case...
Fluttering Butterflies, August 16, 2010
...wanted by a world gone mad, eighteen seems far, far away. In Unwind, Boston Globe/Horn Book Award winner Neal Shusterman challenges readers' ideas about life -- not just where life begins, and where it ends, but what it truly means to be alive. I really...
Fluttering Butterflies, August 16, 2010
...wanted by a world gone mad, eighteen seems far, far away. In Unwind, Boston Globe/Horn Book Award winner Neal Shusterman challenges readers' ideas about life -- not just where life begins, and where it ends, but what it truly means to be alive. I really...
Readingjunky's Reading Roost, August 16, 2010
...Ever since reading Neal Shusterman's UNWIND, I've been a fan. That book was fantastic! BRUISER, Shusterman's latest, also doesn't disappoint. It only took a couple of sentences...
Leafing Through Life, August 15, 2010
...long time that I stayed up well past midnight to finish a book I couldn't put down. Neal Shusterman's Full Tilt , if you were wondering. - That last item results in my now being "officially" 2 months ahead of my reading pace from last year. I know...
Emily's Reading Room, August 10, 2010
...Choice by Charlotte Castle Chachic : Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith Rebecca : Incarceron by Catherine Fisher Anna: Unwind by Neal Shusterman Kisha : A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb Christie (The Fiction Enthusiast) : Inside Out by Maria V....
Kids Lit, August 9, 2010
...Bruiser by Neal Shusterman Bruiser was voted “Most Likely to Get the Death Penalty” by the kids at school.  So when Tennyson’s twin sister Bronte starts dating Bruiser, he is very...
Ink and Paper, August 9, 2010
...reviews, were: 1. Prey by Rachel Vincent 2. My Soul to Lose by Rachel Vincent 3. Everlost by Neal Shusterman 4. Everwild by Neal Shusterman 5. Need by Carrie Jones 6. Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore 7. My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent 9. My Love...
At Home With Books, August 1, 2010
...French Blue by Richard W. Wise Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain Unwind by Neal Shusterman (Audiobook) Giveaways: How to Be an American Housewife by Margaret Dilloway - ends 8/1 The Island by Elin Hilderbrand -...
Deathday Letters, July 30, 2010
...Sonnenblick, THE GREEN GLASS SEA by Ellen Klages, THE LONDON EYE MYSTERY by Siobhan Dowd, and UNWIND by Neal Shusterman. Oh, and MOCKINGJAY comes out in less than a month, so I'll be stopping whatever I'm reading to hop on that train of...
Maree Anderson, July 29, 2010
...so keen on. Must be her dad’s genes ;-) Speaking of horrors, there is a scene in Neal Shusterman’s Unwind , which just made me shiver, it was so graphic and horrific! “Unwinding” is a process whereby kids of a certain age can legally have their...
Inklings, July 27, 2010
...this regularly...  Regardless, my long sojourn gave me enough time to get and then read Everwild by Neal Shusterman.[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="108" caption="Front Cover"][/caption]The Review Part: This is the second installment of the...
writerjenn, July 26, 2010
...Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery. Spell Hunter: Faery Rebels (aka Knife), by R.J. Anderson. Everlost, by Neal Shusterman. Slot Machine, by Chris Lynch. All of them left doors open for follow-ups, but all of them were satisfying reads in themselves. Do...
The Bookologist, July 25, 2010
...Gimme A Call by Sarah Mynlowski Perchance To Dream by Lisa Mantchev Halo by Alexandra Adornetto Bruiser by Neal Shusterman Matched by Allie Condie Pegasus by Robin mckinley The Eternal Enes by Kristen Miller Sapphique by Catherine Fisher The Replacement...
Read This Book!, May 13, 2010
...the Chocolate Ogre, and Mary Hightower battle for the fate of Everlost in the thrilling second book in Neal Shusterman's Skinjacker Trilogy. (From now on, all synopsis from the publisher will be in italics.)Review: If you thought the first book in the...
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...