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American novelist (born 1962)

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Neal Shusterman Shusterman at the 2013 Texas Book Festival Born (1962-11-12) November 12, 1962 (age 63) New York City, U.S. Occupation Novelist Language English Nationality American Alma mater University of California, Irvine Period 1988–present Genre Young adult fiction, dystopian fiction, science fiction Notable works Challenger Deep (2015) Scythe (2016) Thunderhead (2018) Notable awards National Book Award for Young People's Literature (2015) Margaret A. Edwards Award (2024) Children 4 Website storyman.com[dead link]

**Neal Shusterman** (born November 12, 1962) is an American writer of [young adult fiction](/source/Young_adult_fiction). He won the 2015 [National Book Award for Young People's Literature](/source/National_Book_Award_for_Young_People's_Literature) for his book [*Challenger Deep*](/source/Challenger_Deep_(novel)) and his novel, *[Scythe](/source/Scythe_(novel))*, was a 2017 [Michael L. Printz Honor](/source/Michael_L._Printz_Award) book.[1][2]

He won the [Margaret Edwards Award](/source/Margaret_Edwards_Award) in 2024 "honoring his significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens."[3]

## Early life

Shusterman was born on November 12, 1962, and raised in [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn), [New York City](/source/New_York_City). His family is [Jewish](/source/Jewish).[4]

From a young age, Shusterman was an avid reader. At the age of 16, Shusterman and his family moved to [Mexico City](/source/Mexico_City).[5] He finished high school there at the [American School Foundation](/source/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."[6] He attended the [University of California, Irvine](/source/University_of_California%2C_Irvine), where he double-majored in [psychology](/source/Psychology) and theater, and was also on the varsity swim team.[7][8][9]

## Career

After college, Shusterman worked as an assistant at the Irvin Arthur Associates, a talent agency in Los Angeles, where [Lloyd Segan](/source/Lloyd_Segan) became his agent. Within a year, Shusterman had his first book deal and a screenwriting job. He lives in Florida.[10]

Shusterman has received numerous honors for his books, including the 2005 [Boston Globe–Horn Book Award](/source/Boston_Globe%E2%80%93Horn_Book_Award) and 2008 [California Young Reader Medal](/source/California_Young_Reader_Medal) for *[The Schwa Was Here](/source/The_Schwa_Was_Here),* as well as the 2015 [National Book Award](/source/National_Book_Award) for *[Challenger Deep](/source/Challenger_Deep_(novel))*.[11] He served as a judge for the [PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship](/source/PEN%2FPhyllis_Naylor_Working_Writer_Fellowship) in 2012.[12] *[Unwind](/source/Unwind_(novel))* has won more than 30 awards and is in development with [Constantin Film](/source/Constantin_Film) as a television series.[13]

In 2016, it was announced that his novel *[Scythe](/source/Scythe_(novel))* is in development with Universal as a feature film.[14] *Challenger Deep* was acquired by [Disney+](/source/Disney%2B) in 2019, and [Will McCormack](/source/Will_McCormack) has been selected to write the script.[15]

He has been nominated four times (twice in 2019; 2020; 2023) in different categories of the [Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis](/source/Deutscher_Jugendliteraturpreis) and won the Youth Jury Prize in 2019. In March 2023, the German translation of the book *Roxy*, written with his son Jarrod Shusterman, was nominated by the youth jury.[16]

Shusterman has also written for TV, including the [Disney Channel Original Movie](/source/Disney_Channel_Original_Movie) *[Pixel Perfect](/source/Pixel_Perfect)*, and episodes of [*Goosebumps*](/source/Goosebumps_(1995_TV_series)), *[Animorphs](/source/Animorphs_(TV_series)),* and [R. L. Stine](/source/R._L._Stine)'s *[The Haunting Hour: The Series](/source/The_Haunting_Hour%3A_The_Series).*[17]

Fellow author [Orson Scott Card](/source/Orson_Scott_Card) invited Shusterman to write novels parallel to *[Ender's Game](/source/Ender's_Game)* about other characters from the series, but schedules did not permit it, and Card wrote *[Ender's Shadow](/source/Ender's_Shadow)* and the subsequent series himself.[18]

## Awards

- 2005 [Boston Globe–Horn Book Award](/source/Boston_Globe%E2%80%93Horn_Book_Award) for *[The Schwa Was Here](/source/The_Schwa_Was_Here)[11]*

- 2008 [California Young Reader Medal](/source/California_Young_Reader_Medal) for *The Schwa Was Here*[19]

- 2015 [National Book Award for Young People's Literature](/source/National_Book_Award_for_Young_People's_Literature), [Golden Kite Award for Fiction](/source/Golden_Kite_Award), and [Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor](/source/Boston_Globe%E2%80%93Horn_Book_Award) for *[Challenger Deep](/source/Challenger_Deep_(novel))*[20][21][11]

- 2017 [Michael L. Printz Award](/source/Michael_L._Printz_Award) Honor for *[Scythe](/source/Scythe_(novel))*[22]

- 2019 [Young Hoosier Book Award](/source/Young_Hoosier_Book_Award) (Middle Grade) for *Scythe*[23]

- 2019 [Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis](/source/Deutscher_Jugendliteraturpreis) for *Challenger Deep* (German: *Kompass ohne Norden*), chosen by the youth jury

## Works

### Fiction series

#### The N.O.A.H. Files (with [Eric Elfman](/source/Eric_Elfman))

- *I Am the Walrus* (2023)

- *Shock the Monkey* (2024)

#### The Accelerati trilogy (with [Eric Elfman](/source/Eric_Elfman))

- *Tesla's Attic* (2014) [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781423148036](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781423148036)[24][25][26]

- *Edison's Alley* (2015) [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781423148067](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781423148067)[27][28]

- *Hawking's Hallway* (2016) [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781423155218](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781423155218)[29]

#### Antsy Bonano

- *The Schwa Was Here* (2004) [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780756967192](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780756967192)[30][31]

- *Antsy Does Time* (2008) [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780525478256](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780525478256)[32][33]

- *Ship Out of Luck* (2013) [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780525422266](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780525422266)[34][35]

#### Arc of a Scythe

- *[Scythe](/source/Scythe_(novel))* (2016)

- *[Thunderhead](/source/Thunderhead_(Shusterman_novel))* (2018)[36]

- *[The Toll](/source/The_Toll_(novel))* (2019)[37]

- *Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe* (2022)

- *Mindworks: An Uncanny Compendium of Short Fiction* (2025)

#### Dark Fusion

- *Dread Locks* (2005)[38][39]

- *Red Rider's Hood* (2005)[40][41]

- *Duckling Ugly* (2006)[42][43]

#### The Shadow Club Duology

- *[The Shadow Club](/source/The_Shadow_Club)* (1988)

- *The Shadow Club Rising* (2002)[44][45]

#### The Skinjacker trilogy

- *[Everlost](/source/Everlost_(novel))* (2006)[46][47]

- *[Everwild](/source/Everwild_(novel))* (2009)[48][49]

- *[Everfound](/source/Everfound_(novel))* (2011)[50][51]

#### The Star Shards Chronicles

- *Scorpion Shards* (1995)[52]

- *Thief of Souls* (1999)[53]

- *Shattered Sky* (2002)[54][55]

#### The Unwind dystology

- *[Unwind](/source/Unwind_(novel))* (2007) [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781416912040](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781416912040)[56][57]

- *UnStrung* (2012) (short story) [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781442423664](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781442423664)[58][59]

- *UnWholly* (2012) [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781442423671](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781442423671)

- *UnSouled* (2013) [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781442423695](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781442423695)[60][61]

- *UnDivided* (2014) [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781481409759](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781481409759)[62][63]

- *UnBound* (2015) (short story collection, contains *UnStrung*)[64]

#### [The X-Files](/source/The_X-Files)

- The X-Files Young Adult Series

- - 3) *Bad Sign* (1997) [writing as Easton Royce][65] novelization of *The X-Files* episode *[Syzygy](/source/Syzygy_(The_X-Files))* - 10) *Dark Matter* (1999) [writing as Easton Royce] novelization of *The X-Files* episode *[Soft Light](/source/Soft_Light_(The_X-Files))*

- The X-Files Young Readers Series

- - 8) *Voltage* (1996) [writing as Easton Royce] novelization of *The X-Files* episode *[D.P.O](/source/D.P.O._(The_X-Files)).* - 9) *E.B.E.* (1996) co-authored with Les Martin [writing as Easton Royce] novelization of *The X-Files* episode *[E.B.E.](/source/E.B.E._(The_X-Files))*

#### [Space: Above and Beyond](/source/Space%3A_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, *Mutiny*

### Other novels

- *Dissidents* (1989)

- *Speeding Bullet* (1991)[66]

- *What Daddy Did* (1991) (later renamed *Chasing Forgiveness*)[67]

- *The Eyes of Kid Midas* (1992)[68]

- *[The Dark Side of Nowhere](/source/The_Dark_Side_of_Nowhere)* (1997) [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780316789073](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780316789073)[69][70]

- *[Downsiders](/source/Downsiders)* (1999)[71][72]

- *[Full Tilt](/source/Full_Tilt_(novel))* (2004) [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780689803741](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780689803741)[73][74]

- *Bruiser* (2010) [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780061134081](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780061134081)[75][76]

- *Challenger Deep* (2015) illustrated by Brendon Shusterman [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780061134111](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780061134111)[77]

- *Dry* (2018) co-authored with Jarrod Shusterman [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781481481960](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781481481960)

- *Game Changer* (2021) [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780061998676](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780061998676)

- *Roxy* (2021) co-authored with Jarrod Shusterman [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781406392128](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781406392128)

- *Break to You* (2024) co-authored with Debra Young and Michelle Knowlden [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780062875761](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780062875761)

- *All Better Now* (2025) ISBN 9781534432758

### Graphic novels

- *Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust* (2023) Illustrated by Andrés Vera Martínez [78]

### Picture books

- *Piggyback Ninja* (1994) Illustrated by Joe Boddy

### Short stories

- *Resurrection Bay* (2013) [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780062295163](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780062295163) [published only as an ebook][79]

### 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](/source/Shaun_David_Hutchinson), and [Beth Revis](/source/Beth_Revis)

- *MindWorks: An Uncanny Compendium of Short Fiction* (2025)

### Games

- *[How to Host a Murder](/source/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](/source/Goosebumps_(1995_TV_series))* (1996–1998)

- *[Animorphs](/source/Animorphs_(TV_series))* (1998)

- *[The Haunting Hour: The Series](/source/The_Haunting_Hour%3A_The_Series)* (2011)

### Film

- *[Double Dragon](/source/Double_Dragon_(film))* (1994)

- *[Pixel Perfect](/source/Pixel_Perfect)* (2005)

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-25)** Shusterman, Neal. ["Tesla's Attic – Book Description"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150610175107/http://www.storyman.com/books/tesla/). *storyman.com*. [Self published](/source/Self-publishing). Archived from [the original](http://www.storyman.com/books/tesla/) on June 10, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2015.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-36)** ["Sythe – Neal Shusterman"](http://bookpage.com/interviews/20722-neal-shusterman). Retrieved December 14, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-37)** ["Four Questions for Neal Shusterman"](https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/75774-four-questions-for-neal-shusterman.html). *Publishers Weekly*. Retrieved February 7, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-38)** ["Dread Locks – Neal Shusterman"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160630030703/http://www.storyman.com/books/dreadlocks/). Archived from [the original](http://www.storyman.com/books/dreadlocks/) on June 30, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-39)** ["DREAD LOCKS by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews"](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/dread-locks/). Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-40)** ["Red Rider's Hood – Neal Shusterman"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160804044709/http://www.storyman.com/books/redridershood/). Archived from [the original](http://www.storyman.com/books/redridershood/) on August 4, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-41)** ["DARK FUSION by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews"](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/dark-fusion/). Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-42)** ["Duckling Ugly – Neal Shusterman"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160804034945/http://www.storyman.com/books/ducklingugly/). Archived from [the original](http://www.storyman.com/books/ducklingugly/) on August 4, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-43)** ["DUCKLING UGLY by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews"](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/duckling-ugly/). Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-44)** ["The Shadow Club Rising – Neal Shusterman"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160804040619/http://www.storyman.com/books/shadowclubrising/). Archived from [the original](http://www.storyman.com/books/shadowclubrising/) on August 4, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-45)** ["THE SHADOW CLUB RISING by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews"](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/the-shadow-club-rising/). Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-46)** ["Everlost – Neal Shusterman"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160617065700/http://www.storyman.com/books/everlost/). Archived from [the original](http://www.storyman.com/books/everlost/) on June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-47)** ["EVERLOST by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews"](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/everlost/). Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-48)** ["Everwild – Neal Shusterman"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160804043432/http://www.storyman.com/books/everwild/). Archived from [the original](http://www.storyman.com/books/everwild/) on August 4, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-49)** ["EVERWILD by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews"](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/everwild/). Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-50)** ["Everfound – Neal Shusterman"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160804042013/http://www.storyman.com/books/everfound/). Archived from [the original](http://www.storyman.com/books/everfound/) on August 4, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-51)** ["EVERFOUND by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews"](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/everfound/). Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-52)** ["Scorpion Shards – Neal Shusterman"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160701020807/http://www.storyman.com/books/scorpion/). Archived from [the original](http://www.storyman.com/books/scorpion/) on July 1, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-53)** ["Thief Of Souls – Neal Shusterman"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160804042019/http://www.storyman.com/books/thief/). Archived from [the original](http://www.storyman.com/books/thief/) on August 4, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-54)** ["Shattered Sky – Neal Shusterman"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160804034402/http://www.storyman.com/books/shattered/). Archived from [the original](http://www.storyman.com/books/shattered/) on August 4, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-55)** ["SHATTERED SKY by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews"](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/shattered-sky/). Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-56)** ["Unwind – Neal Shusterman"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160620163032/http://www.storyman.com/books/unwind/). Archived from [the original](http://www.storyman.com/books/unwind/) on June 20, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-57)** ["UNWIND by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews"](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/unwind/). Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-58)** ["UnWholly – Neal Shusterman"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160627155533/http://www.storyman.com/books/unwholly/). Archived from [the original](http://www.storyman.com/books/unwholly/) on June 27, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-59)** ["UNWHOLLY by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews"](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/unwholly/). Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-60)** ["UnSouled – Neal Shusterman"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160620034433/http://www.storyman.com/books/unsouled/). Archived from [the original](http://www.storyman.com/books/unsouled/) on June 20, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-61)** ["UNSOULED by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews"](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/unsouled/). Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-62)** ["UnDivided – Neal Shusterman"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160603232958/http://www.storyman.com/books/undivided/). Archived from [the original](http://www.storyman.com/books/undivided/) on June 3, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-63)** ["UNDIVIDED by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews"](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/undivided/). Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-64)** ["Digital Catalog – UnBound"](https://catalog.simonandschuster.com/TitleDetails/TitleDetails.aspx?cid=1313&pn=1&isbn=9781481457231&FilterBy=9&FilterVal=Teen%20Fiction&FilterByName=Subformat&ob=0&ed=&showcart=N&camefrom=&find=&a=). Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-65)** royce, easton (1997). [*the x files bad sign*](https://archive.org/details/badsignnovelizat0000royc) (first ed.). HarperCollins. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780064471701](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780064471701).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-66)** ["SPEEDING BULLET by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160813193001/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman-2/speeding-bullet-2/). Archived from [the original](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman-2/speeding-bullet-2/) on August 13, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-67)** ["WHAT DADDY DID by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews"](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman-6/what-daddy-did-2/). Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-68)** ["THE EYES OF KID MIDAS by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews"](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman-3/the-eyes-of-kid-midas-2/). Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-69)** ["The Dark Side of Nowhere – Neal Shusterman"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160804044717/http://www.storyman.com/books/darksideofnowhere/). Archived from [the original](http://www.storyman.com/books/darksideofnowhere/) on August 4, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-70)** ["THE DARK SIDE OF NOWHERE by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews"](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman-3/the-dark-side-of-nowhere-2/). Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-71)** ["Downsiders – Neal Shusterman"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160630111254/http://www.storyman.com/books/downsiders/). Archived from [the original](http://www.storyman.com/books/downsiders/) on June 30, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-72)** ["DOWNSIDERS by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160813230614/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neil-shusterman/downsiders/). Archived from [the original](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neil-shusterman/downsiders/) on August 13, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-73)** ["Full Tilt – Neal Shusterman"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160702005704/http://www.storyman.com/books/full-tilt/). Archived from [the original](http://www.storyman.com/books/full-tilt/) on July 2, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-74)** ["FULL TILT by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews"](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/full-tilt/). Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-75)** ["Bruiser – Neal Shusterman"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160617194748/http://www.storyman.com/books/bruiser/). Archived from [the original](http://www.storyman.com/books/bruiser/) on June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-76)** ["BRUISER by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews"](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/bruiser/). Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-77)** ["Challenger Deep – Neal Shusterman"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160709101123/http://www.storyman.com/books/challenger-deep/). Archived from [the original](http://www.storyman.com/books/challenger-deep/) on July 9, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-78)** ["Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust by Neal Shusterman – Amazon"](https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Dream-Neal-Shusterman/dp/0545313473). Retrieved January 29, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-79)** Archipelago, World. ["Resurrection Bay – Neal Shusterman – E-book"](http://www.harpercollins.com/9780062295163/resurrection-bay). Retrieved June 25, 2016.

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