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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.
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My life in 8 words: "Poignant thinking out of the box, on rye."
EXCLUSIVE RANTS, RAVES AND MUSINGS FROM S&S AUTHORS
Neal Shusterman's Blog#1 - Dead and Breakfast
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 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
Author Voices:
Neal Shusterman's Blog#1 - Dead and Breakfast
Nov 03, 2009
News:
Unwind has won an award
Sep 01, 2009
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Unwind has won an award
Aug 25, 2009
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Everlost has won an award
Jun 24, 2009
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Everlost has won an award
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Everlost has won an award
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Unwind has won an award
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Unwind has won an award
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Unwind has won an award
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Unwind has won an award
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Unwind has won an award
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Unwind has won an award
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Unwind has won an award
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Unwind has won an award
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Unwind has won an award
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Unwind has won an award
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Unwind has won an award
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Unwind has won an award
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Unwind has won an award
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Unwind has won an award
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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
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Everlost will be released on June 20, 2008 in eBook
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Everlost will be released on June 20, 2008 in eBook
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Everlost will be released on June 20, 2008 in eBook
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Everlost will be released on June 20, 2008 in eBook
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Everlost will be released on June 20, 2008 in eBook
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Everlost will be released on June 20, 2008 in eBook
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Everlost is now available in eBook
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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
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Everlost is now available in Mass Market Paperback
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Full Tilt will be released on July 27, 2004 in Mass Market Paperback
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Full Tilt is now available in Mass Market Paperback
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Speeding Bullet will be released on July 27, 2004 in Trade Paperback
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Full Tilt will be released on June 01, 2003 in Hardcover
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Downsiders will be released on February 01, 2001 in Mass Market Paperback
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Downsiders is now available in Mass Market Paperback
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News:
Full Tilt has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
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Full Tilt has won an award
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Full Tilt has won an award
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Full Tilt has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
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Full Tilt has won an award
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Full Tilt has won an award
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Full Tilt has won an award
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Full Tilt has won an award
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Full Tilt has won an award
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Full Tilt has won an award
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Full Tilt has won an award
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Full Tilt has won an award
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Full Tilt has won an award
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Full Tilt has won an award
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Full Tilt has won an award
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Full Tilt has won an award
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Full Tilt has won an award
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Unwind has won an award
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Unwind has won an award
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Unwind has won an award
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Unwind has won an award
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Chapter 1 from Unwind
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Everlost has won an award
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Everlost has won an award
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Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Everlost
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Downsiders has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
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Downsiders has won an award
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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 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. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be? A. General Tso's chicken. Q. What trait is most noticeable about you? A. My smoldering eyes, and impish grin, so I've been told. Q. What’s your greatest fear? A. A fear of the universe being indifferent to our existence. And spiders. Learn more about Neal Shusterman

Authors on the Web

South Florida students get a dose of modern literature
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...
Book Award voting ends Aug. 31
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...
Kids? summer break should include books
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...
Educators and authors discuss ways to get children reading
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...
Springfield books spot in national reading project
Register-Guard, March 13, 2009
...The Boy in the Striped Pajamas? by John Boyne ?Casey at the Bat? by Ernest Thayer ?Everlost? by Neal Shusterman ?15 Minutes? by Steve Young ?Fly on the Wall? by E. Lockhart ?Hell Phone? by William Sleator ?Hormone Jungle: Coming...
Teen Lit Fest welcomes high school students
Kingwood Observer, January 28, 2009
...love of reading,? said Susan Schilling, librarian. The panel of authors are Deb Caletti, Gail Giles, Judson Roberts, Neal Shusterman, Rene Saldana, Sonya Sones and Terry Trueman. Schilling also said that Humble ISD students may receive extra credit in...
Oregon library planning programs for 2009
Saukvalley.com, December 27, 2008
...The Tales of Beedle the Bard' by J. K. Rowling, 'The Cricket Winter' by Felice Holman, 'Unwind' by Neal Shusterman, 'The Lost Island of Tamarind' by Nadia Agviar, 'Ten Little Fingers & Ten Little Toes' by Mem Fox, 'The Wheat Doll' by Alison Randall, 'Too...
blitzkrieg book reviews, part 1
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...
Connect with Jennifer R. Hubbard: Summer Reading Wrap-up
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...
So what have I been up to?
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...
Massive Book Giveaway
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...
My Life in Books Meme
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...
Review | Everlost by Neal Shusterman (Simon and Schuster)
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...
Mailbox Monday & Books Bought #9
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...
2009 YA Book Challenge
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...
2009 YA Book Challenge
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...
On the nightstand
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...
Unwind: Neal Shusterman
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...
Books Read in April
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...
24 Hour Read-a-Thon Final Meme
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?...
Unwind
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...
Liar is now out there
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...
Year of Writing
Reader Rabid, January 2, 2009
...two titles that bear comparison: The Bar Code Tattoo by Suzanne Weyn (Scholastic Inc., 2004) and Unwind by Neal Shusterman (Simon & Schuster, 2007). These are SF titles set in a world not too far in the future whose stories are inspired by a single idea;...