Neal Shusterman
21) Bruiser
Author
Language
English
Description
Inexplicable events start to occur when sixteen-year-old twins Tennyson and Brontë befriend a troubled and misunderstood outcast, aptly nicknamed Bruiser, and his little brother, Cody.
22) Gleanings
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Series
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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Description
The New York Times bestselling Arc of the Scythe series continues with "captivating...thrilling" (School Library Journal) stories that span the timeline. Storylines continue. Origin stories are revealed. And new Scythes emerge!
There are still countless tales of the Scythedom to tell. Centuries passed between the Thunderhead cradling humanity and Scythe Goddard trying to turn it upside down. For years, humans lived in a world...
There are still countless tales of the Scythedom to tell. Centuries passed between the Thunderhead cradling humanity and Scythe Goddard trying to turn it upside down. For years, humans lived in a world...
23) Shock the monkey
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Series
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
Noah Prime never expected to wind up a fugitive hunted by aliens. To be honest, he had never even believed in aliens until a team of them blew up his house. He escaped-and managed to save the world-by using his mysterious ability to harness the traits of every animal on earth. Now he's in hiding, and thinks all is well. Until his friend Ogden buys a star for Claire, the most popular girl in school. However, instead of a quaint romantic notion, it...
24) Roxy
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Two siblings get caught up in a wager between two manufactured gods, Roxicodone and Adderall, in this new thriller inspired by the opioid crisis"--
Isaac and Ivy Ramsey are the victims of the bet between two manufactured gods: the seductive and lethal Roxy (Oxycontin), and the smart, high-achieving Addison (Adderall). The wager: a contest to see who can bring their mark to a rave that has raged since the beginning of time. Drawn by what the drugs...
25) Edison's alley
Author
Series
Accelerati trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Nick and his friends race against their foes to retrieve more pieces of Tesla's free energy transmitter, only to see them fall into the hands of the Accelerati's shadowy leader"--
Nick has learned that the strange antiques in his attic bedroom were left there by the eccentric inventor Nikola Tesla, pieces of his Far Range Energy Emitter, capable of transmitting "free energy" to the globe. Members of the Accelerati, a menacing secret society of physicists,...
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Courage to Dream plunges readers into the darkest time of human history--the Holocaust. This graphic novel explores one of the greatest atrocities in modern memory, delving into the core of what it means to face the extinction of everything and everyone you hold dear. Woven from Jewish folklore and cultural history, five interlocking narratives explore one common story--the tradition of resistance and uplift.
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
How did Lev Calder move from an unwillingly escaped Tithe to a clapper? In this revealing short story, Neal Shusterman opens a window on Lev's adventures between the time he left CyFi and showed up at the Graveyard.
Pulling elements from Neal Shusterman's critically acclaimed Unwind and giving hints about what is to come in the riveting sequel, UnWholly, this short story is not to be missed.
Pulling elements from Neal Shusterman's critically acclaimed Unwind and giving hints about what is to come in the riveting sequel, UnWholly, this short story is not to be missed.
Author
Series
Accelerati trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"It is up to Nick Slate to find the last of Nikola Tesla's powerful inventions--or face devastating consequences"--
29) Thunder head
Author
Series
Arc of a scythe volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A year has passed since Rowan had gone off grid, becoming an urban legend, a vigilante snuffing out corrupt scythes in a trial by fire. As Scythe Anastasia, Citra gleans with compassion and openly challenges the ideals of the 'new order.' But it is clear that not everyone is open to the change. Will the Thunderhead intervene ... or simply watch the world of Scythedom unravel?
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner
National Jewish Book Award finalist
Neal Shusterman, Margaret A. Edwards Award Winner
National Book Award winner Neal Shusterman and acclaimed illustrator Andrés Vera Martínez present a graphic novel exploring the Holocaust through surreal visions and a textured canvas of heroism and hope.
Courage to Dream plunges readers into the Holocaust - one
...31) UnDivided
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Three teens band together in order to sway the government to repeal all rulings in support of a procedure in which unwanted teenagers are captured and are unwound into parts that can be reused for transplantation.
32) Everwild
Author
Series
Skinjacker trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Language
English
Description
Nick, known as the dreaded "chocolate ogre," is trying to find all the children in Everlost and release them from the limbo they are in, while Mikey and Allie have joined a band of skinjackers and are putting themselves in danger by visiting the world of the living.
34) Full tilt
Author
Language
English
Description
When sixteen-year-old Blake goes to a mysterious, by-invitation-only carnival he somehow knows that it could save his comatose brother, but soon learns that much more is at stake if he fails to meet the challenge presented there by the beautiful Cassandra.
Author
Series
Skinjacker trilogy volume 3
Language
English
Description
In the limbo that is Everlost, Mary, Nick, Allie, and others face the decisions that will determine whether that place and the Earth itself will continue to exist, as well as where their own futures lie.
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
After the destruction of the Graveyard, Connor and Lev are on the run, seeking a woman who may be the key to bringing down unwinding forever, while Cam, the rewound boy, tries to prove his love for Risa by bringing Proactive Citizenry to its knees.
38) UnSouled
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
After the destruction of the Graveyard, Connor and Lev are on the run, seeking a woman who may be the key to bringing down unwinding forever while Cam, the rewound boy, tries to prove his love for Risa by bringing Proactive Citizenry to its knees.
39) The Shadow Club
Author
Series
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
When a junior high school boy and his friends decide to form a club of "second bests" and play anonymous tricks on each other's arch rivals, the harmless pranks escalate until they become life-threatening.
40) Thief of souls
Author
Series
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
A group of young people who acquired supernatural powers from a star use them to heal the sick and raise the dead. Unfortunately, they resurrect an evil being which feeds on human souls and the novel describes their struggle with it.