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andlt;bandgt;Nick and Allie don't survive the car accident...andlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; ...but their souls don't exactly get where they're supposed to get either. Instead, they're caught halfway between life and death, in a sort of limbo known as Everlost: a shadow of the living world, filled with all the things and places that no onger exist. It's a magical, yet dangerous place where bands of lost children run wild and anyone who stands in the same place too long sinks to the center of the Earth. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; When they find Mary, the self-proclaimed queen of lost kids, Nick feels like he he's found a home, but allie isn't satisfied spending eternity between worlds. Against all warnings, Allie begins learning the "Criminal Art" of haunting, and ventures into dangerous territory, where a monster called the McGill threatens all the souls of Everlost. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; In this imaginative novel, Neal Shusterman explores questions of life, death, and what just might lie in between.
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"Marvelously inventive...and magically beautiful." -- Orson Scott Card, author of andlt;iandgt;Ender's Gameandlt;/iandgt;
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andlt;iandgt; andlt;/iandgt;and#8220;Shusterman elegantly reveals the complexities of his parallel worldand#8230;a funny irreverent, and memorable adventure.and#8221;and#8212;andlt;iandgt;The Bulletin of the Center for Childrenand#8217;s Booksandlt;/iandgt;
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"A unique exploration of life after death."--Booklist
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Synopsis
Nick and Allie don't survive the car accident...
...but their souls don't exactly get where they're supposed to get either. Instead, they're caught halfway between life and death, in a sort of limbo known as Everlost: a shadow of the living world, filled with all the things and places that no onger exist. It's a magical, yet dangerous place where bands of lost children run wild and anyone who stands in the same place too long sinks to the center of the Earth.
When they find Mary, the self-proclaimed queen of lost kids, Nick feels like he he's found a home, but allie isn't satisfied spending eternity between worlds. Against all warnings, Allie begins learning the "Criminal Art" of haunting, and ventures into dangerous territory, where a monster called the McGill threatens all the souls of Everlost.
In this imaginative novel, Neal Shusterman explores questions of life, death, and what just might lie in between.
About the Author
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 reading awards. He also writes screenplays for motion pictures and television shows such as Animorphs and Goosebumps. The father of four children, Neal lives in southern California. Visit him at StoryMan.com.