Neal Shusterman
1) Thunderhead
Author
Series
Arc of a Scythe volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language
English
Formats
Description
Rowan and Citra take opposite stances on the morality of the Scythedom, putting them at odds, and the Thunderhead is not pleased.
3) Dread Locks
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dread Locks is the first entry in the Dark Fusion series from master storyteller Neal Shusterman. He cleverly weaves together familiar parts of fairy tales and Greek mythology to tell the story of fourteen-year-old Parker Bear, rich and utterly bored with life—until a new girl arrives in town. Tara's eyes are always hidden behind designer sunglasses, and her hair, blond with glimmering spirals, seems almost alive. Parker watches, fascinated,...
4) Dry
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A lengthy California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, turning Alyssa's quiet suburban street into a warzone, and she is forced to make impossible choices if she and her brother are to survive.
5) The Toll
Author
Series
Arc of a Scythe volume 3
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Citra and Rowan have disappeared. Endura is gone. It seems like nothing stands between Scythe Goddard and absolute dominion over the world scythedom. With the silence of the Thunderhead and the reverberations of the Great Resonance still shaking the earth to its core, the question remains: Is there anyone left who can stop him? The answer lies in the Tone, the Toll, and the Thunder"--
Author
Series
Accelerati trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"With a plot combining science and the supernatural, four kids are caught up in a dangerous plan concocted by the eccentric inventor, Nikola Tesla"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
The N.O.A.H Files volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
20230411
Language
English
Description
"Noah Prime discovers he can exhibit the traits and access the abilities of animals and must use them to fight back against those who are hunting him"--
8) Bruiser
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen
Pub. Date
2011.
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.
10) 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"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A collection of stories about Connor, Risa, and Lev after they have destroyed the Proactive Citizenry and are, apparently, free to live in a peaceful future.
Connor, Risa, and Lev have destroyed the Proactive Citizenry and are, apparently, free to live in a peaceful future. Or are they? As these short stories show, in a world that has accepted the unacceptable, there are still ways of unwinding a different take on events.
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"--
13) Shock the Monkey
Author
Series
The N.O.A.H. Files volume 2
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
20240507
Language
English
Description
Noah Prime must set out to save his friends and the universe once again in this jaw-dropping sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel, I Am the Walrus.
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...
15) Break to You
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books
Pub. Date
20240702
Language
English
Description
"Adriana knows that if she can manage to keep her head down for the next seven months, she might be able to get through her sentence in the Compass juvenile detention center. Thankfully, she's allowed to keep her journal, where she writes down her most private thoughts when her feelings get too big. Until the day she opens her journal and discovers that her thoughts are no longer so private. Someone has read her writings--and has written back. A boy...
16) Scythe
Author
Series
Arc of a Scythe volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ('gleaned') by professional reapers ('scythes'). Two teens must compete with each other to become a scythe--a position neither of them wants. The one who becomes a scythe must kill the one who doesn't"--
18) Antsy Does Time
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
It was a dumb idea, but one of those dumb ideas that accidentally turns out to be brilliant–which, I’ve come to realize, is much worse than being dumb. My name’s Antsy Bonano–but you probably already know that–and unless you got, like, memory issues, you’ll remember the kid named the Schwa, who I told you about last time. Well, now there’s this other kid, and his story is a whole lot stranger. It all started...
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Read by Jason Harris
Approx. 4 hours, 3 cassettes
Jason Miller feels trapped in the small town of Billington — where nothing
ever happens. But when his friend Ethan dies of what the doctor calls a
burst appendix, Jason's life changes forever. First he is given a mysterious
glove that can shoot pellets with deadly force. Then he learns that the
monthly shots he gets from the friendly town doctor are not for his health
but...
Approx. 4 hours, 3 cassettes
Jason Miller feels trapped in the small town of Billington — where nothing
ever happens. But when his friend Ethan dies of what the doctor calls a
burst appendix, Jason's life changes forever. First he is given a mysterious
glove that can shoot pellets with deadly force. Then he learns that the
monthly shots he gets from the friendly town doctor are not for his health
but...
20) Unwind
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a society where unwanted teens are salvaged for their body parts, three runaways fight the system that would "unwind" them
Connor's parents want to be rid of him because he's a troublemaker. Risa has no parents and is being unwound to cut orphanage costs. Lev's unwinding has been planned since his birth, as part of his family's strict religion. Brought together by chance, and kept together by desperation, these three unlikely companions...
Connor's parents want to be rid of him because he's a troublemaker. Risa has no parents and is being unwound to cut orphanage costs. Lev's unwinding has been planned since his birth, as part of his family's strict religion. Brought together by chance, and kept together by desperation, these three unlikely companions...