![]() ![]() An imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020 This book is a work of fiction. I’d also like to thank my parents for their constant love and support, as well as my big sis, Patricia McFall, and a special thanks to my kids, Brendan, Jarrod, Joelle, and Erin for their love, inspiration, and valuable critiques throughout the writing process. Thanks to Brandi Lomeli for research into crazy things, and for keeping my life organized. I’d like to thank my editors, David Gale and Navah Wolfe, as well as Justin Chanda, Paul Crichton, Michelle Fadlalla, and everyone at Simon & Schuster for being so supportive, not just of Everwild, but of all my work. There may never be a series to fill the gap left by the end of the Harry Potter series, but Neal Shusterman's work at least lets you forget the gap for a while. I would recommend this set of stories to anyone looking for literature for their 10-14 year old and trying to avoid the unnecessary sexual content or innuendo so frequently in YA books these days. Collectively they suck you into their world. Moose and Squirrel are fun supportive characters. It is fun to watch Miguel become Michael again. It's a great deal of fun to watch Nick become the Chocolate Ogre. You see the story from all the different perspectives. ![]() Shusterman develops his characters to make them all interesting and sympathetic. I didn't like this series as much as the Unwind series, but it's definitely good.Īs always Mr. It's actually a pretty interesting world they develop. This book is written from the perspective of children who have passed away or are in a coma. It helps to have read the first book but not absolutely necessary. All of this leads to the showdown that takes place between Nick and Mary in the vortex at Graceland in Memphis between this world and theirs. For example, Allie learns that she is really still alive and that is why she can skinjack, which is inhabiting the body of a “fleshie” or live person. Adventures befall each character as they wind their way further into Everwild and learn more about their world and their own circumstances. Each has his or her own agenda in Everwild-Allie to see her parents again Mary to collect and “save” as many Afterlights from the tunnel as she can Nick to thwart Mary and give as many Afterlights a coin so they can make it through the tunnel and achieve peace. Many of the same characters are back-Mary Hightower, Mikey McGill or “the McGill,” the monster in the last book, Allie the Outcast, Nick, and a few new ones, most notably Milos. Everlost, the title of the first volume, is the world that child spirits inhabit rather than passing through “the tunnel” into “the light.” Everwild is the land to the west and south of the New York/New Jersey area and is unknown territory to “Afterlights,” which is what the child spirits are called. Everwild is the second volume of the trilogy of the Skinjacker series. ![]()
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