Commended for Sydney Taylor Book Award (Young Adult) 2024.

PRAISE FOR NEAL SHUSTERMAN Praise for the Arc of a Scythe trilogy: "Furiously paced." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Gripping." --School Library Journal (starred review) "Stellar." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) Praise for Dry: "No one does doom like Neal Shusterman." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "The palpable desperation that pervades the plot...feels true, giving it a chilling air of inevitability." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "The Shustermans challenge readers." --School Library Journal (starred review) Praise for the Unwind dystology: "Gripping, brilliantly imagined futuristic thriller...The issues raised could not be more provocative--the sanctity of life, the meaning of being human--while the delivery could hardly be more engrossing or better aimed to teens."--Publishers Weekly, starred review "A thought-provoking, well-paced read that will appeal widely."--School Library Journal, starred review

Neal Shusterman is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty award-winning books for children, teens, and adults, including the Unwind dystology, the Skinjacker trilogy, Downsiders, and Challenger Deep, which won the National Book Award. Scythe, the first book in his latest series, Arc of a Scythe, is a Michael L. Printz Honor Book. He also writes screenplays for motion pictures and television shows. Neal is the father of four, all of whom are talented writers and artists themselves. Visit Neal at StoryMan.com and Facebook.com/NealShusterman.
Andr s Vera Mart nez is a cartoonist and illustrator. He is the co-author of the graphic memoir, Little White Duck: A Childhood in China. Andr s' work has been recognized by The Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, 3x3, Junior Library Guild, Slate Cartoonist Studio, School Library Journal, Horn Book Magazine, NPR, and the New York Times. He currently lives in New England with his family. For more, find Andres at andresvera.com.