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Challenger Deep

by Neal Shusterman

Two journeys, one divided perspective

Award Winner Critically Recognized

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Awards & Recognition

Award recognition
Golden Kite Award winner
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Author recognition
New York Times bestselling author
Neal Shusterman is described as a New York Times bestselling author.
Critical praise
Praise from Laurie Halse Anderson
Laurie Halse Anderson praises the book as a brilliant, frightening, sensitive, and powerful journey.

Two journeys, one divided perspective

Caden Bosch’s life is presented across two linked settings: a high school where friends notice changes in his behavior, and a ship bound for Challenger Deep, the deepest point on Earth. On board, he serves as artist in residence, while questions of allegiance and mutiny shape the voyage. The alternating details connect an outward expedition with Caden’s experience of mental illness, giving the book a framework for exploring how those realities intersect. The publisher description identifies Caden as a brilliant student and emphasizes his divided state; the subject classification also places the novel among young adult fiction about depression.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

Teens and young adults interested in fiction about depression and mental illness.
Readers drawn to stories that connect a young person’s school life with an imagined sea voyage.
Readers interested in young adult fiction exploring divided loyalties and changes in behavior.

Themes

Mental illness and depressionAdolescence and changes in behaviorAllegiance and mutinyVoyage and exploration

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Book overview

National Book Award * Golden Kite Award Winner * Six Starred Reviews

A captivating novel about mental illness that lingers long beyond the last page, Challenger Deep is a heartfelt tour de force by New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman.

Caden Bosch is on a ship that's headed for the deepest point on Earth: Challenger Deep, the southern part of the Marianas Trench.
Caden Bosch is a brilliant high school student whose friends are starting to notice his odd behavior.

Caden Bosch is designated the ship's artist in residence to document the journey with images.
Caden Bosch pretends to join the school track team but spends his days walking for miles, absorbed by the thoughts in his head.

Caden Bosch is split between his allegiance to the captain and the allure of mutiny.
Caden Bosch is torn.

Challenger Deep is a deeply powerful and personal novel from one of today's most admired writers for teens. Laurie Halse Anderson, award-winning author of Speak, calls Challenger Deep "a brilliant journey across the dark sea of the mind; frightening, sensitive, and powerful. Simply extraordinary."

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