Simply extraordinary." - Laurie Halse Anderson, award-winning author of Speak "Haunting, unforgettable, and life-affirming all at once." - Booklist (starred review) "An adventure in perspective as well as plot, this unusual foray into schizophrenia should leave readers with a deeper understanding of the condition." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Clearly written with love, the novel is moving but it's also funny, with dry, insightful humor. "A brilliant journey across the dark sea of mental illness frightening, sensitive, and powerful. Winner of National Book Award (United States). Winner of Golden Kite Award (United States). Winner of Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book (United States). 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. Challenger Deep is a deeply powerful and personal novel from one of today's most admired writers for teens. Caden Bosch is split between his allegiance to the captain and the allure of mutiny. ![]() 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 designated the ship's artist in residence to document the journey with images. Caden Bosch is a brilliant high school student whose friends are starting to notice his odd behavior. ![]() est point on Earth: Challenger Deep, the southern part of the Marianas Trench. Caden Bosch is on a ship that's headed for the deep. If you’re a teacher, why not share this remarkable story with your class? You can download a discussion guide for the book here.National Book Award and Golden Kite Award Winner 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. It will give you deeper insight into the emotions, pain and isolation people feel when their suffering is beyond their control. ![]() Although this is a novel written for young adults, I encourage everyone to read this brilliant book. Through it all, Caden’s journey sheds light on families suffering with a mental illness, and ultimately inspires hope that they too can come out the other side intact. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, “one in 17-about 13.6 million-live with a serious mental illness such as schizophrenia, major depression or bipolar disorder.” Thus it is understandable why this story continues to touch the lives of countless readers and has already received both the National Book Award and the Golden Kite Award. Think you don’t know anyone with a mental illness? Think again. Based on Brendan’s own experiences as a teen, father and son felt it was important to start a conversation about how “everyone presents differently, and responds to meds differently, and no prognosis can truly be predicted.” (Watch the interview at the bottom of this page for more information.) Shusterman chronicles Caden’s journey with a sensitive, empathetic hand as his hero learns to cope with the wide spectrum of mental illness.įor Shusterman and his son Brendan, who illustrated the book, the novel has very personal roots. Torn by his two realities, Caden gets lost in the thoughts in his head, and they are threatening to tear him apart. Enter Caden Bosch, a young man living parallel lives: one as a brilliant high school student who is exhibiting increasingly odd behavior, another as an artist in residence aboard a ship that is headed for the deepest point on the planet: Challenger Deep, located at the southern part of the Marianas Trench.
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