Challenger Deep (novel)

Challenger Deep is a 2015 young adult novel by Neal Shusterman about a teenager's onset of schizophrenia. The story was based on his own son.[1] It won the 2015 National Book Award for Young People's Literature[2] and was placed on "Best of the Year" lists by Publishers Weekly, the New York Public Library, and the American Library Association.[3]

Challenger Deep
AuthorNeal Shusterman
GenreYoung adult fiction
PublisherHarperCollins Children's Books
Publication date
April 21, 2015
Pages320
ISBN9780061134111

Reception

The dual narrative of the metaphorical hallucinations and the main character's experiences in a psychiatric hospital was highlighted by Jennifer Barnes in a Booklist review, calling the novel a "breathtaking exploration of one teen’s experience with schizophrenia" and a "must-purchase for library collections."[4] Publishers Weekly praised the ability of the novel to "[turn] symptoms into lived reality in ways readers won’t easily forget".[1]

References
  1. "Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  2. "Challenger Deep". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  3. "Challenger Deep". Neal Shusterman. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  4. Barnes, Jennifer (2015). Challenger Deep, by Neal Shusterman. Booklist.
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