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{{Short description|American novelist (born 1962)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{BLP primary sources|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] -->
| name             = Neal Shusterman
| image            = Neal shusterman 2013.jpg
| caption          = Shusterman at the 2013 [[Texas Book Festival]]
| birth_name       = 
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1962|11|12}}
| birth_place      = [[New York City]], U.S.
| nationality      = American
| occupation       = Novelist
| awards           = [[National Book Award for Young People's Literature]] (2015) <br>
[[Margaret A. Edwards Award]] (2024)
| period           = 1988–present
| genre            = [[Young adult fiction]], [[dystopian fiction]], [[science fiction]]
| subject          = <!-- nonfiction, if easy to label -->
| notableworks     = {{unbulleted list|''[[Challenger Deep (novel)|Challenger Deep]]'' (2015)|''[[Scythe (novel)|Scythe]]'' (2016)|''[[Thunderhead (Shusterman novel)|Thunderhead]]'' (2018) }}
| website          = {{URL|storyman.com}}{{deadlink|date=December 2024}}
| language         = English
| alma_mater       = [[University of California, Irvine]]
| children         = 4
}}

'''Neal Shusterman''' (born November 12, 1962) is an American writer of [[young adult fiction]]. He won the 2015 [[National Book Award for Young People's Literature]] for his book [[Challenger Deep (novel)|''Challenger Deep'']] and his novel, ''[[Scythe (novel)|Scythe]]'', was a 2017 [[Michael L. Printz Award|Michael L. Printz Honor]] book.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Book Awards 2015 |url=https://www.nationalbook.org/awards-prizes/national-book-awards-2015/ |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=National Book Foundation |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Printz Award 2017 {{!}} Young Adult Library Services Association |url=https://www.ala.org/yalsa/printz-award-2017 |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=www.ala.org |language=en}}</ref>

He won the [[Margaret Edwards Award]] in 2024 "honoring his significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Neal Shusterman wins 2024 Edwards Award for 'The Arc of the Scythe: Scythe, Thunderhead and The Toll,' 'Bruiser,' 'Challenger Deep,' 'Everlost,' 'Full Tilt,' 'The Schwa Was Here' and 'Unwind' {{!}} ALA |url=https://www.ala.org/news/2011/11/neal-shusterman-wins-2024-edwards-award-arc-scythe-scythe-thunderhead-and-toll-bruiser |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=www.ala.org |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
Shusterman was born on November 12, 1962, and raised in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]].  His family is [[Jewish]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jensen |first=Kelly |date=2020-05-26 |title=Neal Shusterman's Inclusive YA and Talking to the Author About Representation |url=https://bookriot.com/neal-shusterman-interview/ |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=BOOK RIOT |language=en-US}}</ref>

From a young age, Shusterman was an avid reader. At the age of 16, Shusterman and his family moved to [[Mexico City]].<ref name="Bio2">{{cite book |url= http://www.bookrags.com/biography/neal-shusterman-aya/ |title= Neal Shusterman Biography |access-date= May 8, 2009 |last= Gale |first= Thomas |series= [[BookRags]] }}</ref> He finished high school there at the [[American School Foundation]] and is quoted as saying that "Having an international experience changed my life, giving me a fresh perspective on the world, and a sense of confidence I might not have otherwise."<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.storyman.com/about/ |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=Neal Shusterman |language=en-US}}{{dl|date=December 2024}}</ref> He attended the [[University of California, Irvine]], where he double-majored in [[psychology]] and theater, and was also on the varsity swim team.<ref name="Yolsirivat 2018">{{cite web |last=Yolsirivat |first=Nattanont |title=The Wonderful Neal Shusterman |website=PantherNation |date=2018-04-10 |url=https://isbpanthernation.com/7595/news/the-wonderful-neal-sushterman/ |access-date=2022-10-10}}</ref><ref name="UCI News 2016">{{cite web |title=Exploring the abyss |website=UCI News |date=2016-03-10 |url=https://news.uci.edu/2016/03/10/exploring-the-abyss/ |access-date=2022-10-10}}</ref><ref name="Kling Memorial Library">{{cite web |title=Scythe :: Kling Memorial Library |website=Kling Memorial Library |url=https://www.grundycenter.lib.ia.us/book-club-kits/scythe |access-date=2022-10-10}}</ref>

==Career==
After college, Shusterman worked as an assistant at the Irvin Arthur Associates, a talent agency in Los Angeles, where [[Lloyd Segan]] became his agent. Within a year, Shusterman had his first book deal and a screenwriting job. He lives in Florida.<ref name= Bio1 >{{cite web |url= http://www.storyman.com/bio/ |title= Neal Shusterman: Bio |access-date= May 23, 2008 |last= Shusterman |first= Neal |work= storyman.com |publisher= [[Self-publishing|Self published]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080620002614/http://www.storyman.com/bio/ |archive-date= June 20, 2008 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

Shusterman has received numerous honors for his books, including the 2005 [[Boston Globe–Horn Book Award]] and 2008 [[California Young Reader Medal]] for ''[[The Schwa Was Here]],'' as well as the 2015 [[National Book Award]] for ''[[Challenger Deep (novel)|Challenger Deep]]''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Book |first=Horn |title=Past Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Winners |url=https://www.hbook.com/story/past-boston-globe-horn-book-award-winners |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=The Horn Book}}</ref> He served as a judge for the [[PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pen.org/blog/announcing-2012-pen-literary-awards-recipients |title=Announcing the 2012 PEN Literary Award Recipients |date=October 15, 2012 |access-date=February 6, 2013 |work=[[PEN American Center]]}}</ref> ''[[Unwind (novel)|Unwind]]'' has won more than 30 awards and is in development with [[Constantin Film]] as a television series.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-07-22 |title=UNWIND Movie News! |url=https://www.storyman.com/unwind-movie-news/ |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=Neal Shusterman |language=en-US}}{{dl|date=December 2024}}</ref>

In 2016, it was announced that his novel ''[[Scythe (novel)|Scythe]]'' is in development with Universal as a feature film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Galuppo |first=Mia |date=2016-05-06 |title=Universal to Adapt Upcoming Neal Shusterman YA Series, Starting With ‘Scythe’ (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/universal-adapt-neal-shusterman-ya-891595/ |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Challenger Deep'' was acquired by [[Disney+]] in 2019, and [[Will McCormack]] has been selected to write the script.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=2019-07-25 |title=Disney+ Acquires Neal Shusterman Novel ‘Challenger Deep’ With ‘Toy Story 4’s Will McCormack Adapting |url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/challenger-deep-disney-plus-neal-shusterman-toy-story-4-scribe-will-mccormack-adapting-1202648852/ |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

He has been nominated four times (twice in 2019; 2020; 2023) in different categories of the [[Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis]] and won the Youth Jury Prize in 2019. In March 2023, the German translation of the book ''Roxy'', written with his son Jarrod Shusterman, was nominated by the youth jury.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.jugendliteratur.org/_uploads_media/files/djlp_2023_nominierungsfolder_de_web_111343.pdf |title=Deutscher Jugendliteratur Preis 2023 Nominierungen |website=Arbeitskreis für Jugendliteratur |access-date=2023-03-23 }}</ref>

Shusterman has also written for TV, including the [[Disney Channel Original Movie]] ''[[Pixel Perfect]]'', and episodes of [[Goosebumps (1995 TV series)|''Goosebumps'']], ''[[Animorphs (TV series)|Animorphs]],'' and [[R. L. Stine]]'s ''[[The Haunting Hour: The Series]].''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Neal Shusterman {{!}} Writer, Producer |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0795990/ |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref>

Fellow author [[Orson Scott Card]] invited Shusterman to write novels parallel to ''[[Ender's Game]]'' about other characters from the series, but schedules did not permit it, and Card wrote ''[[Ender's Shadow]]'' and the subsequent series himself.<ref>Card himself describes the origins of the idea for ''Ender's Shadow'' and Shusterman's early involvement in the foreword of some editions of ''Ender's Shadow'', including {{ISBN|9780765342409}})</ref>

==Awards==
*2005 [[Boston Globe–Horn Book Award]] for ''[[The Schwa Was Here]]<ref name=":0" />''
*2008 [[California Young Reader Medal]] for ''The Schwa Was Here''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.californiayoungreadermedal.org/winners/ |title=Winners |publisher=CYRM |access-date=November 19, 2015}}</ref>
*2015 [[National Book Award for Young People's Literature]], [[Golden Kite Award|Golden Kite Award for Fiction]], and [[Boston Globe–Horn Book Award|Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor]] for ''[[Challenger Deep (novel)|Challenger Deep]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=2015 National Book Award Winner, Young People's Literature |url=http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2015_ypl_shusterman.html |access-date=November 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119055311/http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2015_ypl_shusterman.html |archive-date=November 19, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=M.ed |first=Lee Wind |date=2016-07-29 |title=The Official SCBWI Conference Blog: The 2016 Golden Kite Award-Winner For Fiction: Neal Shusterman for Challenge Deep |url=https://scbwiconference.blogspot.com/2016/07/the-2016-golden-kite-award-winner-for.html |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=The Official SCBWI Conference Blog}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
*2017 [[Michael L. Printz Award]] Honor for ''[[Scythe (novel)|Scythe]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Printz Award 2017 {{!}} Young Adult Library Services Association |url=https://www.ala.org/yalsa/printz-award-2017 |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=www.ala.org |language=en}}</ref>
*2019 [[Young Hoosier Book Award]] (Middle Grade) for ''Scythe''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Past Winners: Young Hoosier Book Awards|url=https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.ilfonline.org/resource/resmgr/yhba/yhba_pastwinners.pdf}}</ref>
*2019 [[Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis]] for ''Challenger Deep'' (German: ''Kompass ohne Norden''), chosen by the youth jury

== Bibliography ==
===Fiction series===

====The N.O.A.H. Files (with [[Eric Elfman]])====
*''I Am the Walrus'' (2023)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61918680-i-am-the-walrus |title=Goodreads: I am the Walrus |date= |access-date=April 27, 2023 |publisher=[[Goodreads]]}}</ref>
*''Shock the Monkey'' (2024)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/198493669-shock-the-monkey|title=Goodreads: Shock the Monkey |date= |access-date=March 19, 2024 |publisher=[[Goodreads]]}}</ref>

====The Accelerati trilogy (with [[Eric Elfman]])====
*''Tesla's Attic'' (2014) {{ISBN|9781423148036}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://books.disney.com/book/the-accelerati-trilogy-book-one-teslas-attic-2/ |title=The Accelerati Trilogy, Book One: Tesla's Attic |date=January 23, 2014 |access-date=June 23, 2015 |publisher=[[Disney Publishing Worldwide]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.storyman.com/books/tesla/ |title=Tesla's Attic – Book Description |access-date=June 23, 2015 |last=Shusterman |first=Neal |work=storyman.com |publisher= [[Self-publishing|Self published]] }}{{dl|date=December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/tesslas-attic/ |title=TESLA'S ATTIC |date=December 7, 2013 |access-date=June 23, 2015 |work= [[Kirkus Reviews]] }}</ref>
*''Edison's Alley'' (2015) {{ISBN|9781423148067}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://books.disney.com/book/edisons-alley-2/ |title=The Accelerati Trilogy, Book Two: Edison's Alley |date=December 4, 2014 |access-date=June 23, 2015 |publisher=[[Disney Publishing Worldwide]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.storyman.com/books/edisons-alley/ |title=Edison's Alley – Book Description |access-date=June 23, 2015 |last=Shusterman |first=Neal |work=storyman.com |publisher= [[Self-publishing|Self published]] }}{{dl|date=December 2024}}</ref>
*''Hawking's Hallway'' (2016) {{ISBN|9781423155218}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.storyman.com/june-2015-news-tidbits/ |title=June 2015 News Tidbits |access-date=June 23, 2015 |last=Shusterman |first=Neal |work=storyman.com |publisher= [[Self-publishing|Self published]] |date=June 3, 2015 }}{{dl|date=December 2024}}</ref>

====Antsy Bonano====
*''The Schwa Was Here'' (2004) {{ISBN|9780756967192}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.storyman.com/books/schwa/|title=The Schwa – Neal Shusterman|access-date=June 25, 2016}}{{dl|date=December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/the-schwa-was-here/|title=THE SCHWA WAS HERE by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews|access-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref>
*''Antsy Does Time'' (2008) {{ISBN|9780525478256}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.storyman.com/books/antsydoestime/|title=Antsy Does Time – Neal Shusterman|access-date=June 25, 2016}}{{dl|date=December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/antsy-does-time/|title=ANTSY DOES TIME by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews|access-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref>
*''Ship Out of Luck'' (2013) {{ISBN|9780525422266}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.storyman.com/books/shipoutofluck/|title=Ship Out Of Luck – Neal Shusterman|access-date=June 25, 2016}}{{dl|date=December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/ship-out-luck/|title=SHIP OUT OF LUCK by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews|access-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref>

====Arc of a Scythe====

*''[[Scythe (novel)|Scythe]]'' (2016)
*''[[Thunderhead (Shusterman novel)|Thunderhead]]'' (2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bookpage.com/interviews/20722-neal-shusterman|title=Sythe – Neal Shusterman|access-date=December 14, 2016}}</ref>
*''[[The Toll (novel)|The Toll]]'' (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/75774-four-questions-for-neal-shusterman.html|website=Publishers Weekly|access-date=February 7, 2019|title=Four Questions for Neal Shusterman}}</ref>
*''Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe'' (2022)

====Dark Fusion====
*''Dread Locks'' (2005)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.storyman.com/books/dreadlocks/|title=Dread Locks – Neal Shusterman|access-date=June 25, 2016}}{{dl|date=December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/dread-locks/|title=DREAD LOCKS by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews|access-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref>
*''Red Rider's Hood'' (2005)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.storyman.com/books/redridershood/|title=Red Rider's Hood – Neal Shusterman|access-date=June 25, 2016}}{{dl|date=December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/dark-fusion/|title=DARK FUSION by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews|access-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref>
*''Duckling Ugly'' (2006)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.storyman.com/books/ducklingugly/|title=Duckling Ugly – Neal Shusterman|access-date=June 25, 2016}}{{dl|date=December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/duckling-ugly/|title=DUCKLING UGLY by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews|access-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref>

==== The Shadow Club Duology ====
*''[[The Shadow Club]]'' (1988)
*''The Shadow Club Rising'' (2002)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.storyman.com/books/shadowclubrising/|title=The Shadow Club Rising – Neal Shusterman|access-date=June 25, 2016}}{{dl|date=December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/the-shadow-club-rising/|title=THE SHADOW CLUB RISING by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews|access-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref>

====The Skinjacker trilogy====
*''[[Everlost (novel)|Everlost]]'' (2006)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.storyman.com/books/everlost/|title=Everlost – Neal Shusterman|access-date=June 25, 2016}}{{dl|date=December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/everlost/|title=EVERLOST by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews|access-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref>
*''[[Everwild (novel)|Everwild]]'' (2009)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.storyman.com/books/everwild/|title=Everwild – Neal Shusterman|access-date=June 25, 2016}}{{dl|date=December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/everwild/|title=EVERWILD by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews|access-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref>
*''[[Everfound (novel)|Everfound]]'' (2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.storyman.com/books/everfound/|title=Everfound – Neal Shusterman|access-date=June 25, 2016}}{{dl|date=December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/everfound/|title=EVERFOUND by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews|access-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref>

====The Star Shards Chronicles====
*''Scorpion Shards'' (1995)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.storyman.com/books/scorpion/|title=Scorpion Shards – Neal Shusterman|access-date=June 25, 2016}}{{dl|date=December 2024}}</ref>
*''Thief of Souls'' (1999)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.storyman.com/books/thief/|title=Thief Of Souls – Neal Shusterman|access-date=June 25, 2016}}{{dl|date=December 2024}}</ref>
*''Shattered Sky'' (2002)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.storyman.com/books/shattered/|title=Shattered Sky – Neal Shusterman|access-date=June 25, 2016}}{{dl|date=December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/shattered-sky/|title=SHATTERED SKY by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews|access-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref>

====The Unwind dystology====
*''[[Unwind (novel)|Unwind]]'' (2007) {{ISBN|9781416912040}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.storyman.com/books/unwind/|title=Unwind – Neal Shusterman|access-date=June 25, 2016}}{{dl|date=December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/unwind/|title=UNWIND by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews|access-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref>
*''UnStrung'' (2012) (short story) {{ISBN|9781442423664}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.storyman.com/books/unwholly/|title=UnWholly – Neal Shusterman|access-date=June 25, 2016}}{{dl|date=December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/unwholly/|title=UNWHOLLY by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews|access-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref>
*''UnWholly'' (2012) {{ISBN|9781442423671}}
*''UnSouled'' (2013) {{ISBN|9781442423695}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.storyman.com/books/unsouled/|title=UnSouled – Neal Shusterman|access-date=June 25, 2016}}{{dl|date=December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/unsouled/|title=UNSOULED by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews|access-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref>
*''UnDivided'' (2014) {{ISBN|9781481409759}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.storyman.com/books/undivided/|title=UnDivided – Neal Shusterman|access-date=June 25, 2016}}{{dl|date=December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/undivided/|title=UNDIVIDED by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews|access-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref>
*''UnBound'' (2015) (short story collection, contains ''UnStrung'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.simonandschuster.com/TitleDetails/TitleDetails.aspx?cid=1313&pn=1&isbn=9781481457231&FilterBy=9&FilterVal=Teen%20Fiction&FilterByName=Subformat&ob=0&ed=&showcart=N&camefrom=&find=&a=|title=Digital Catalog – UnBound|access-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref>

==== [[The X-Files]] ====
*The X-Files Young Adult Series
:*3) ''Bad Sign'' (1997) [writing as Easton Royce]<ref>{{cite book|last1=royce|first1=easton|title=the x files bad sign|date=1997|publisher=HarperCollins|isbn=9780064471701|edition=first|url=https://archive.org/details/badsignnovelizat0000royc}}</ref> novelization of ''The X-Files'' episode ''[[Syzygy (The X-Files)|Syzygy]]''
:*10) ''Dark Matter'' (1999) [writing as Easton Royce] novelization of ''The X-Files'' episode ''[[Soft Light (The X-Files)|Soft Light]]''
*The X-Files Young Readers Series
:*8) ''Voltage'' (1996) [writing as Easton Royce] novelization of ''The X-Files'' episode ''[[D.P.O. (The X-Files)|D.P.O]].''
:*9) ''E.B.E.'' (1996) co-authored with Les Martin [writing as Easton Royce] novelization of ''The X-Files'' episode ''[[E.B.E. (The X-Files)|E.B.E.]]''

====[[Space: Above and Beyond]]====
*1) ''The Aliens Approach'' (1996) [writing as Easton Royce] novelization of the pilot episode of the ''Space: Above and Beyond'' TV series
*3) ''Mutiny'' (1996) [writing as Easton Royce] novelization of the ''Space: Above and Beyond'' episode, ''Mutiny''

===Other novels===
*''Dissidents'' (1989)
*''Speeding Bullet'' (1991)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman-2/speeding-bullet-2/|title=SPEEDING BULLET by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews|access-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref>\
*''What Daddy Did'' (1991) (later renamed ''Chasing Forgiveness'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman-6/what-daddy-did-2/|title=WHAT DADDY DID by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews|access-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref>
*''The Eyes of Kid Midas'' (1992)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman-3/the-eyes-of-kid-midas-2/|title=THE EYES OF KID MIDAS by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews|access-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref>
*''[[The Dark Side of Nowhere]]'' (1997) {{ISBN|9780316789073}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.storyman.com/books/darksideofnowhere/|title=The Dark Side of Nowhere – Neal Shusterman|access-date=June 25, 2016}}{{dl|date=December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman-3/the-dark-side-of-nowhere-2/|title=THE DARK SIDE OF NOWHERE by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews|access-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref>
*''[[Downsiders]]'' (1999)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.storyman.com/books/downsiders/|title=Downsiders – Neal Shusterman|access-date=June 25, 2016}}{{dl|date=December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neil-shusterman/downsiders/|title=DOWNSIDERS by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews|access-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref>
*''[[Full Tilt (novel)|Full Tilt]]'' (2004) {{ISBN|9780689803741}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.storyman.com/books/full-tilt/|title=Full Tilt – Neal Shusterman|access-date=June 25, 2016}}{{dl|date=December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/full-tilt/|title=FULL TILT by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews|access-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref>
*''Bruiser'' (2010) {{ISBN|9780061134081}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.storyman.com/books/bruiser/|title=Bruiser – Neal Shusterman|access-date=June 25, 2016}}{{dl|date=December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-shusterman/bruiser/|title=BRUISER by Neal Shusterman – Kirkus Reviews|access-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref>
*''Challenger Deep'' (2015) illustrated by Brendon Shusterman {{ISBN|9780061134111}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.storyman.com/books/challenger-deep/|title=Challenger Deep – Neal Shusterman|access-date=June 25, 2016}}{{dl|date=December 2024}}</ref>
*''Dry'' (2018) co-authored with Jarrod Shusterman {{ISBN|9781481481960}}
*''Game Changer'' (2021) {{ISBN|9780061998676}}
*''Roxy'' (2021) co-authored with Jarrod Shusterman {{ISBN|9781406392128}}
*''Break to You'' (2024) co-authored with  Debra Young and Michelle Knowlden {{ISBN|9780062875761}}
*''All Better Now'' (2025) ISBN 9781534432758

===Graphic novels===
*''Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust'' (2023)  Illustrated by Andrés Vera Martínez <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Dream-Neal-Shusterman/dp/0545313473|title= Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust by Neal Shusterman – Amazon|access-date=January 29, 2025}}</ref>

===Picture books===
*''Piggyback Ninja'' (1994) Illustrated by Joe Boddy

===Short stories===
*''Resurrection Bay'' (2013) {{ISBN|9780062295163}} [published only as an ebook]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harpercollins.com/9780062295163/resurrection-bay|title=Resurrection Bay – Neal Shusterman – E-book|first=World|last=Archipelago|access-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref>

===Short story collections===
*''Darkness Creeping: Tales to Trouble Your Sleep'' (1993)
*''Darkness Creeping II: More Tales to Trouble Your Sleep'' (1995)
*''Mindquakes: Stories to Shatter Your Brain'' (1996)
*''Mindstorms: Stories to Blow Your Mind'' (1996)
*''Mindtwisters: Stories to Shred Your Head'' (1997)
*''Mindbenders: Stories to Warp Your Brain'' (2000)
*''Darkness Creeping: Twenty Twisted Tales'' (2007)
*''Violent Ends'' (2015) co-authored with 17 other authors including, Brendon Shusterman, [[Shaun David Hutchinson]], and [[Beth Revis]]
*''MindWorks: An Uncanny Compendium of Short Fiction'' (2025)

===Games===
*''How to Host a Murder: Roman Ruins'' (1997)
*''How to Host a Murder: The Grapes of Frath'' (1997)
*''How to Host a Teen Mystery: Hot Times at Hollywood High'' (1997)
*''How to Host a Murder: The Good, the Bad, and the Guilty'' (1998)
*''How to Host a Murder: Tragical Mystery Tour'' (1999)
*''How to Host a Teen Mystery: Barbecue with the Vampire'' (1999)
*''How to Host a Murder: Saturday Night Cleaver'' (2000)
*''How to Host a Murder: Maiming of the Shrew'' (2001)
*''How to Host a Teen Mystery: Roswell That Ends Well'' (2002)
*''How to Host a Murder: An Affair to Dismember'' (2003)

===Nonfiction===
*''Guy Talk'' (1987)
*''It's Ok to Say No to Cigarettes and Alcohol'' (1988)
*''Neon Angel: The Cherie Currie Story'' (1989) with Cherie Currie
*''Kid Heroes: True Stories of Rescuers, Survivors, and Achievers'' (1991)

===Poems===
*"Shadows of Doubt" (1993)

==Screenwriting credits==
===Television===
*''[[Goosebumps (1995 TV series)|Goosebumps]]'' (1996–1998)
*''[[Animorphs (TV series)|Animorphs]]'' (1998)
*''[[The Haunting Hour: The Series]]'' (2011)

===Film===
*''[[Double Dragon (film)|Double Dragon]]'' (1994)
*''[[Pixel Perfect]]'' (2004)

== References ==
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