National Book Award * Golden Kite Award Winner * Six Starred ReviewsA 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 … 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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Ok I am the biggest fan of Neal Shusterman’s Unwind and Bruiser so I was excited to pick up National Book Award–winning Challenger Deep. But I just COULD. NOT. GET. INTO. THIS.
Based on Shusterman’s own son, this novel details Caden’s descent into schizophrenia, where he struggles to maintain a grip on reality. Caden’s narrative alternates …
I loved this book. The story itself is incredibly frightening and sad, but it’s wrapped in such an authentically compassionate and almost lightheartedly-whimsical package.
It follows the two worlds of a high schooler who has just been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. In one world, he is navigating life in a hospital for teenagers. In the …
This is the story of Caden Bosch. Caden has been diagnosed with a mental illness. Caden believes that he is on a ship headed for the deepest part of the earth. But in reality, he is struggling with the difference between what is in his head and what is going on in the world. His friends start to notice his odd behavior, and then his parents. …
Thid book is truely extraordinary. If you want to understand more about mental disorders with an human and empathical approach, read it. It also funny, moving and profound.
This book really helps to explain what it is like to like with mental illness. It’s also very inspirational and comforting to read when I’m fighting with my own captain.
I tried really hard to like it. But I just kind of found it annoying.