(Reprint)
Neal Shusterman is the author of many novels for young adults, including The Skinjacker Trilogy; Unwind, which was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and a Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Readers; and Downsiders, which was nominated for twelve state reading awards. He also writes screenplays for motion pictures and television shows such as Animorphs and Goosebumps. The father of four children, Neal lives in southern California. Visit him at StoryMan.com.
.
Witness the final battle for the souls of Everlost in a “compellingly readable and a worthy finale to the Skinjacker trilogy” (VOYA).
While Mary lies in a glass coffin aboard a ghost train heading west, her minions are awaiting her re-awakening by bringing lots of new souls into Everlost to serve her. Meanwhile Jackin’ Jill has met Jix, a furjacker—a skinjacker who can take over the bodies of animals, most notably jaguars. Jix serves a Mayan god who collects Everlost coins to use in his Wurlitzer, which predicts the future. In the concluding volume of The Skinjacker Trilogy, Neal Shusterman reveals new sides of the characters of Everlost, who are pitted against each other in a battle that may destroy all life on Earth.
"Shusterman closes his trilogy with this epic installment...Everlost is an impressively built world with unique and likable characters."--School Library Journal
"Shusterman wraps up his Skinjacker trilogy with a satisfying, if long, concluding volume...the characters and action that will have fans of the series eager to find out how it all ends."--Booklist
"Shusterman’s richly complex world-building will intrigue initiates enough to go back and start with what they’ve missed. Each of the main characters ends up exactly as he or she should, making Everfound a satisfying conclusion to the series."--The Horn Book
"Everfound is compellingly readable and a worthy finale to the Skinjacker trilogy. The exciting plot twists and interesting characters will draw readers into the story, and those who enjoyed the first two novels in the series will likewise devour this final installment...Shusterman has worked his usual literary magic in this fantastic finale."--VOYA
Shusterman ends his provocative trilogy with a rock-solid adventure that manages to examine deep questions of faith and morality.
At the end ofEverwild(2009), Nick the Chocolate Ogre had dissolved into a mass of chocolate pudding, Mary Hightower was asleep in a glass coffin waiting to be reborn, Allie the Outcast was strapped to the front of arunaway train and Mikey McGill (formerly the monstrous McGill) was searching for a way to rescue her. The adventures continue, with Mexican Afterlight Jix joining the cast of characters as a furjacker, slipping into the bodies of giant cats as he spies on Mary's army for the Mayan King. The rules of Everlost are unique, catering to the children who go there upon death and wait until they are ready to go into the light. But even those rules can be overset with the introduction of Clarence, the scar wraith, whose touch can extinguish anyone out of existence—forever.Alliances form and melt as characters decide between their own self-interest and what is right; the shifting third-person perspective gives readers glimpses into everybody's souls.
Rich in detail, with exceptional characterization and shot through with unexpected (and very necessary) humor, this is an engrossing and thoroughly satisfying ending to a unique saga of life after death.(Science fiction. 12 & up)
