Set in a world where a virus called Crown Royale creates a pandemic not long after the COVID-19 pandemic, this book follows three main characters' perspectives on a virus where pure contentment settles in after recovery. This book is a fun and easy read, providing interesting commentary on how pandemics are dealt with, capitalism, utopian contentment, and how it all affects the relationship people have with each other. - Mina
Neal Shusterman is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty award-winning books for children, teens and adults. These include the acclaimed Arc of a Scythe series (Scythe, Thunderhead and The Toll), Dry and Roxy, as well as the Unwind dystology and Challenger Deep, which won a National Book Award. He also writes screenplays for film and television. Neal lives in Florida and has four children, all of whom are talented writers and artists themselves. Visit Neal at StoryMan.com or follow him on Twitter: @NealShusterman
Set in a world where a virus called Crown Royale creates a pandemic not long after the COVID-19 pandemic, this book follows three main characters' perspectives on a virus where pure contentment settles in after recovery. This book is a fun and easy read, providing interesting commentary on how pandemics are dealt with, capitalism, utopian contentment, and how it all affects the relationship people have with each other. - Mina
[a] gripping thriller * February Children’s Previews, The Bookseller * Wow! What a story. * Netgalley Reviewer * Another fabulous concept and execution from Shusterman. * Netgalley Reviewer * This was such a thought-provoking book. Intelligent, well-written and a book that stays with you long after you’ve finished reading. * Netgalley Reviewer * It makes you think so much, and I loved that. * Netgalley Reviewer *