Challenger Deep - Neal Shusterman

\n \nNational Book Award and Golden Kite Award Winner\n \nA 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.\n \nCaden Bosch is on a ship that's headed for the deepest point on Earth: Challenger Deep, the southern part of the Marianas Trench. \nCaden Bosch is a brilliant high school student whose friends are starting to notice his odd behavior. \nCaden Bosch is designated the ship's artist in residence to document the journey with images. \nCaden Bosch pretends to join the school track team but spends his days walking for miles, absorbed by the thoughts in his head. \nCaden Bosch is split between his allegiance to the captain and the allure of mutiny. \nCaden Bosch is torn.\n \nChallenger 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.\n