Michelle Knowlden – författare

Bestselling author of Scythe and Challenger Deep Neal Shusterman, here with coauthors Debra Young and Michelle Knowlden, tells an intense yet tender story of two teens, trapped in impossible circumstances and unjust systems, willing to risk everything for love—no matter the consequences. Adriana knows that if she can manage to keep her head down for the next seven months, she might be able to get through her sentence in the Compass juvenile detention center. Thankfully, she’s allowed to keep her journal, where she writes down her most private thoughts when her feelings get too big.Until the day she opens her journal and discovers that her thoughts are no longer so private. Someone has read her writings—and has written back. A boy who lives on the other side of the gender-divided detention center. A boy who sparks a fire in her to write back.Jon’s story is different than Adriana’s; he’s already been at Compass for years and will be in the system for years to come. Still, when he reads the words Adriana writes to him, it makes him feel like the walls that hold them in have melted away.This fast-paced, highly compelling tour de force novel exposes what life is like in detention—and reveals the hearts of two teens who are forced to live in desperate circumstances. Secret Romance: Adrianna and Jon's love may be prohibited, but it is unstoppable. Even though they live on separate sides of a gender-divided detention center, they find a way to communicate—and eventually meet.Love Letters: As Adrianna and Jon fall for each other through the pages of Adrianna's journal, her writing transforms into powerful, evocative love poems.Against All Odds: Amid the harsh realities of the criminal justice system, Adriana and Jon find comfort in the connection they develop learning from each other’s experiences and perspectives.

Bestselling author of Scythe and Challenger Deep Neal Shusterman, here with coauthors Debra Young and Michelle Knowlden, tells an intense yet tender story of two teens, trapped in impossible circumstances and unjust systems, willing to risk everything for love—no matter the consequences. Adriana knows that if she can manage to keep her head down for the next seven months, she might be able to get through her sentence in the Compass juvenile detention center. Thankfully, she’s allowed to keep her journal, where she writes down her most private thoughts when her feelings get too big.Until the day she opens her journal and discovers that her thoughts are no longer so private. Someone has read her writings—and has written back. A boy who lives on the other side of the gender-divided detention center. A boy who sparks a fire in her to write back.Jon’s story is different than Adriana’s; he’s already been at Compass for years and will be in the system for years to come. Still, when he reads the words Adriana writes to him, it makes him feel like the walls that hold them in have melted away.This fast-paced, highly compelling tour de force novel exposes what life is like in detention—and reveals the hearts of two teens who are forced to live in desperate circumstances. Secret Romance: Adrianna and Jon's love may be prohibited, but it is unstoppable. Even though they live on separate sides of a gender-divided detention center, they find a way to communicate—and eventually meet.Love Letters: As Adrianna and Jon fall for each other through the pages of Adrianna's journal, her writing transforms into powerful, evocative love poems.Against All Odds: Amid the harsh realities of the criminal justice system, Adriana and Jon find comfort in the connection they develop learning from each other’s experiences and perspectives.

How did Lev Calder move from an unwillingly escaped Tithe to a clapper? In this revealing short story, Neal Shusterman opens a window on Lev’s adventures between the time he left CyFi and showed up at the Graveyard.Pulling elements from Neal Shusterman’s critically acclaimed Unwind and giving hints about what is to come in the riveting sequel, UnWholly, this short story is not to be missed.

Neal Shusterman, der Bestsellerautor von "Scythe" und "Dry" erzählt zusammen mit den Co-Autorinnen Debra Young und Michelle Knowlden eine intensive und zugleich zärtliche Geschichte von zwei Jugendlichen, die in einem ungerechten System gefangen sind. Aber Adriana und Jon sind bereit, für ihre Liebe alles zu riskieren.Hinter der blauen Tür, die in die Jugendstrafanstalt führt, ertönt ein Summer – laut wie ein Maschinengewehr. In wenigen Augenblicken wird diese Tür hinter Adriana zufallen, und für die nächsten sieben Monate ist dieser kalte Ort ihre ganze Welt. Das einzige, was sie mitnehmen kann, ist ihr Tagebuch, und es ist alles, was Adriana braucht: ein Zuhause für ihre geheimsten, chaotischen, wütenden, traurigen Gedanken. Bis sie das Tagebuch aufschlägt und feststellt, dass ihre Gedanken nicht mehr geheim sind. Jemand hat ihre Einträge gelesen. Und ihr geantwortet ... Dieser hoch spannende Roman zeigt, wie sich das Leben in der Haft für Jugendliche anfühlt – und er erzählt eine ergreifende Liebesgeschichte unter den unmöglichsten Umständen.