The Dark Side of Nowhere
School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9
No. of pages 256
Published: 2012
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.
This book has been graded for interest at 12-18 years.
There are 256 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2012 by Simon & Schuster .
Neal Shusterman is an award-winning author and screenwriter. He lives in Southern California with his four children.
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Young Hoosier Book Award - Grades 6-8
This book was recognised in the Grades 6-8 category by the Young Hoosier Book Award.
California Young Reader Medal - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the California Young Reader Medal.
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
This book was recognised by the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award.
Golden Sower Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Golden Sower Award.
"This is great science fiction. It's fun to read and thought-provoking at the same time."--School Library Journal
"Shusterman tells a fast-paced story, giving Jason many vivid, original turns of phrase, letting the plot get weird enough to keep readers enthralled, then coming back to the human emotions at the heart of it all."--Booklist
