Retro
Published: 2023
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It was never meant to happen this way.
Things were never supposed to get this out of hand.
After a cyberbullying incident at her school goes viral, Luna Iglesias finds herself at the heart of a brewing controversy. When the social media company Limbowho are also implicated in the scandalsweeps in with an offer that sounds like an opportunity to turn over a new leaf and receive a scholarship to the college of her dreams, shes happy to jump on the new trend. Its called the Retro Challenge, where contestants live without modern technology, wear vintage clothes, party as if the future werent already written, and fall in love as if they were living in a movie.
At first, the challenge is fun. But then things get dangerous. Kids start disappearing, including Lunas friends. There are voices in the woods. Bloodred markings on the trees. And Luna increasingly begins to wonder if all these strange happenings are connected with the Retro Challenge.
Secrets. Lies. Betrayal. The weight of her family on her shoulders. Theres so much on the line for Luna, not to mention shes falling in love with the last guy she expected. Unless she can figure out the truth behind whos sabotaging the challenge, the next person to disappear may be Luna herself. [This book description comes from a different edition of this title. Please report any inaccuracies].
This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.
This book 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 2023 by Simon & Schuster Audio .
Neal Shusterman is an award-winning author whose books include the New York Times bestselling Unwind series and Challenger Deep, which won a National Book Award, as well as the Arc of a Scythe series. He also writes screenplays for film and television, for shows such as Goosebumps and Animorphs. He lives in Southern California with his four children. Follow him on Twitter: @NealShusterman