Name: Everwild
Author: Neal Shusterman

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What's in this book, at a glance — five things readers want to know before they start.

Violence

Some

Deaths and supernatural conflict; some scenes of possession of the living are disturbing in concept

Language

Barely any

Mild language

Sexual Content

None

No sexual content

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Some

The specific horror of Mary's ideology — her belief that keeping children in Everlost is kindness — and how she has convinced herself; good intentions becoming something monstrous

What this book is about

Nick and Allie have been in Everlost — the afterlife territory between life and death — long enough to understand some of its rules. But Everlost is changing: Mary, who believes she is its queen and protector, has gathered a vast army of child spirits. Nick is becoming something strange and powerful. Allie has learned to skinjack — to possess the living — and is trying to find a way home. Neal Shusterman's sequel to Everlost deepens the mythology of the afterlife while centering on the battle for what it means and who controls it. More complex and darker than the first book; the ideological conflict between Mary and Nick carries genuine weight.