Challenger Deep
Neal Shusterman
Caden Bosch’s story alternates between his everyday life and surreal experiences aboard a ship headed for Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench. On the ship, the Captain and a parrot competing against him each seek Caden’s allegiance. As Caden’s behavior becomes increasingly alarming, his parents arrange for him to enter a hospital psychiatric unit. There, it becomes clear that people and events from the ship draw on fellow patients, medical staff, and altered memories. Through therapy, medication trials, art, and growing insight, Caden begins to improve, though his progress is uneven.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
