Quick facts for kids  |
| Author |
Neal Shusterman |
| Original title |
The Dark Side of Nowhere |
| Working title |
The Dark Side of Nowhere |
| Language |
English |
| Published |
1997 |
| Media type |
Print |
| ISBN |
9780316789073 |
The Dark Side of Nowhere is a children's book written by Neal Shusterman and published by Little Brown and Company in 1997. This 256 page science fiction book is for readers aged 12 and up and is about a boy who is tired of being normal, living in a normal town and how all of that changes quite suddenly.
Plot
The boy in the book—Jason Miller—is having a bad day. It's not that he doesn't feel like himself, he actually isn't himself. Everything has changed. His friend Ethan dies. Jason really isn't himself all of a sudden. So he starts wondering who he is (he just doesn't know). And to make matters worse, it's not just him; it seems that everyone in town is acting weird, including his friends and family. He then undergoes a transition, which shows him his little boring town has a dark side
Awards and honors
- 2000/2001: Utah Children's Book Award List
- 2000/2001: Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award List
- 2000/2001: Indiana Young Hoosier Award list
- 2000/2001: Nebraska Golden Sower Award list
- 1999/2000: Texas Lone Star Award List
- 1999/2000: South Carolina Young-Adult Book Award List
- 1999/2000: Oklahoma Sequoyah Award List
- 1999/2000: California Young Reader Medal — nomination
- 1998/1999: Maine Student Book Award List
- 1999: Hal Clements Science Fiction Golden Duck Award (Young-Adult "Hugo")
- 1999: Southern California Council on Literature for Children and Young People "Outstanding Book of the Year"
- 1998: American Library Association YALSA "Best Book for Young Adults"
- 1998: American Library Association YALSA "Quick Pick" - TOP TEN LIST
