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"Writers are a lot like vampires," writes author Neal Shusterman on his website. "A vampire will never come into your house, unless invited-and once you invite one in, he'll grab you by the throat, and won't let you go. A writer's much the same." The award-winning author is a heavyweight in the young adults world, writing over 50 books largely within the genres of dystopia, science fiction, and thriller.
Titles like Challenger Deep, Courage to Dream and Scythe have won him dozens of international awards. He's made it his mission to get young people reading, and aside from his extensive repertoire, he regularly travels internationally to speak to groups of teenagers and ignite this passion.
Based in Florida, he's in New Zealand for Verb and the Auckland Writers Festival, with talks specifically for teenagers squeezed into his schedule.
