I'm a new teacher looking for compelling texts that my 11th graders at North Hollywood High School will actually read. Neal Shusterman's novel, Scorpion Shards is inventive, fast-moving science fiction aimed right at teen readers.

From the publisher: There are six of them out there, all teenagers, and all suffering from supernatural afflictions that disfigure their bodies and souls. Only by finding one another will the six ever be strong enough to defeat these mysterious forces that, bit by bit, are devouring their souls from the inside out.

I have worked with the author, and he finagled a special deal from Simon and Schuster. I can get 100 copies of Scorpion Shards for just $505! This would let me teach the novel to all three of my 11th grade periods, beginning in August of 2025.