Scorpion Shards

by Neal Shusterman

Book Overview

Six teens struggle to discover the source of their strange and horrific abilities in this first book of The Star Shards Chronicles.

Dillon has the terrifying power to create massive amounts of destruction with the slightest tweak of his will. Deanna is so consumed by fear, it has become like a black hole, drawing to her the very things that terrify her. Then, when the glare of a supernova sixteen light-years away illuminates the night...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442458364
• ISBN13: 9781442458369
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Amazing, despite being one of the older books by this author

It's been a while since a review has been made on this book, so I'll have the liberty of making another one. This book, like all books written by this author, is fantastic. Racial representation has much more realism here than I've seen in any other authors' books. The problems of common teenagers are no exception here, and I've always found shards (ayyyyy) of myself in all of these characters. If anyone reads this review in the near future, please read some other books by this author!

A Dark Fantasy

Shadow-black tentacles wrapped around the cradle of the telescope. A clouded face that swarmed with a million hideous insects descended upon the astronomer's desk and something with cold dark fur brushed past Tory, its breath sickly sweet. Scorpion Shards by Neal Shusterman is an exciting novel in which six kids, each with a strange physical or emotional mutation, must discover how to get rid of their deformities. It is a powerful fantasy filled with darkness and suspense. One interesting concept of the book is how a hunger for something can completely overpower a person. Each of the six teenagers has one, some worse than others. Dillon Cole, the most dangerous of the group, is driven by his "wrecking-hunger" to attempt to destroy all of civilization. Michael "Lips" Lipranski can usually control it, but once his almost unnatural hunger for girls went too far, leaving the unlucky girl without a soul after his kiss. Another exciting part of the fantasy is its dark and chilling thrills. Like when the astronomer Dr. Bayless meets his untimely demise at the hands of the hungry monsters inside of each of the kids. Or when Dillon destroys an entire city block to feed his hunger. In the end, the six must all face their demons in a strange, lost world. One last fascinating aspect of the novel is how a single thought can cause so much chaos. Dillon drives whole towns past the brink of insanity, after whispering a simple suggestion into a person's ear. He can alter the entire future of a victim, from possible millionaire to vagabond. Dillon has the uncanny ability to see patterns, whether it be of people's lives or tumbling boulders. He uses this skill to find a human "fuse", from which he can set off a whole chain of events. Neal Shusterman's book, Scorpion Shards, is one of his greatest achievements. It is a gripping novel, with twists and turns until you reach the back cover. W. Hodson

Scorpion Shards

Scorpion Shards is an excellent novel for any astrology loving people! It is a novel about six teenagers each carry a "disease" that is common among typical adolescence, including problems with acne, weight, and fear. It is my favorite novel and I recommend it to anyone who is interested!

Never give up!

I think this book was a good book because it taught a truthful lesson: in life even though you do bad stuff you can never give up, no matter how bad it is, it will start to get better.

i like this book.

i like this book becasue it has alot of meaning about trusting in a person you know and trusting your instincts.

Scorpion Shards is one the greatest book i think made.

Scorpion Shards is a great book. It deals with human suffering, forgiveness, love, and anger. A lot of teens have a little bit of the books characters in them. I recommend this book to all teens, because when you start it, you won't put the book down.