Downsiders
by Neal Shusterman
Taste attributes: science fictionteenadventurefantasywholesomeimaginarylinearemotive & stirringfish out of water/culture clashunlikely connectionscoming of age
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly science-fiction novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
When fourteen-year-old Lindsay meets Talon, who lives in the secret Downsider community that evolved in the subterranean passages of the subway built in New York in 1867, she and her new friend try to bridge the differences between their two cultures.
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- Author
- Neal Shusterman
- Published
- 1999
- Pages
- 259
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- Open Library
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