Simon and Schuster announces New YA Thriller Novel

In Retro, what begins off as a light-hearted competitors to reside with out fashionable know-how for a yr turns right into a combat for survival on this page-turning younger grownup thriller by New York Times bestselling writer Jarrod Shusterman and debut writer Sofía Lapuente.

It was by no means meant to occur this fashion. Things had been by no means imagined to get this out of hand… After a cyberbullying incident at her faculty goes viral, Luna Iglesias finds herself on the coronary heart of a brewing controversy. When the social media firm Limbo—who’re additionally implicated within the scandal—sweeps in with a suggestion that feels like a possibility to show over a brand new leaf and obtain a scholarship to the school of her desires, she’s pleased to leap on the brand new pattern. It’s known as the Retro Challenge, the place contestants reside with out fashionable know-how, put on classic garments, celebration as if the longer term weren’t already written, and fall in love as in the event that they had been dwelling in a film.

At first, the problem is enjoyable. But then issues get harmful. Kids begin disappearing, together with Luna’s mates. There are voices within the woods. Bloodred markings on the timber. And Luna more and more begins to marvel if all these unusual happenings are linked to the Retro Challenge.

Secrets. Lies. Betrayal. The weight of her household on her shoulders. There’s a lot on the road for Luna, to not point out she’s falling in love with the final man she anticipated. Unless she will be able to determine the reality behind who’s sabotaging the problem, the following individual to vanish could also be Luna herself.

In addition to Retro, the authors additionally contributed a brief story in Gleanings (on sale November 8), the upcoming brief story assortment from Neal Shusterman set inside the world of the Arc of a Scythe sequence. This real-life couple and writing companions may even be showing at YALLFest 2022 this fall. They may even be doing a hybrid in-person/digital launch occasion for Retro at Mysterious Galaxy in San Diego on Friday, January 27, 2023, at 6 pm PT. They’ll be showing in dialog with writer Gina Chen.