Everlost by Neal Shusterman is a science fiction story about what might happen to children if they get lost on their way to heaven. Nick and Allie are involved in a very serious car accident in which they probably weren't supposed to survive. On their way to the light at the end of the tunnel, they happen to bump into each other and end up off course. They end up in a dead spot along the highway where the accident occurred. There they meet Lief, an afterlife who helps the kids adjust to their new surroundings. The kids must travel to New York, at the sight of the World Trade Center, where many afterlives have made themselves at home, because of their leader, Mary. As they learn more about their fate as an afterlife, Allie refuses to live her life stuck between worlds. The kids set off on an adventure faced with the dangers of sinking to the middle of the earth and rogue afterlives, especially the McGill. In order for everyone to be free of the monotony of the afterlife, they all must face their fears, even the McGill.
This book was an interesting perspective of the what might happen after you die. I don't believe that it was meant to be religious in any way. I commend the author's creativity to use such a unique setting for his story. The ending really leave itself for a sequel. I haven't heard if there will be one, but I was kind of rooting for Allie to achieve closure to her quest to solve the mysteries of the afterlife.
Mr. Kohl
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