93 pages • 3 hours read
Full Tilt
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2003
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Introduction
Full Tilt
- Genre: Fiction; young adult horror
- Originally Published: 2003
- Reading Level/Interest: Lexile 700L; grades 7-9
- Structure/Length: 16 chapters; approx. 225 pages; 5 hours and 49 minutes on audio
- Protagonist and Central Conflict: At a phantom carnival, 16-year-old Blake must survive seven dangerous rides in order to save his younger brother, Quinn.
Neal Shusterman, Author
- Bio: Lives in Jacksonville, Florida; has written over 30 novels for children, teens, and adults; studied psychology and theater at the University of California; is also a film and television screenwriter
- Other Works: Everlost (2006); Challenger Deep (2015); Scythe (2016); Dry (2018)
- Awards: National Book Award for Young People’s Literature (2015); Golden Kite Award for Fiction (2016); Michael L. Printz Honor Award (2017)
CENTRAL THEMES connected and noted throughout this Teaching Unit:
- Finding Balance
- Overcoming Trauma
- Fear of Change
STUDY OBJECTIVES: In accomplishing the components of this Unit, students will:
- Deepen their understanding of the horror genre and its psychological basis as a foundation for appreciating and comprehending Full Tilt.
- Read/study short paired texts and other resources to develop their understanding of themes related to Finding Balance, Overcoming Trauma, and Fear of Change.
- Demonstrate their understanding of how a specific scene in Full Tilt develops a larger motif by illustrating one of the park’s rides and using text to explain its thematic significance.
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