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All better now

Shusterman, Neal (author.).

Summary: An unprecedented condition is on the rise. It behaves like a virus, with the first symptom being a fever, but those who contract it experience long-term effects no one has ever seen utter contentment. Soon after infection, people find the stress, depression, greed, and other negative feelings that used to weigh them down are gone. Almost everyone revels in this mass unburdening. But people in power--who depend on malcontents tuning into their broadcasts, prey on the insecure to sell their products, and convince people they need more, new, faster, better everything--know this new state of being is bad for business. Soon, campaigns start up convincing people that being happy all the time is dangerous. There's even a vaccine developed to rid people of their inner peace and get them back to normal because, surely, without anger or jealousy as motivators, productivity will grind to a halt and the world will be thrown into chaos. It's nearly impossible to determine the truth when everyone with a platform is pushing their own agendas, and two teens from very different backgrounds who've had their lives upended in different ways by the virus find themselves enmeshed in the center of a dangerous power play. Can they reveal the truth?

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781534432758 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 1534432752 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9781534432772
  • Physical Description: print
    518 pages ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2025]

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 12 up. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Grades 7-9. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Subject: Viruses Fiction
Teenagers Fiction
Contentment Fiction
Avarice Fiction
Genre: Dystopian fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)

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  • 0 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.

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  • 1 current hold with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch YA SHUST N (Text) 33126026634109 New YA Fiction Checked out 03/18/2025
Erlanger Branch YA SHUST N (Text) 33126026634091 New YA Fiction Checked out 03/06/2025
Independence Branch YA SHUST N (Text) 33126026634083 New YA Fiction Checked out 04/02/2025


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