Full Tilt (novel)
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| Author | Neal Shusterman |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Adventure novel, young adult fiction |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
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September 1, 2004 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback), (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 201 pages |
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| OCLC | 50630474 |
| LC Class | PZ7.S55987 Fu 2003 |
Full Tilt is a young adult novel by Neal Shusterman, published in September 2004 by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. Described as a "psychological thriller" and a "fast paced horror thriller",Full Tilt has won numerous awards, including many state book awards.
Brothers Blake and Quinn are with friends Russ and Maggie at an amusement park. Blake then talks to a girl named Cassandra at a game stand who convinces him to play a game of ball toss. Having won, he receives a ticket from Cassandra to another amusement park open at night. Cassandra and the stand mysteriously vanish from the park shortly after. As Blake and Quinn return home, their mother surprises them by announcing her engagement to her boyfriend. Blake accepts his soon to be step-father but Quinn angrily storms off.
That night, Quinn mysteriously falls into a coma-like state. Looking at Quinn, Blake swears he can see carnival lights in Quinn's eyes. He also discovers the ticket given to him by Cassandra missing. Blake drives back to the park with Maggie and Russ and find a hidden path along the way. They arrive at the ravine and discover that Blake's hunch was right, when they discover a hidden amusement park. Despite not having an invitation anymore, they are let in. After entering, they find out that they must ride seven rides by dawn in order to be let out. Failure to do so means they will be trapped at the park forever.
As he goes on the rides, he discovers that they are anything but the ordinary rides found at theme parks. Rides start simple, but turn into lifelike experiences with a very real chance of dying. For example, a ride based on Kamikaze fighters places the rider into real planes that really do crash, killing the rider unless he or she finds a way out of the cockpit. To Blake's horror, he discovers that if you "die" on a ride, you are absorbed into it. Having been separated from his friends, Blake runs into Cassandra and confronts her about why she invited him to the park. Instead of answering the question, Blake is put into his next ride.
Here, he finds his brother Quinn and attempts to warn him of the dangers of the park. Quinn, enjoying the life-or-death thrill of the ride, refuses to believe Blake. As a result, Quinn runs away from Blake after finishing the ride.
After failing to save Quinn, Blake meets Maggie in a mirror maze. Anyone who glances into these mirrors are presented with their worst fears and doubts, like being too fat or ugly. The two work together to find the exit. But just as the two come to the end of the ride, Maggie gets separated from Blake. She runs back into the ride, presumably lost.
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