
kabhi naa kabhi haarnaa

everlost ack kaalpanik pustak haye jise 2006 mein yuva vayask lekhak neel shusterman dwara prakaashit kiya gayaa thaa. yeh kahani "skinzacker" trayi mein pahali haye joe jeevan aur mrityu key beach kii jagah, everlost mein hoti haye.
saransh.
nick aur ellie, joe abhee-abhee vaastavik duniya key samanantar ack bhoot mein jaag gaye hain, unhein ack ladka, jiska naam leaf haye, bachaata haye, joe unhein bataata haye kii unhein "afterlight" kahaa jaataa haye, jise jeevit loga naheen dekh sakate. way kuchh hudd taka bhooton kii tarah hain aur unaki mrityu key samay unaki sateek upasthiti bunny hui haye. vaha unhein ack bhayaanak aur dusht rakshas, mcgill, aur johnny-oh, aur vedi ladakon key baare mein chetavani detaa haye isase pahale kii way newyork shahar mein apana raasta banaate hain. vahaan, way mairi hightower seey milate hain, joe afterlight kii "maan" haye joe kaee afterlight koo surakshit rakhti haye aur sadabahar jeevan key baare mein saikadon pustakon kii lekhika haye. vaha nasht vishva vyaapaar kendra mein apani dekhbhal mein bachchon key saath rahati haye, joe maujood haye kyonki duniya mein joe cheejen bahut pyaari hain way nasht honey parr hamesha key liye nasht hoe sakati hain. way buss jaate hain, lekin ellie santusht naheen haye. ellie ney dekhaa kii judvaan meenaron parr anya afterlight harr dinn ack hii kaam karate rahate hain aur karate rahate hain, joe roots mein funce jaate hain. ellie nick aur loof key saath yeh dekhane key liye nikalati haye kii kyaa usake paas vishesh shaktiyaan hain aur way shikari seey milate hain. ellie koo bhootiya dwara loof aur nick pakad liya jaataa haye aur usey pataa chalata haye kii vaha jeevit cheejon koo uthaa sakati haye aur jeevit logon koo bhee praapt curr sakati haye, yaa "twacha kii jakad". ellie apani shakti kii khoj karati haye jabaki nick apane uddeshya kii khoj karna shuru curr detaa haye.
ellie koo ack vichitra rakshas mcgill dwara pakad liya jaataa haye, joe baad kii roshni seey bharey jahaaj koo niyantrit kartaa haye joe usase dartaa haye. mcgill ney saikadon afterlight leey liye hain, jinamen nick aur leaf/troi kaidi shamil hain. way sabhi maans key tukadon kii tarah apane takhnon seey latakaae jaate hain. choonki hamesha sach bolane vaali bhaagya cookies hamesha sach kahati hain, isaliye mcgill kaa maanana haye kii aggar vaha ack hazaar aatmaon koo ikattha kartaa haye tou vaha jeevan mein vaapas aaa sakata haye. ellie mcgl mein herfer curr sakati haye aur usake karib badh sakati haye kyonki vaha nick aur chori koo bachaane kaa prayaas karati haye. vaha usey yeh sochane parr majboor karati haye kii vaha usey twacha koo jakadana sikha sakati haye, bhale hii kewal way hii joe kshamata key saath hamesha haarne key liye aatey hain. mcgl kii vaastavik pehchaan kaa pataa chalata haye-vaha maiki mcgl naam kaa ack ladka haye, joe mairi hightower (vaastav mein megan mcgl) kaa chhota bhaai haye. maiki aur megan kii ack hii samay mein mrityu hoe gaee aur jaba way afterlight key roop mein jaag gaye tou way apane ghar chaley gaye. vahaan, megan ney dekhaa kii miki dharti mein doob gayaa. haalaanki, usake maiki key anajaane mein vaha ichcha kii shuddh shakti key madhyam seey prithvi key kendra seey baahar nikalane mein saksham thaa, lekin samay key saath ack ghrinit rakshas mein vikasit huaa, joe usake krodh koo pratibimbit kartaa haye.
mairi, jise anya loga akash chudail key roop mein bhee jaanate hain, bachchon seey jhooth boll rahee thee. vaha una sikkon koo churaa letee thee joe sabhi afterlight key jaagane parr hamesha hotey hain. sikke unhein taiyar honey parr hamesha key liye khone kii anumati dete hain, lekin mairi kaa galat tareeke seey maanana haye kii surang key anta mein prakaash durbhavanapurna haye aur bachchon koo hamesha key liye hamesha key liye khone mein rehna chaahiye. nick koo usake chehare parr chocolet key daag key kaaran "chocolet ogre" upnaam milata haye, aur mairi iss baare mein afavaahen failaati haye kii vaha chocolet kii gandh key saath unhein lubhakar afterlight koo kaise door bhejata haye.
ellie mcgill koo pachhaad detaa haye, jise mairi dwara binaa mask key dikhaaya jaataa haye aur jaba mairi usaki tasveer dikhaati haye tou vaha ack maanav ladke key roop mein vaapas aaa jaataa haye. ellie, ghar kii yatra karate hue ack pull key madhyam seey doob jaataa haye lekin baad mein usey maiki dwara bachaaya jaataa haye, joe usake ghar jaane key baaki raaste mein usake saath jaane key liye sahmat hoe jaataa haye.
setting.
sadabahar" mein kahaaniyan sadabahar mein hoti hain. hamesha kaa khou jaanaa jeevan aur mrityu key beach kii jagah haye jahan sabhi khoye hue [bachche] apani mrityu key baad kii yatra mein khou jaane key baad samaapt hoe jaate hain. yeye khoye hue bachche, yaa baad kii roshni jaisa kii unhein kahaa jaataa haye, vaastavik "jeevit" duniya dwara andekhe hain. adhikansh bhaag key liye afterlight vaastavik duniya key saath baatchit naheen curr sakate hain aur yadi way sthir rahate hain tou prithvi key mool mein doob jaayenge. yeh nihit haye kii yeh bhaagya kaee baad kii roshni key liye huaa haye. way kuchh vastuon key saath baatchit curr sakate hain jinhen unake maalikon dwara itna pyaar kiya jaataa haye kii jaba vastu toot jaati haye, tou yeh hamesha key liye nasht hoe jaati haye, akhand hoe jaati haye, aur anant kaal key liye vahaan ack sthaan diyaa jaataa haye. yahee kuchh sthaanon key liye haye joe nasht curr diye gaye they (judvaan meenaron kaa upayog ack udaaharan key roop mein kiya jaataa haye) jinhen kaee loga pyaar karate they aur sanjote they aur jinhen kabhi naheen bhulaaya jaayega. kabhi naa khone vaale koee vayask naheen hain kyonki way jaanate hain kii way kahaan jaa rahey hain, sabhi bhaagya sach hain, iss prakaar bhaagya cookies behad moolyavaan hain.
seekwal.
upanyaas "everwild" 2010 mein prakaashit huaa thaa. yeh ellie key apane maataa-pitaa key ghar lautane key baad usake bechain dimag koo sahaj banaane key liye haye. ellie key saath sudhaarit maiki, ack daravana rakshas "dha mcgill" haye joe 30 varshon seey hamesha seey khoye hue logon koo aatankit curr rhaa haye. "everwild" mairi hightower seey sabhi naee afterlight koo bachaane key liye nick kii khoj kaa bhee anusaran kartaa haye, joe apani senaa mein naee afterlight kii bharti karane aur unhein anant kaal key liye hamesha key liye rakhane kii yojana banaa rhaa haye. trayi mein teesari aur antim pustak "everfound" haye, joe 2011 mein prakaashit hui haye. yeh shrinkhala kaa samaapan karati haye aur antatah sabhi mukhya paatron key bhaagya kaa varnan karati haye. yuddh jaari haye aur nick kaa punarjanm hotaa haye. unhein abb mairi koo rokna hoga kyonki vaha jeevit duniya koo bujhaane vaali hoe sakati haye. ack nayaa charitra bhee dikhaai detaa haye aur paschim mein jaane kii khoj milos key saath jaari rahati haye.
puraskar.
pustak ney nimnalikhit puraskar jeete hainh

