


At first, they shrug it off thinking it’s only a phase, but everyday Caden falls deeper in his mental illness.Ĭaden’s story is an emotional one about a boy going through his first mental breakdown. His friends, family, and teachers begin to notice his anxiety, his random thoughts, and his new hobby of pacing and walking. In Caden’s daily life, he begins to show signs of his mental illness. In his fantasy world, he has become a part of a voyage with a man who calls himself the Captain and his parrot to explore the Marianas Trench, Challenger Deep, to find the bottom of it.

This story is told from two perspectives where it switches from his point-of-view of his life and his fantasy world. In Challenger Deep, written by Neal Shusterman, Caden Bosch is a teenager who struggles with mental illness.
