The Dark Side of Nowhere

Content Ratings

Mild Romance

There is brief romantic awareness between Jason and a girl in the town; the content is light and age-appropriate.

Mild Themes

Questions of identity, belonging, and whether one's origins define who one truly is are explored through the science fiction premise with Shusterman's characteristic inventiveness.

Mild Violence

Confrontations with government agents and the revelation of alien identities create action-adventure tension.

Synopsis

Jason discovers that his boring small town and everyone in it—including his family and friends—are aliens waiting to reclaim a mission they've forgotten, and that he himself may not be who he thought. A fast-paced, fun science fiction thriller that handles its identity-crisis premise with sharp wit.