The Wicker King by K Ancrum

The Wicker King by K Ancrum

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The Wicker King by K Ancrum

The Wicker King is a psychological young adult thriller that follows two friends struggling as one spirals into madness.

An eerie and mesmerizing thriller that questions the space where reality and perception overlap, The Wicker King is a spine-tingling read that will have you riveted. --Caleb Roerhrig, author of Last Seen Leaving and White Rabbit

Jack once saved August's life . . . now can August save him?

August is a misfit with a pyro streak and Jack is a golden boy on the varsity rugby team--but their intense friendship goes way back. Jack begins to see increasingly vivid hallucinations that take the form of an elaborate fantasy kingdom creeping into the edges of the real world. With their parents' unreliable behavior, August decides to help Jack the way he always has--on his own. He accepts the visions as reality, even when Jack leads them on a quest to fulfill a dark prophecy.

August and Jack alienate everyone around them as they struggle with their sanity, free falling into the surreal fantasy world that feels made for them. In the end, each one must choose his own truth.

Written in vivid micro-fiction with a stream-of-consciousness feel and multimedia elements, K. Ancrum's The Wicker King touches on themes of mental health and explores a codependent relationship fraught with tension, madness and love.

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Praise for The Wicker King:

An eerie piece of realistic fiction whose characters revel in intense emotions . . . . A haunting story that bravely explores friendship and mental illness. --Kirkus Reviews

Reluctant reader--friendly flash fiction and packs a punch despite its brevity. . . . Like Libba Bray's Going Bovine, Ancrum delves into the blurry space between reality and madness. . . . A haunting and provocative read that will keep teens riveted. --School Library Journal

A haunting story that bravely explores friendship and mental illness. --Kirkus Reviews

An eerie and mesmerizing thriller that questions the space where reality and perception overlap, The Wicker King is a spine-tingling read that will have you riveted. --Caleb Roerhrig, author of Last Seen Leaving and White Rabbit

K. Ancrum is the author of the award-winning thriller The Wicker King, a lesbian romance The Weight of the Stars, and the upcoming Peter Pan thriller Darling. K. is a Chicago native passionate about diveristy and representation in young adult fiction. She currently writes most of her work in the lush gardens of the Chicago Art Institute.
SKU Non disponible
ISBN 13 9781250101549
ISBN 10 1250101549
Titre The Wicker King
Auteur K Ancrum
État Non disponible
Type de reliure Hardback
Éditeur St Martin's Press
Année de publication 2017-10-31
Nombre de pages 320
Note de couverture La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier.
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