The Wicker King - K. Ancrum

\n \nThe Wicker King is a psychological young adult thriller that follows two friends struggling as one spirals into madness.\n \nJack once saved August's life . . . now can August save him?\n \nAugust 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.\n \nAugust 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.\n \nWritten 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.\n \nAn Imprint Book\n \nAncrum delves into the blurry space between reality and madness. A haunting and provocative read that will keep teens riveted. --School Library Journal\n \nTeen fans of moody psychological horror will be entranced. --Booklist \n \nGive this to readers who like complex, experimental fictions about intense relationships that acquire mythic resonance. --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\n \nAn eerie piece of realistic fiction whose characters revel in intense emotions. --Kirkus Reviews \n \nAn 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\n