Imaginary Friend

Instant New York Times Bestseller One of Fall 2019’s Best Books (People,EWLithubVoxWashington Postand more) A young boy is haunted by a voice in his head in this acclaimed epic of literary horror from the author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Christopher is seven years old.Christopher is the new kid in town.Christopher has an imaginary friend. We can swallow our fear or let our fear swallow us. Single mother Kate Reese is on the run. Determined to improve life for her and her sonChristophershe flees an abusive relationship in the middle of the night with her child. Togetherthey find themselves drawn to the tight-knit community of Mill GrovePennsylvania. It’s as far off the beaten track as they can get. Just one highway inone highway out. At firstit seems like the perfect place to finally settle down. Then Christopher vanishes. for six long daysno one can find him. Until Christopher emerges from the woods at the edge of townunharmed but not unchanged. He returns with a voice in his head only he can hearwith a mission only he can complete: Build a treehouse in the woods by Christmasor his mother and everyone in the town will never be the same again. Twenty years agoStephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower made readers everywhere feel infinite. NowChbosky has returned with an epic work of literary horroryears in the makingwhose grand scale and rich emotion redefine the genre. Read it with the lights on.