I Crawl Through It

By A.S. King

Book Overview

Four teenagers are on the verge of exploding. The anxieties they face at every turn have nearly pushed them to the point of surrender: senseless high-stakes testing, the lingering damage of past trauma, the buried grief and guilt of tragic loss. They are desperate to cope, but no one is listening. So they will lie. They will split in two. They will turn inside out. They will even build an invisible helicopter to fly themselves far away...but nothing releases the pressure. Because, as they discover, the only way to truly escape their world is to fly right into it. The genius of acclaimed author A.S. King reaches new heights in this groundbreaking work of surrealist fiction; it will mesmerize readers with its deeply affecting exploration of how we crawl through traumatic experience--and find the way out.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031633409X
• ISBN13: 9780316334099
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

One of the Best YA Books Out There

I've got a thing for A. S. King in general, but this book was amazing even for her. There's no one like this woman who understands the teenage mind and can write in such a way that appeals to young people. Amazingly poetic, painfully truthful, and overall a completely breathtaking read. I've told everyone to read this book, and I'll keep doing that until she comes out with something better