Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 23 hours ago
A bold new dystopian thriller about an experimental mental health retreat center for young adults where everything is not what it seems—and one boy who will risk everything to escape.
Called "Surprisingly dark and twisty” by Kirkus Reviews, and "A story that in pacing, plot, and characterization checks every box in the genre guidebook....a precious addition destined to be the right reader’s new favorite book: queer teens deserve mundane genre representation too” by Booklist.
Happy Head is available on Tuesday 10/22/2024 from Delacorte Press (Hardcover, ISBN 9780593812020, $19.99)
Josh lives in the UK. Not only an author and a graduate of England's prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Josh currently works as a mental health nurse for teens. We are so excited for the US release of this novel, and hope you enjoy this First Chapter Friday! Take it away, Josh!
A bold new dystopian thriller about an experimental mental health retreat center for young adults where everything is not what it seems—and one boy who will risk everything to escape.
Called "Surprisingly dark and twisty” by Kirkus Reviews, and "A story that in pacing, plot, and characterization checks every box in the genre guidebook....a precious addition destined to be the right reader’s new favorite book: queer teens deserve mundane genre representation too” by Booklist.
Happy Head is available on Tuesday 10/22/2024 from Delacorte Press (Hardcover, ISBN 9780593812020, $19.99)
Josh lives in the UK. Not only an author and a graduate of England's prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Josh currently works as a mental health nurse for teens. We are so excited for the US release of this novel, and hope you enjoy this First Chapter Friday! Take it away, Josh!
