Description: "McGinty deftly updates L. Frank Baum's classic tale with modern-day existential angst, creating a unique world that's terrifying in both its foreignness and its familiarity....A page-turner that handles mental health with grace." -- Kirkus , STARRED review "[T]his dark yet hopeful tale, ideal for fans of A.S. King or the Shustermans' Challenger Deep , balances humor, existentialism, and Rainbow's mental health with great aplomb." -- Publishers Weekly , STARRED review "Subtle correspondences between these memories and Rainbow's quest are an intriguing highlight, as are bursts of snarky, dark humor in a novel that recreates the experience of mental illness and suicidal ideation."-- Booklist "McGinty reflects both the absurdism and horror of living with mental illness....Sartre's No Exit if purgatory were a video game. Hand to teens with depression, who like "Dungeons and Dragons," or who play indie video games; all three will feel seen." -- School Library Journal "Take a bit of sci fi and a heavy dose of fantasy, bring in elements of The Wizard of Oz but make them even darker, and the result is this twisty story of a teens trapped in a game-like world."-- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

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