I read this book years ago but don’t remember the title or author. I checked it out from a library, and I tried going back to find it, but I haven’t yet. I do remember snippets from the book as well as a vague image of the cover (or one of the covers, if it has multiple cover designs).
It’s a fantasy book. The one I checked out from the library was a hardcover. I don’t know what the reading level is, but I read it when I was in middle school, and I don’t think it was difficult to read, so it might be around that age to young adults. It takes place in the modern time, I believe (not Medieval or others).
First, the story. I will recall all the scenes I remember and in order that they occurred. The main character, a boy (teenager, I believe), has the power to picture anything in his mind, and it comes true. Somewhere in the beginning of the story--maybe chapter 1--he wants to go somewhere (I don’t know if he’s playing hooky or something) but not alone. He pictures his best friend, another boy, stepping onto a bus and meeting him where he is. When his friend arrives, his friend tells him that he doesn’t like him manipulating him like that.
Throughout the story, the two boys go on an adventure. They meet an old woman, probably a witch, because she can shape-shift into any animal. I remember that she shape-shifted into a mouse/rat and maybe a bat, and she used that power to escape from the antagonist once. The old woman, if I’m right, has a girl with her, a young girl about teenage years, perhaps her apprentice. The antagonist is male, an adult.
There is one small scene I remember, and it might take place somewhere in the beginning of the story. The main character and his best friend are trapped somewhere--I don’t remember if they’re in a room or somewhere else. The main character gets frightened and tries desperately to call out for help with his mind, perhaps to the old woman or to anyone. His best friend suddenly falls to the floor/ground, clutching his head, because he can hear the main character’s thoughts very loudly. He faints after that.
Another scene I remember, probably well into the middle of the story, is when the main character tries to kill the antagonist by strangling him with a long and narrow object--I forgot what it was, a rope or something else. He sneaks up behind the antagonist, who is sitting on a couch, the strangling object in hand, and the book describes him holding his hands and the object above the antagonist’s head. But the antagonist catches him and he fails. Some time later (I don’t remember how long later), the main character awakens having trouble breathing. He realizes that he has a long and narrow object wrapped tightly around his neck. I don’t remember if the object was invisible or not, but it was certainly created and enhanced by magic, because he can’t get a grip on it. The book describes how the object is so tight that he can’t take in deep breaths but loose enough to keep him alive. The antagonist tells him that he must experience what the main character wanted to do to him.
And the last scene I remember is at the end. The main character’s best friend, at least from what I gathered as I read, seems to slowly become a more major character and perhaps replacing the main character as the main character, because the story seems to start focusing on him more. It is soon found out that he also has a power, which I don’t remember what it is. (That might explain why he could hear the main character’s thoughts so loudly in that scene when they were trapped.) Upon this realization, he believes that he is the only one who can save his friend, the main character. I don’t remember how this happens, but he somehow sacrifices himself in place of the main character. During the process, he is thrown into something like a subconscious. Maybe the setting is bright white. He meets a man or a god or whoever, who tells him the consequence if he chooses to sacrifice himself. He accepts his fate and sacrifices himself. After all of this, the main character, now safe and untouched, approaches him, and the book describes how the best friend is lying on the ground, his arms crossed over his chest (like an Egyptian mummy).
And now for the cover illustration. I hope what I’m picturing is correct. Remember, the book I checked out from the library was a hardcover. The main character is standing in the center of the front cover, his back toward the reader. He might be in a dark forest, on the edge of the dark forest. He’s looking out of the forest into the outside, and I believe the outside is bright. I don’t remember exactly what the outside looks like, but maybe a building of some sort.
This is all the information from the story that I can remember. Since it’s rather descriptive, maybe you’ll know the book. As you can see, I very much love this book and would be utterly grateful if I could know the title or author.
Thank you very much for your help.
It’s a fantasy book. The one I checked out from the library was a hardcover. I don’t know what the reading level is, but I read it when I was in middle school, and I don’t think it was difficult to read, so it might be around that age to young adults. It takes place in the modern time, I believe (not Medieval or others).
First, the story. I will recall all the scenes I remember and in order that they occurred. The main character, a boy (teenager, I believe), has the power to picture anything in his mind, and it comes true. Somewhere in the beginning of the story--maybe chapter 1--he wants to go somewhere (I don’t know if he’s playing hooky or something) but not alone. He pictures his best friend, another boy, stepping onto a bus and meeting him where he is. When his friend arrives, his friend tells him that he doesn’t like him manipulating him like that.
Throughout the story, the two boys go on an adventure. They meet an old woman, probably a witch, because she can shape-shift into any animal. I remember that she shape-shifted into a mouse/rat and maybe a bat, and she used that power to escape from the antagonist once. The old woman, if I’m right, has a girl with her, a young girl about teenage years, perhaps her apprentice. The antagonist is male, an adult.
There is one small scene I remember, and it might take place somewhere in the beginning of the story. The main character and his best friend are trapped somewhere--I don’t remember if they’re in a room or somewhere else. The main character gets frightened and tries desperately to call out for help with his mind, perhaps to the old woman or to anyone. His best friend suddenly falls to the floor/ground, clutching his head, because he can hear the main character’s thoughts very loudly. He faints after that.
Another scene I remember, probably well into the middle of the story, is when the main character tries to kill the antagonist by strangling him with a long and narrow object--I forgot what it was, a rope or something else. He sneaks up behind the antagonist, who is sitting on a couch, the strangling object in hand, and the book describes him holding his hands and the object above the antagonist’s head. But the antagonist catches him and he fails. Some time later (I don’t remember how long later), the main character awakens having trouble breathing. He realizes that he has a long and narrow object wrapped tightly around his neck. I don’t remember if the object was invisible or not, but it was certainly created and enhanced by magic, because he can’t get a grip on it. The book describes how the object is so tight that he can’t take in deep breaths but loose enough to keep him alive. The antagonist tells him that he must experience what the main character wanted to do to him.
And the last scene I remember is at the end. The main character’s best friend, at least from what I gathered as I read, seems to slowly become a more major character and perhaps replacing the main character as the main character, because the story seems to start focusing on him more. It is soon found out that he also has a power, which I don’t remember what it is. (That might explain why he could hear the main character’s thoughts so loudly in that scene when they were trapped.) Upon this realization, he believes that he is the only one who can save his friend, the main character. I don’t remember how this happens, but he somehow sacrifices himself in place of the main character. During the process, he is thrown into something like a subconscious. Maybe the setting is bright white. He meets a man or a god or whoever, who tells him the consequence if he chooses to sacrifice himself. He accepts his fate and sacrifices himself. After all of this, the main character, now safe and untouched, approaches him, and the book describes how the best friend is lying on the ground, his arms crossed over his chest (like an Egyptian mummy).
And now for the cover illustration. I hope what I’m picturing is correct. Remember, the book I checked out from the library was a hardcover. The main character is standing in the center of the front cover, his back toward the reader. He might be in a dark forest, on the edge of the dark forest. He’s looking out of the forest into the outside, and I believe the outside is bright. I don’t remember exactly what the outside looks like, but maybe a building of some sort.
This is all the information from the story that I can remember. Since it’s rather descriptive, maybe you’ll know the book. As you can see, I very much love this book and would be utterly grateful if I could know the title or author.
Thank you very much for your help.