Finding Jericho

Fifteen-year-old Jonathan Dupree knows what it's like to live with madness. He has seen his uncle, “Raving Ron” Dupree, at his best, and his worst. Even a new school isn't an escape. The stigma of mental illness follows in the form of taunts and threats from a gang known as “The Misfits.” In a desperate attempt to fit in, Jonathan lashes out, tipping Ron over the edge into complete relapse. Now Jonathan must find a way to reach his uncle and, when a failed initiation ceremony leaves him trapped in a derelict house, the way to redemption will come from a very unlikely source.

Finding Jericho is written by Dave Jeffery and adapted from his critically acclaimed novel that challenges the stigma associated with mental illness. The book has been endorsed by major mental health charity, MIND and featured on the BBC Health Recommended Reading List.