Wesley King is a Canadian author of

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books. Both his novels with the late

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debuted at #1 on

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. He currently resides in

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Biography

King was born in

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and graduated with a journalism degree from

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. He began working on his first novel soon after, ''The Vindico'', and has written 13 novels as of 2022. In 2016, King was approached by

to collaborate on a new children series. The first installment, ''Training Camp'', was released in 2019 and debuted as a #1

New York Times bestseller ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. John Bear, ''The #1 New York Times Best Seller: intriguing facts about the 484 books that have been #1 New York Times ...

. The second installment, ''Season One'', was released in March 2020 after Bryant's death and also became a #1 New York Times bestseller. King publicly discusses his struggle with mental health, specifically surrounding

obsessive–compulsive disorder Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental and behavioral disorder in which an individual has intrusive thoughts and/or feels the need to perform certain routines repeatedly to the extent where it induces distress or impairs general ...

and

generalized anxiety disorder Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a mental and behavioral disorder, specifically an anxiety disorder characterized by excessive, uncontrollable and often irrational worry about events or activities. Worry often interferes with daily function ...

. He wrote the bestselling novel ''OCDaniel'' in 2016 which described his experiences growing up and won an

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. He published a prequel to the series in 2020.

Published works

* ''Butt Sandwich & Tree'' (Paula Wiseman Books, 2022) * ''Hello (from here)'' (Dial Books, 2021) * ''Sara and the Search for Normal'' (Paula Wiseman Books, 2020) * ''The Wizenard Series: Season One'' ( Granity Studios, 2020) * ''The Wizenard Series: Training Camp'' (Granity Studios, 2019) * ''A World Below'' (Paula Wiseman Books, 2018) * ''Laura Monster Crusher'' (Penguin Canada, 2017) * ''Enemy of the Realm'' (Razorbill, 2017) * ''OCDaniel'' (Paula Wiseman Books, 2016) * ''Dragons vs. Drones'' (Razorbill, 2016) * ''The Incredible Space Raiders (from Space!)'' (Paula Wiseman Books, 2015) * ''The Feros'' (G.P Putnam's Sons, 2014) * ''The Vindico'' (G.P Putnam's Sons, 2014)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:King, Wesley Kobe Bryant Living people Canadian writers of young adult literature Canadian children's writers People from Ajax, Ontario Writers from Ontario People with obsessive–compulsive disorder Carleton University alumni 21st-century Canadian male writers Year of birth missing (living people) People from the Halifax Regional Municipality Forest of Reading Award winners