{"product_id":"lycanthropy-and-other-chronic-illnesses-paperback","title":"Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKristen O'Neal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Emotional, thoughtful, and a true testament to the power of friendship\"\u003ci\u003e--Locus Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTeen Wolf meets \u003ci\u003eEmergency Contact\u003c\/i\u003e in this sharply observed, hilarious, and heartwarming debut young adult novel about friendship, chronic illness, and . . . werewolves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePriya worked hard to pursue her premed dreams at Stanford, but the fallout from undiagnosed Lyme disease sends her back to her childhood home in New Jersey during her sophomore year--and leaves her wondering if she'll ever be able to return to the way things were. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThankfully she has her online pen pal, Brigid, and the rest of the members of \"oof ouch my bones,\" a virtual support group that meets on Discord to crack jokes and vent about their own chronic illnesses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Brigid suddenly goes offline, Priya does something out of character: she steals the family car and drives to Pennsylvania to check on Brigid. Priya isn't sure what to expect, but it isn't the horrifying creature that's shut in the basement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith Brigid nowhere to be found, Priya begins to puzzle together an impossible but obvious truth: the creature might be a werewolf--and the werewolf might be Brigid. As Brigid's unique condition worsens, their friendship will be deepened and challenged in unexpected ways, forcing them to reckon with their own ideas of what it means to be normal.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKristen O'Neal\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance writer who has written for sites like Buzzfeed Reader, Christianity Today, Birth.Movies.Death, LitHub, and Electric Literature. She lives on the internet. You can find her at kristenoneal on Tumblr. \u003ci\u003eLycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 10, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766590341408,"sku":"9781683693079","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/553838fab09ba36716dd3667de6a0aa4.webp?v=1780295253","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/lycanthropy-and-other-chronic-illnesses-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}