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Lycanthropy and other chronic illnesses : [a novel] / Kristen O'Neal.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Philadelphia : Quirk Books, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: 382 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781683692348
  • 1683692349
  • 9781683692324
  • 1683692322
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Forced to leave Stanford's pre-med program after contracting Lyme disease, Priya finds solace in an online chronic-illness support group and with best friend Brigid, whose own illness may be more unique than Priya suspected.-- Provided by Publisher.Summary: A diagnosis of chronic Lyme disease during her sophomore year at Stanford sends Priya back to her loving but overbearing family in New Jersey. Will she ever be able to go back to premed? Thankfully she has her online pen pal, Brigid, and the "oof ouch my bones" virtual support group that meets on Discord to crack jokes and vent about their own chronic illnesses. When Brigid suddenly goes offline, Priya drives to Pennsylvania to check on Brigid. She finds a horrifying creature shut in the basement, and begins to puzzle together an impossible but obvious truth: the creature might be a werewolf-- and the werewolf might be Brigid. -- adapted from jacket
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
YA Book YA Book Dr. James Carlson Library YA Fiction ONEAL, KRISTEN Available 33111009807138
YA Book YA Book Main Library YA Fiction ONEAL, KRISTEN Available 33111010510754
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

" Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses is a funny, heartfelt book with a phenomenal premise." -- New York Times

Teen Wolf meets Emergency Contact in this sharply observed, hilarious, and heartwarming debut young adult novel about friendship, chronic illness, and . . . werewolves.

Priya 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.

Thankfully 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.

When 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.

With 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.

Ages 14 and up. Quirk Books.

Grades 10-12. Quirk Books.

Forced to leave Stanford's pre-med program after contracting Lyme disease, Priya finds solace in an online chronic-illness support group and with best friend Brigid, whose own illness may be more unique than Priya suspected.-- Provided by Publisher.

A diagnosis of chronic Lyme disease during her sophomore year at Stanford sends Priya back to her loving but overbearing family in New Jersey. Will she ever be able to go back to premed? Thankfully she has her online pen pal, Brigid, and the "oof ouch my bones" virtual support group that meets on Discord to crack jokes and vent about their own chronic illnesses. When Brigid suddenly goes offline, Priya drives to Pennsylvania to check on Brigid. She finds a horrifying creature shut in the basement, and begins to puzzle together an impossible but obvious truth: the creature might be a werewolf-- and the werewolf might be Brigid. -- adapted from jacket

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