"Emotional, thoughtful, and a true testament to the power of
friendship"--Locus Magazine
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.