Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses A Novel

Kristen O'Neal

eBook - 2021

“Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses is a funny, heartfelt book with a phenomenal premise.”—New York TimesTeen 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 i...llnesses.When Brigid suddenly goes offline, Priya does something out of character: she steals the family car and drives to... more