{"product_id":"symptoms-of-being-human","title":"Symptoms of Being Human","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarred reviews from \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e * YALSA Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers * \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALA Best Fiction for Young Adults List * 2017 Rainbow List\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sharply honest and moving debut perfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Perks of Being a Wallflower\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAsk the Passengers\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRiley Cavanaugh is many things: Punk rock. Snarky. Rebellious. And gender fluid. Some days Riley identifies as a boy, and others as a girl. But Riley isn't exactly out yet. And between starting a new school and having a congressman father running for reelection in über-conservative Orange County, the pressure—media and otherwise—is building up in Riley's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the advice of a therapist, Riley starts an anonymous blog to vent those pent-up feelings and tell the truth of what it's really like to be a gender fluid teenager. But just as Riley's starting to settle in at school—even developing feelings for a mysterious outcast—the blog goes viral, and an unnamed commenter discovers Riley's real identity, threatening exposure. And Riley must make a choice: walk away from what the blog has created—a lifeline, new friends, a cause to believe in—or stand up, come out, and risk everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom debut author Jeff Garvin comes a powerful and uplifting portrait of a modern teen struggling with high school, relationships, and what it means to be human.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jeff Garvin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53497148277027,"sku":"9780062382870","price":12.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":53146702774563,"sku":"9780062382863","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/2258\/5123\/files\/9780062382863.jpg?v=1741137009","url":"https:\/\/epicreads.com\/products\/symptoms-of-being-human","provider":"Epic Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}