{"product_id":"laika-kate-kort-9781941799505","title":"Laika","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou feel watched. It's nothing new, but the feeling is amplified when the streets are busy. That hum in your head is now a buzz. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaika desperately wishes for a new life. At fourteen, she's hardened and independent, living on the streets of Southern California. She's finally free of her volatile home but yearns for true stability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Graham, a waiter at a local Russian restaurant, watches Laika steal and struggle to survive, he sees there is something else going on. Something dangerous. An insidious disease that gnaws at her mind and drags her deeper into a world of chaos and delusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLaika \u003c\/em\u003ebrings to light the often-shrouded world of paranoid schizophrenia. It also examines the socially stigmatized issues of homelessness, addiction, and PTSD, in the hopes of fostering greater awareness and compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kate Kort\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1941799507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941799505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brick Mantel Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d","brand":"Kate Kort","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48088973869311,"sku":"9781941799505","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bd34461a-c868-4dcf-b454-23d9d42f1eac.jpg?v=1769107582","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/laika-kate-kort-9781941799505","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}