{"product_id":"the-chicken-who-saved-us-kristin-jarvis-adams-9781941887004","title":"The Chicken Who Saved Us: The Remarkable Story of Andrew and Frightful","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe award-winning, laugh-out-loud, reach-for-the-tissues story of an autistic boy's desperate struggle to survive a deadly illness and the backyard chicken who transforms his life into a tale of improbable hope and miraculous healing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Heartbreakingly beautiful - the gift of the human animal bond.\" --Temple Grandin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEight-year-old Andrew is autistic and bilingual. He speaks English-and Chicken. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith words limited by autism, Andrew lives in a fantastic world where chickens talk and superheroes come alive. But when he tells his pet chicken Frightful that his body is trying to kill him, it launches Andrew's family and an entire medical community into a decade-long quest for answers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis beautiful, fierce, and refreshingly honest memoir takes readers on a mother's journey through the complex landscape of modern medicine to discover the healing bond between a boy and Frightful, the chicken who saves them all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for The Chicken Who Saved Us: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This book is proof that the transcendent human-animal bond can offer a very real kind of salvation.\" --Julie Barton, New York Times Bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDog Medicine, How My Dog Saved Me from Myself\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A lovely tale that shows us how human thoughts and words are not always necessary to form great friendships and unbreakable bonds.\" \u003cb\u003e --John Elder Robison, New York Times Bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLook Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kristin Jarvis Adams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1941887007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941887004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Behler Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Kristin Jarvis Adams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995185578239,"sku":"9781941887004","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c370f8c-9492-438c-a6cd-d71929fbbdf4.jpg?v=1683334340","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-chicken-who-saved-us-kristin-jarvis-adams-9781941887004","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}