{"product_id":"the-parakeet-esp-9780271088051","title":"The Parakeet","description":"Bastien is eight years old, and his mother is ill. She often has what his father and grandparents call \"episodes.\" She screams and fights, scratches and spits, and has to be carted away to specialized clinics for frequent treatments. Bastien doesn't like it when she goes, because when she comes home, she isn't the same. She has no feelings, no desires, and not much interest in him. According to the doctors, Bastien's mother suffers from \"bipolar disorder with schizophrenic tendencies,\" but he prefers to imagine her as a comic-book heroine, like Jean Grey, who may become Dark Phoenix and explode in a superhuman fury at any moment.\u003cbr\u003eBased on the creator's own childhood experiences, The Parakeet is the story of a boy whose only refuge from life's harsh realities lies in his imagination. In his eyes, we see the confusion and heartache he feels as he watches his mother's illness worsen and the treatments fail. Through his eyes, we see how mental illness can both tear families apart and reaffirm the bonds of love. Poignant yet playful, The Parakeet follows Bastien's struggle to accept the mother he has while wishing for the mother he needs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hanna Chute, Espe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271088052\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271088051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graphic Mundi - Psu Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/13\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.30h x 8.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2021 pg. 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/25\/2021","brand":"Hanna Chute","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44049289445631,"sku":"9780271088051","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_481f329a-5704-4e79-b389-6337054e688f.jpg?v=1685000723","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-parakeet-esp-9780271088051","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}