{"product_id":"tiktik-peter-bautista-9798997027803","title":"Tiktik: A Summer of Three Names","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwelve-year-old Emily knows when adults are lying. She keeps a list - notebook, timestamps, the true story read out of what nobody will say. So when Mom's too-bright voice sends her and her little brother off to their grandmother's village in the Philippines \"for an adventure,\" Emily already knows something back home is quietly coming apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLola's house has two rules: stay inside after dark, and never, ever follow the \u003cem\u003etik-tik\u003c\/em\u003e. The clicking in the night is just a gecko. The smiling neighbor is just a nosy old woman. The old stories are just stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept they aren't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the summer is over, Emily will face three creatures out of Filipino folklore - a \u003cem\u003emanananggal\u003c\/em\u003e who separates at the waist and hunts on bat wings the size of a door, a \u003cem\u003ekapre\u003c\/em\u003e who keeps his little fire in the balete tree and expects to be greeted properly, and a \u003cem\u003etikbalang\u003c\/em\u003e who owns every road on the mountain. None of them can be beaten the way the last one was.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the oldest thing hiding in her grandmother's yard isn't a monster at all. It's what Lola did fifty years ago - the kind, careful, unforgivable thing she did to a friend, which is the same thing Emily's mother is doing to her right now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGetting her family through the summer will take more than following the rules. It will take the truth, the right name spoken out loud in a language she's only just learning to claim - and the nerve to put the weapon down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA spooky, tender story about grief, belonging, and the words you didn't know you needed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Note on Process\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriters have always relied on tools: editors, critique partners, research, and conversation. This book was created with the help of AI as one of those tools. It assisted me in drafting, revising, and exploring ideas along the way. I also used AI image-generation tools to create the cover and interior artwork under my creative direction through iterative prompting, selection, and refinement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story, along with Emily, Ethan, Lola Celia, and the world they inhabit, began in my imagination, shaped by my own research into and love for Filipino folklore. The characters, the plot, the themes, and the countless choices that brought this book to life all reflect my vision and many rounds of revision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI believe readers deserve to know how a book is made. Thank you for joining Emily and Ethan on their journey. I'm grateful to share it with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Peter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Bautista\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798997027803\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Bautista\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d","brand":"Peter Bautista","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50848527384831,"sku":"9798997027803","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bdf9421f-9549-4664-8d1a-dc0627df2d76.jpg?v=1793284028","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tiktik-peter-bautista-9798997027803","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}