{"product_id":"2940169207248","title":"Ostrich: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant and moving coming-of-age story in the tradition of \u003ci\u003eWonder\u003c\/i\u003e by R. J. Palacio and \u003ci\u003eThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time\u003c\/i\u003e by Mark Haddon-this debut novel is written with tremendous humor and charm.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is Alex's story. But he doesn't know exactly what it's about yet, so you probably shouldn't either.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, here are some things that it's sort of about (but not really):\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's sort of (but not really) about brain surgery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's sort of (but not really) about a hamster named Jaws 2 (after the original Jaws (who died), not the movie \u003ci\u003eJaws 2\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's sort of (but actually quite a lot) about Alex's parents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's sort of (but not really) about feeling ostrichized (which is a better word for excluded (because ostriches can't fly so they often feel left out)).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's sort of (but not really (but actually, the more you think about it, kind of a lot)) about empathy (which is like sympathy only better), and also love and trust and fate and time and quantum mechanics and friendship and exams and growing up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd it's also sort of about courage. Because sometimes it actually takes quite a lot of it to bury your head in the sand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114133078256,"sku":"2940169207248","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169207248_p0.jpg?v=1763675255","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169207248","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}