{"product_id":"my-life-among-humans-9781637151990","title":"My Life Among Humans","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 2024 YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Life Among Humans \u003c\/i\u003eis an evocative, melancholy, and ultimately hopeful story of a solitary alien's misguided search for connection among its human subjects.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA nameless alien data compiler comes to Earth to study humans, setting up shop on the outskirts of a small desert community in North America. Working under forced labor, it must watch humans in complete secrecy while sending regular reports to its manager back home. Using spore-like technology to read the minds of his hosts, the alien quickly takes a special interest in Will, one of his early subjects. That interest proves to be a problem when the alien is accidentally revealed to Will's family and it takes desperate measures to save its own life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In doing so, it discovers a forbidden ability...it can control human minds. Now, the alien struggles to keep this secret from its manager, deal with a growing number of suspicious humans, and come to terms with its ethically questionable decisions. \u003ci\u003eMy Life Among Humans\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully painted, evocative first graphic novel from illustrator and cartoonist Jed McGowan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJed McGowan writes and draws in Los Angeles, California. His previous comics include \u003ci\u003eGonzalo\u003c\/i\u003e (nominated for an Ignatz Award), \u003ci\u003eUninhabitable\u003c\/i\u003e (included in Best American Comics 2019), and \u003ci\u003eLone Pine\u003c\/i\u003e (published with a grant from the Xeric Foundation). He's also designed backgrounds for animation and created illustrations for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVice\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oni Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50660966138130,"sku":"9781637151990","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fe355f5a-fbe6-4009-8a53-d98a475164c9.jpg?v=1733481576","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/my-life-among-humans-9781637151990","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}