{"product_id":"9781684152100","title":"Sanpaku","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSanpaku\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Kate Gavino\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn ominous condition known as Sanpaku plagues the waking life of young Marcine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarcine is fascinated with the Japanese idea of Sanpaku. It says that seeing the white around the iris of your eyes is a bad omen. But it’s everywhere Marcine looks—her grandmother has it, some classmates at Catholic school have it, JFK had it . . . even Marcine might suffer from this odd condition. Eating a strict macrobiotic diet and meditating is supposed to help, but no matter how much Marcine wants it to, it can’t save her grandmother, or bring back pop star Selena, or make her life at school any easier. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFrom cartoonist Kate Gavino (\u003ci\u003eLast Night’s Reading\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eSanpaku \u003c\/i\u003egives voice to the insecurities that abound in teens of all cultures, while exploring this Japanese theory through her own Catholic, Filipino background.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781684152100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Archaia","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40590565212366,"sku":"9781684152100","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_409a4b51-87c9-428e-8eb6-592be4c02533.jpg?v=1637739326","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781684152100","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}