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The unlikely hero of room 13B / Teresa Toten.

Toten, Teresa, 1955- (author.).

Summary:

"Adam not only is trying to understand his OCD, while trying to balance his relationship with his divorced parents, but he's also trying to navigate through the issues that teenagers normally face, namely the perils of young love"-- NLC catalog.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780553507867
  • ISBN: 0553507869
  • ISBN: 9780553507874
  • Physical Description: 289 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First U.S. Edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Delacorte Press, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published in paperback by Doubleday Canada, Toronto, Ontario, in 2013."
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 289).
Target Audience Note:
HL 620 Lexile.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 4.6 9.0 171740.

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Dating (Social customs) > Juvenile fiction.
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Genre: Young adult fiction.

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  • 13 of 13 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.

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  • 0 current holds with 13 total copies.
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Fulton Co PL - Rochester Main Library YA TOT (Text) 33187003847007 YA Fiction Available -
Hamilton North PL - Cicero Main Branch YA FIC.c Toten, Teresa (Text) 78294000257624 YA Fiction Available -
Jackson Co PL - Seymour Main Library YA FIC TOTEN (Text) 37500004077737 Young Adult Available -
Jay Co PL - Portland YF TOTEN (Text) 76383000432914 Youth Award Winners Available -
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LaGrange Co PL - LaGrange Main Library YA TOT (Text) 30477100810625 Young Adult: Fiction Available -
Linton PL - Linton YA TOT (Text) 30149000797281 Fiction YA Available -
Lowell PL - Lowell YA TOTEN (Text) 33113033013543 YA Fiction Available -
Monon Town and Twp PL - Monon TEEN FIC TOT (Text) 36825000838977 Teen Fiction Available -
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  • Baker & Taylor
    "Adam not only is trying to understand his OCD, while trying to balance his relationship with his divorced parents, but he's also trying to navigate through the issues that teenagers normally face, namely the perils of young love"--
  • Baker & Taylor
    Struggling with his parents' divorce, his stepsibling and the challenges of OCD, teen Adam Spencer Ross despairs of ever falling in love before being unexpectedly drawn to a girl who makes him question his capacity for a normal relationship. Simultaneous eBook.
  • Baker & Taylor
    Struggling with his parents' divorce, his stepsibling, and the challenges of OCD, teen Adam Spencer Ross can't imagine ever falling in love until he meets Robyn Plummer and is hopelessly drawn to her.
  • Random House, Inc.

    Filled with moments of deep emotion and unexpected humor, this understated and wise novel explores the complexities of living with OCD and offers the prospect of hope, happiness and healing. Perfect for readers who love Eleanor & Park and All the Bright Places.
     
    ADAM’S GOALS:
    Grow immediately.
    Find courage.
    Keep courage.
    Get normal.
    Marry Robyn Plummer.
     
    The instant Adam Spencer Ross meets Robyn Plummer in his Young Adult OCD Support Group, he is hopelessly, desperately drawn to her. Robyn has an hypnotic voice, blue eyes the shade of an angry sky, and ravishing beauty that makes Adam’s insides ache. She’s also just been released from a residential psychiatric program—the kind for the worst, most difficult-to-cure cases; the kind that Adam and his fellow support group members will do anything to avoid joining.

    Adam immediately knows that he has to save Robyn, must save Robyn, or die trying. But is it really Robyn who needs rescuing? And is it possible to have a normal relationship when your life is anything but?
     
    Select praise for The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B:

    “. . . achingly authentic. Like Augustus Waters before him, Adam Spencer Ross will renew your faith in real-life superheroes and shatter your heart in equal measures.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred

    “This book made me laugh, cry, think, and kept me coming back for more.” —The Guardian
     
    “Adam is a protagonist that readers will root for.” —VOYA
     
    “Honest, fresh, and funny . . . Toten employs information about OCD like grace notes in this deft and compelling narrative.” —Booklist
     
    “Adam is a fresh and complex character, and far more than the sum of his symptoms.” —Publishers Weekly

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