The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B Contributor(s): Toten, Teresa (Author) |
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ISBN: 0553507869 ISBN-13: 9780553507867 Publisher: Delacorte Press
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 2015 * Out of Print * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Mental Illness - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Dating & Sex - Young Adult Fiction | School & Education - General |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2014016363 |
Age Level: 12-UP |
Grade Level: 7-UP |
Lexile Measure: 620 HL (High-Low) |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.6" W x 8.6" L (0.90 lbs) 304 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Price on Product |
Awards: Texas Lone Star Reading List, Commended, Young Adult, 2016 |
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2015 Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2015 - Recommended - Readable Booklist 02/01/2015 pg. 49 Publishers Weekly 03/02/2015 School Library Journal 04/01/2015 pg. 172 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2015 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2015 pg. 142 - Recommended, Satisfactory Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2015 pg. 69 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 171740 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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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