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Kissing Doorknobs
 

Kissing Doorknobs

by Terry Spencer Hesser

In her first novel, Kissing Doorknobs,  Terry Spencer Hesser has written an inspiring, often humorous novel about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, a topic that merits discussion and compassion.

Fourteen-year-old Tara Sullivan has always been a worrier.  On the surface, she has been able to behave like a normal girl.  But when she is 11 years old, she hears a phrase that changes her life:... (read more)

Top tags: young adult,  mental illness,  obsessive-compulsive disorder,  psychology,  realistic fiction (all tags)

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