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Kissing Doorknobs

by Terry Spencer Hesser · 1998

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From very early on, Tara Sullivan worried about everything. Over time, her "quirks" grew and developed—from arranging her meals on plates and non-stop prayer rituals to kissing her fingertips and touching doorknobs. In this compelling coming-of-age story, a girl struggles to overcome a debilitating psychiatric condition—obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Genre
literary fictioncoming of age
Themes
mental healthchildhooddisabilityillnessfriendship
Setting
1990scollegehigh school
Subject
psychology
Audience
young adultchildrensmiddle gradeadult
Length
short · 149 pages

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