Ocdaniel
Wesley King
(Author)
Description
EDGAR AWARD WINNER FOR BEST MYSTERYBANK STREET BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
SILVER BIRCH AWARD WINNER "Complex and satisfying. Written from Daniel's point of view, this perceptive first-person narrative is sometimes painful, sometimes amusing, and always rewarding." --Booklist (starred review) From the author of Incredible Space Raiders from Space! comes a brand-new coming-of-age story about a boy whose life revolves around hiding his obsessive compulsive disorder--until he gets a mysterious note that changes everything. Daniel is the back-up punter for the Erie Hills Elephants. Which really means he's the water boy. He spends football practice perfectly arranging water cups--and hoping no one notices. Actually, he spends most of his time hoping no one notices his strange habits--he calls them Zaps: avoiding writing the number four, for example, or flipping a light switch on and off dozens of times over. He hopes no one notices that he's crazy, especially his best friend Max, and Raya, the prettiest girl in school. His life gets weirder when another girl at school, who is unkindly nicknamed Psycho Sara, notices him for the first time. She doesn't just notice him: she seems to peer through him. Then Daniel gets a note: "I need your help," it says, signed, Fellow Star Child--whatever that means. And suddenly Daniel, a total no one at school, is swept up in a mystery that might change everything for him. With great voice and grand adventure, this book is about feeling different and finding those who understand.
Product Details
Price
$8.99
$8.27
Publisher
Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Publish Date
April 11, 2017
Pages
304
Dimensions
5.1 X 0.9 X 7.6 inches | 0.45 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781481455329
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About the Author
Wesley King is the author of the Edgar Award-winning OCDaniel, which Booklist praised as "complex and satisfying" in a starred review. It was named a Bank Street Best Book of the Year and received Canada's Silver Birch Award. Its companion, Sara and the Search for Normal, received a starred review from School Library Journal. King's first middle grade novel, The Incredible Space Raiders from Space!, was called "a well-drafted coming-of-age story" by Publishers Weekly. King is also the author of Kobe Bryant's New York Times bestselling Wizenard series. He lives in Nova Scotia.