Ocdaniel (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781481455329)

EDGAR AWARD WINNER FOR BEST MYSTERY
BANK 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 OCD habits--he calls them Zaps: avoiding writing the number four, for example, or flipping a light switch on and off dozens of times over. But everything changes when a 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 changes everything for him.

With great voice and grand adventure, this book is about feeling different and finding those who understand.

Author: Wesley King
ISBN-10: 148145532X
ISBN-13: 9781481455329
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Language: English
Published: 04/11/2017
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.90d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.9
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 182209 / Ocdaniel