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Contributor(s): Stone, Tamara Ireland (Author)

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ISBN: 1484705270     ISBN-13: 9781484705278
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2015
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Mental Illness
- Young Adult Fiction | Romance - Contemporary
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Peer Pressure
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2014041978
Age Level: 12-18
Grade Level: 7-13
Lexile Measure: 750 HL (High-Low)
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.6" W x 8.3" L (1.20 lbs) 368 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Friendship
- Sex & Gender - Girl's Interest
Features: Ikids, Price on Product
Awards: Cybils, Finalist, Young Adult Fiction, 2015
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2015
Publishers Weekly 04/20/2015
Romantic Times 06/01/2015 pg. 66 - Very Good
School Library Journal 06/01/2015 pg. 130
Booklist 06/01/2015 pg. 95
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2015 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 177289
Reading Level: 4.8   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 12.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
Silver Linings Playbook meets Before I Fall in this New York Times best-selling novel about understanding and accepting your unique self.
If you could read my mind, you wouldn't be smiling.

Samantha McAllister looks just like the rest of the popular girls in her junior class. But hidden beneath the straightened hair and expertly applied makeup is a secret that her friends would never understand: Sam has Purely-Obsessional OCD and is consumed by a stream of dark thoughts and worries that she can't turn off.

Second-guessing every move, thought, and word makes daily life a struggle, and it doesn't help that her lifelong friends will turn toxic at the first sign of a wrong outfit, wrong lunch, or wrong crush. Yet Sam knows she'd be truly crazy to leave the protection of the most popular girls in school. So when Sam meets Caroline, she has to keep her new friend with a refreshing sense of humor and no style a secret, right up there with Sam's weekly visits to her psychiatrist.

Caroline introduces Sam to Poet's Corner, a hidden room and a tight-knit group of misfits who have been ignored by the school at large. Sam is drawn to them immediately, especially a guitar-playing guy with a talent for verse, and starts to discover a whole new side of herself. Slowly, she begins to feel more "normal" than she ever has as part of the popular crowd . . . until she finds a new reason to question her sanity and all she holds dear.

"Clueless meets Dead Poets Society with a whopping final twist." -Kirkus Reviews
"This book is highly recommended-readers will connect with Sam, relating to her anxiety about her peers, and root for her throughout the book." -VOYA

"A thoughtful romance with a strong message about self-acceptance, [this] sensitive novel boasts strong characterizations and conflicts that many teens will relate to. Eminently readable." -Booklist

"A brilliant and moving story about finding your voice, the power of words, and true friendship. I couldn't put it down?" -Elizabeth Eulberg, Author of The Lonely Hearts Club

"Brilliant, brave, and beautiful." -Kathleen Caldwell, A Great Good Place for Books

"A riveting story of love, true friendship, self-doubt and self-confidence, overcoming obstacles, and truly finding oneself." -Melanie Koss, Professor of Young Adult Literature, Northern Illinois University

"Romantic, unpredictable, relatable, and so very enjoyable." -Arnold Shapiro, Oscar- and Emmy-winning Producer

"Characters to love and a story to break your heart. Readers will want to turn page after page and read every last word. Then do it all over again." -Marianne Follis, Teen Librarian, Valley Ranch (Irving) Public Library

 
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