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202 pp.
| Houghton |
April, 2003 |
TradeISBN 0-618-26365-9$$15.00
(4)
YA
Devon engages in ritualized behaviors, such as counting items into groups of four and buttoning all the shirts in his closet. Life becomes even more complicated when he's accused of a crime at his new school. This portrayal of obsessive-compulsive disorder at times reads like a by-the-numbers case study; nevertheless, the humorously narrated novel will appeal to teens.