Language: G (1 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: ; Violence: G
BUYING ADVISORY: EL – ESSENTIAL; MS - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
Rising 6th grader Katie and her best friend Kacey were headed off to summer camp together, but Kacey resents Katie’s friendship with another camper. When their homeschool co-op starts up again, Kacey starts freezing Katie out. If that weren’t enough drama for Katie, she also starts having buzzing thoughts that won’t go away – thoughts that make her do weird things to make them go away.
What an excellent book for students to discover the transitory nature of friendships, and such a gentle, but important introduction to OCD. A friendly, honest, and heart-warming look at the confusion of growing up. Katie has red hair, a few of the secondary characters are not white, but ethnicity doesn’t guide anyone’s actions.
Cindy Mitchell, Library Teacher, MLS
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