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Gr 9 Up—Bea, a high school senior, struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder. She wants to think of herself as a regular teen with a few interesting quirks, but as readers discover more about her past, it is clear that her problems run deeper than she is willing to admit. She falls for Beck, a boy in her therapy group who washes himself constantly and must do everything in groups of eight. Beck likes her, but he doesn't know that she spends her spare time eavesdropping on a musician and his...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Bea first meets Beck when the power goes out at a school dance. Hearing Beck's too-fast breathing and recognizing a panic attack, Bea goes to comfort him; the two share a kiss in the dark. They're reunited in a group therapy session -- they both have debilitating obsessive-compulsive disorder. (Beck has rituals around cleanliness, the number eight, and over-exercising; Bea obsesses about safety and ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More