Harrar, George. Not as crazy as I seem.HARRAR, George. Not as crazy as I seem. Houghton Mifflin Houghton Mifflin Company is a leading educational publisher in the United States. The company's headquarters is located in Boston's Back Bay. It publishes textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, reference works, and fiction and non-fiction for both young readers , Graphia. 231p. c2003. 0618-49480-4. $6.99. J 15-year-old Devon Brown is the poster boy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder obsessive-compulsive disorder Mental disorder in which an individual experiences obsessions or compulsions, either singly or together. An obsession is a persistent disturbing preoccupation with an unreasonable idea or feeling (such as of being contaminated through shaking , or OCD OCD obsessive-compulsive disorder. OCD abbr. obsessive-compulsive disorder Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) . Among other things, Devon must eat food in multiples of four, avoid all germs (which means no eating in the high school cafeteria cafeteria: see restaurant. and even no sitting on his shrink's questionable chairs), organize his clothes by color, and repeat lists in his head. His family moves to a new town to try and give Devon a fresh start, only to find his OCD still ruling and ruining his life. His "tendencies," as his mother calls them, frustrate his parents and alienate To voluntarily convey or transfer title to real property by gift, disposition by will or the laws of Descent and Distribution, or by sale. For example, a seller may alienate property by transferring to a buyer a parcel of the seller's land containing a house, in him from his peers. Devon knows he isn't crazy; he just can't help but need to feel utterly in control of his life. At the root of his OCD lies a traumatic experience, one that becomes the initial reason Devon started to fixate To close. The term often refers to closing a track-at-once session on a CD-R disc. See disc fixation. on his need for control. When the school is vandalized, Devon finds himself in the middle of the drama, partially due to being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and partially due to his OCD. Thanks to the help of Dr. Wasserman, his new shrink, and Tanya, a brave new friend, Devon starts to understand that his behavior has to change. Devon has to overcome his disorder and be willing to find out who he is once the OCD is stripped away. Both funny and touching, Devon's story lets readers take an intimate glimpse into life with OCD. Amanda MacGregor, Boston, MA J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. |
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