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Kissing Doorknobs

Terry Spencer Hesser A.J. Allen

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English
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
09 November 1999
During her preschool years, Tara Sullivan lived in terror that something bad would happen to her mother while they were apart. In grade school, she panicked during the practice fire drills. Practice for what?, Tara asked. For the upcoming disaster that was bound to happen?

Then, at the age of 11, it happened. Tara heard the phrase that changed her life- Step on a crack, break your mother's back. Before Tara knew it, she was counting every crack in the sidewalk. Over time, Tara's ""quirks"" grew and developed- arranging her meals on plates, nonstop prayer rituals, until she developed a new ritual wherin she kissed her fingers and touched doorknobs....
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Imprint:   Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 173mm,  Width: 106mm,  Spine: 10mm
Weight:   91g
ISBN:   9780440413141
ISBN 10:   0440413141
Pages:   160
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Recommended Age:   10+
Audience:   Young adult ,  12+ years ,  Preschool (0-5)
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Terry Spencer Hesser is a screenwriter and a documentary filmmaker. Kissing Doorknobs is based on her personal experience with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Reviews for Kissing Doorknobs

Excellent, absorbing novel . . . Hesser's deft treatment turns this account into an honest, fresh, and multilayered story to which readers will instantly relate .<p>-- School Library Journal


  • Short-listed for Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award 2001
  • Short-listed for Iowa Teen Award 2002

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