OCDaniel, Wesley King
OCDaniel, Wesley King
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OCDaniel

Author: Wesley King

Narrator: Ramon De Ocampo

Unabridged: 7 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/19/2018


Synopsis

From the author of Incredible Space Raiders from Space! comes a coming-of-age story about a boy whose life revolves around hiding his obsessive compulsive disorder—until he gets a mysterious note that changes everything.

Daniel is the back-up punter for the Erie Hills Elephants. Which really means he's the water boy. He spends football practice perfectly arranging water cups—and hoping no one notices. Actually, he spends most of his time hoping no one notices his strange habits—he calls them Zaps: avoiding writing the number four, for example, or flipping a light switch on and off dozens of times over. He hopes no one notices that he's crazy, especially his best friend Max, and Raya, the prettiest girl in school. His life gets weirder when another girl at school, who is unkindly nicknamed Psycho Sara, notices him for the first time. She doesn't just notice him: she seems to peer through him.

Then Daniel gets a note: "I need your help," it says, signed, Fellow Star Child—whatever that means. And suddenly Daniel, a total no one at school, is swept up in a mystery that might change everything for him.

With great voice and grand adventure, this book is about feeling different and finding those who understand.

About Wesley King

Wesley King is the author of the Edgar Award-winning OCDaniel, which Booklist praised, "This perceptive first-person narrative is sometimes painful, sometimes amusing, and always rewarding," in a starred review. His first middle grade novel, The Incredible Space Raiders from Space!, was called "a well-drafted coming-of-age story" that "will keep [readers] turning pages" by Publishers Weekly. King is also the author of The Vindico and its sequel, The Feros, which were both Junior Library Guild selections.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Morris on May 19, 2016

I wish there were more stars to give to “OCDaniel.” It’s a wonderful and emotional read that I think any middle or high schooler (or adult) will enjoy. Daniel is 13 years old and has OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), but he doesn’t know what it is. Written in the first person, he tells how his rit......more

Goodreads review by Gwennie on February 27, 2017

(I just realized that the cover shows a q-tip stick figure! Both hilarious, and also kind of sad.) OCDaniel is the story of a 13 year old boy who doesn’t realize that he has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, he believes he’s just going crazy. He hides his ‘zaps’ or compulsions from his friends and his f......more

Goodreads review by Melina on January 05, 2020

Sempre que eu encontro um livro que mostra ao leitor o que realmente é ter TOC, tenho uma mistura de felicidade com coração um pouco apertado. Estranho, eu sei! Fico feliz porque sei que essa é uma ótima forma de mostrar para as pessoas que TOC não é simplesmente gostar de ver as coisas arrumadas e o......more

Goodreads review by Melany on October 30, 2022

Such a beautifully written yet raw and eye opening look into OCD. Daniel is such a beautiful soul and a wonderful character. His character development by the end of the story was such a beautiful turn of events. I absolutely loved this read and seeing the realness of OCD through the character's voic......more

Goodreads review by Kathryn on July 21, 2016

5 stars. Don't disregard this book just because it's in the Junior Fiction category. This would be a great bookclub book!! It takes on a tough subject and the characters are very well written and developed. There are many topics to discuss, such as feeling alone and weird, when/how to divulge a suspe......more