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Kissing Doorknobs by Terry Spencer Hesser
When Tara was eleven years old, she heard the phrase that changed her life: step on a crack, break your mother's back. . . . And before Tara knew what was happening, she was counting the cracks in the sidewalk everywhere she went, in constant fear of breaking her mother's back. If she missed one crack or lost count, she had to go home and start all over again.Over time, Tara's quirks changed -- and multiplied. To calm herself, she arranged her food carefully on the plate, chatted with troll dolls, and recited prayers over and over. She didn't like behaving so oddly; she only knew she had to if she wanted to feel better.
Tara's troubles only got worse when, one day, she developed a new ritual: She kissed her fingers and touched a doorknob. . . .
Terry Spencer Hesser has written a funny, compelling, and sensitive story about a teenage girl afflicted with obsessive-compulsive disorder and the way it affects her relationships with friends and family.
Terry Spencer Hesser is an award-winning screenwriter, playwright, novelist, and biographer. She is a recipient of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Gold Award, three Emmys, and a host of other honors. She is the author of the novel Kissing Doorknobs, which received an ALA award, and the play Christmas with Elvis. Terry Spencer Hesser has had the pleasure of telling stories in print, on television, and on the stage for three decades. A recipient of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Gold Award, three Emmys, and a host of other honors, she has searched for vampires in Transylvania, Limburger Cheese in Wisconsin, the meaning of a black canvas at The Art Institute of Chicago, and told the life stories of people ranging from Robert McCormick to Regina Polk. She has also taught children about AIDS and adults about mental illness. Her book Kissing Doorknobs received an ALA award and her play about Elvis was called the funniest show in town by FOX News. She has enjoyed working with Audrey Hepburn, Oprah Winfrey, and R. Kelly. Her story on Mackinac Island documents one perfect summer day on Michigan's treasured island. Terry is currently working on two more programs on islands without cars (Sark, in the English Channel and Hydra in Greece) and is busy documenting Homer Bryant's Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Academy Center. An avid skier, former scuba diver, and boxing fan, Terry is a world traveler and eager student of...whatever captures her imagination next.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780440413141 |
| ISBN 10 | 0440413141 |
| Title | Kissing Doorknobs |
| Author | Terry Spencer Hesser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc |
| Year published | 1999-11-09 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Iowa Teen Award 2002, Short-listed for Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award 2001 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |