Kissing Doorknobs
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Kissing Doorknobs by Terry Spencer Hesser
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....
Terry Spencer Hesser is a screenwriter, playwright, novelist, and biographer who has won numerous awards. She has won the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Gold Award, three Emmy Awards, and numerous other awards. She is the author of the ALA-award-winning novel Kissing Doorknobs and the performance Christmas with Elvis. Terry Spencer Hesser has spent the last three decades telling stories in paper, on television, and on stage. She has sought for vampires in Transylvania, Limburger Cheese in Wisconsin, the meaning of a black canvas at The Art Institute of Chicago, and told the life tales of persons ranging from Robert McCormick to Regina Polk, winning the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Gold Award, three Emmys, and a slew of other awards.
She has also educated children and adults about AIDS and mental disease. Her book Kissing Doorknobs won an ALA award, and FOX News dubbed her play about Elvis the funniest entertainment in town. Audrey Hepburn, Oprah Winfrey, and R. Kelly are among the celebrities with whom she has collaborated.
| 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. |
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