| Summary |
"Ten. Three letters. It's just a number number. No big deal, right? Unless you're Troy Hayes, a 16-year-old with Tourette Syndrome and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. For almost a decade, the number ten has ruled his life. Fed up with the humiliation, loneliness, and physical pain he experiences on a daily basis, Troy makes a plan he intends to complete on the tenth anniversary of his diagnosisa list of nine goals to accomplaish before the grand finale, number ten, commit suicide. But the process of working his way through the list changes Troys life, and he becomes friends with Khory, a classmate who has her own troubled history. Khory unwittingly helps Troy cross off items on his list, moving him ever closer to item number ten, even as she shows him that life may offer more options. Halli Gomez infuses List of Ten with empathy and insight, inviting readers into Troy's world as he considers what living with Tourette syndrome and OCD really means"-- Dust jacket. |
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590L Lexile |
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Suicidal behavior -- Fiction.
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Fiction.
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Tourette syndrome -- Fiction.
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Dating (Social customs) -- Fiction.
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| Genre |
Young adult fiction.
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| ISBN |
9781454940142
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145494014X
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