{"product_id":"kissing-doorknobs-isbn-9780440413141","title":"Kissing Doorknobs","description":"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. \u003ci\u003ePractice for what?,\u003c\/i\u003e Tara asked. For the upcoming disaster that was bound to happen?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen, at the age of 11, it happened. Tara heard the phrase that changed her life: \u003ci\u003eStep on a crack, break your mother's back.\u003c\/i\u003e 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....The first novel for young adults that addresses Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). With approximately 1.5 million adolescents in the U.S affected, OCD is a pertinent issue to young readers. This story not only explores the confusion and fear experienced by 14-year-old Tara, but the anxiety and agony parents face when a child is suffering from OCD.Terry Spencer Hesser is a screenwriter and a documentary filmmaker. \u003ci\u003eKissing Doorknobs\u003c\/i\u003e is based on her personal experience with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.\u003ci\u003eStep on a crack, break your mother's back!\u003c\/i\u003e The first time I heard that stupid rhyme was when I was eleven years old and still in possession of my own thoughts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt first I thought the rhyme was stupid.  \u003ci\u003eStep on a crack, break your mother's back!\u003c\/i\u003e When I couldn't get it out of my head, I thought it was annoying.  \u003ci\u003eStep on a crack, break your mother's back!\u003c\/i\u003e Finally I thought it was scary.  But no matter what I thought about it, I couldn't stop thinking it.  Actually, it was more as if I couldn't stop hearing it in my head over and over again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI heard it while I was brushing my teeth,\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStep on a crack, break your mother's back!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eeating dinner,\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStep on a crack, break your mother's back!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003edoing my homework,\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStep on a crack, break your mother's back!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehaving a conversation,\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStep on a crack, break your mother's back!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eand falling asleep.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was like listening to the sound track of a movie that I wasn't watching.  A weird time-release audio torment stuck on Replay in my brain.  Even now, I'm fourteen years old and just thinking about it makes me tap it with my feet.  \u003ci\u003eStep on a crack, break your mother's back!\u003c\/i\u003e  Nine syllables.  Uneven.  I hate that.","brand":"Laurel Leaf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300033450213,"sku":"NP9780440413141","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780440413141.jpg?v=1767730789","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/kissing-doorknobs-isbn-9780440413141","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}