Total Constant Order
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Fin can't stop counting. She's always heard a voice inside her head, ordering her to listen, but ever since she's moved to the Sunshine State and her parents split up, numbers thump like a metronome, rhythmically keeping things in control. When a new doctor introduces terms such as "clinical depression" and "OCD" and offers a prescription for medication, the chemical effects make Fin feel even more messed up. Until she meets Thayer, a doodling, rule-bending skater who buzzes to his own beat—and who might just understand Fin's hunger to belong, and her struggle for total constant order.
Crissa-Jean Chappell's candid and vividly told debut novel shares the story of a young teen's experience with obsessive compulsive disorder and her remarkable resolve to find her own inner strength.
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Critical Praise for
Total Constant Order
"Likable characters and an intense pace."
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School Library Journal
"Plenty of kids, OCD or not, will…find the exploration of disorder and identity thought-provoking."
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Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
"Readers, especially those stuck with their own annoying rituals, will recognize the anger, the anxiety, and the longing for escape."
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ALA Booklist
"This must-have story is fresh. Chappell’s first novel is a breakthrough."
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Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) (Starred Review)
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Total Constant Order
Fin can't stop counting. She's always heard a voice inside her head, ordering her to listen, but ever since she's moved to the Sunshine State and her parents split up, numbers thump like a metronome, rhythmically keeping things in control. When a new doctor introduces terms such as "clinical...
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