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Growing Pangs

Author: Ormsbee, Kathryn

Follett Number: 1621CX6
Audience: Upper Elementary
Publisher: Random House, 2022
Format: 249 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN-13: 978-0-593-30131-9
ISBN-10: 0-593-30131-5
LCCN: 2021-005440
Dewey: 741.5
Classifications: Nonfiction

Subjects:
Cartoons and Comics
Coming of Age Fiction
Coming-Of-Age Comics
Friendship Fiction
Graphic Novels
Home Schooling Fiction
Kentucky Fiction
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Fiction
"Inspired by a true story"--Back cover.;"This is a work of fiction inspired by the author's experience"--Title page verso. Eleven-year-old Katie navigates life as a homeschooler, forms a better understanding of the OCD she experiences, and learns that growing apart from friends is sometimes part of growing up.

From the publisher:
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR A PARENTS MAGAZINE BEST BOOK Inspired by a true story! Eleven-year old homeschooled Katie has always felt different . . . and now she can't stop worrying. Introducing an irresistibly relatable graphic novel about friendship, anxiety, and growing up. "An excellent companion to Raina Telgemeier's Guts and Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham's Real Friends."--Booklist, Starred Review New Friends. New grade. New worries? Katie's always felt different. She's homeschooled, she has freckles, and her teeth are really crooked. But none of these things matter to Kacey. They're best friends forever--just like their necklaces say. But when they go to summer camp, Kacey starts acting weird. What happened to the "forever"? And when Katie gets home, she can't stop worrying. About getting braces. About 6th grade. About friends. She knows tapping three times or opening and closing a drawer won't make everything better . . . but sometimes it helps stop the worrying. Is something wrong with her? And will anyone want to be friends with her if they find out?

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