THE UNLIKELY HERO OF ROOM 13B. Published in USA by Random House. Published in Canada by Doubleday Canada. When Adam meets Robyn at a support group for kids coping with obsessive-compulsive disorder, he is drawn to her almost before he can take a breath. · TERESA TOTEN won the ALA Schneider Family Book Award and Canada's Governor General's Literary Award for The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B. She is also the author of the acclaimed Blondes series, as well as The Game, The Onlyhouse, and, with Eric Walters, The www.doorway.ru: Random House Children's Books. In her young adult novel, The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B (), Teresa Toten uses a third-person point of view tied tightly to her main character along with a subtlely unreliable aspect to depict a young person struggling with mental illness and a first crush. The story begins when Robyn Plummer joins Adam Spencer Ross’s obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) support group, run by Dr. Chuck Mutinda.
Teresa Toten is well known in her native Canada. She is the author of the acclaimed Blondes series, as well as The Game, The OnlyhOuSe, and, with eric Walter, The TaminG. Winner of the Governor General's award for The unlikely herO Of rOOm 13B, she has also won or been nominated for numerous other award. She lives in Toronto. Official website of Teresa Toten, author of Beware That Girl, the Governor General's Literary Award winner The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B, acclaimed Blondes series, as well as Shattered Glass, The Onlyhouse, and The Taming. Interview with Teresa following her Governor General Award for Unlikely Hero. Read the complete interview › TD Kids Book Club Teresa Toten talks to NXNW. To celebrate the nomination of Theresa Toten's The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B, CBC Radio's North by Northwest in British Columbia is running a month long writing contest. Learn more ›.
The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B Quotes Showing of “I believe that I am unclean and will harm those I care about the most and that there is too much noise in my head and that I am so goddamned tired.”. ― Teresa Toten, The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B. 15 likes. The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B. Filled with moments of deep emotion and unexpected humor, this understated and wise novel explores the complexities of living with OCD and offers the prospect of hope, happiness and healing. Perfect for readers who love Eleanor Park and All the Bright Places. Grow immediately. The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B. Chapter One. The boy inhaled as the door opened. It was as if he knew. The girl stepped into the room, and within the space of a heartbeat, he was lost. The girl made her way towards the semicircle of chairs, not smiling exactly, but not hesitating either. She was older for sure. Probably.
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