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Am I Normal Yet?
by Holly Bourne
Holly Bourne is the British answer to Rainbow Rowell. YA fiction that is really identifiable and utterly adorable.
Evie is trying desperately hard to be a "normal" teenager, but it's harder for her than for most because she has OCD and was committed to a psychiatric facility for two years because her condition got so bad. But now she's out and has started a new sixth-form college where she's even made some new friends. Except they don't know about her and she's terrified that she'll lose them if they find out.
And there are BOYS. Cute boys who like her. But what if THEY find out too? And she wants to be a strong, independent feminist, but she really really wants boys to like her. It's confusing and terrifying.
Her friends struggle too even though they don't have OCD. Amber is "too tall" and "too ginger". Lottie is "too clever". Jane has changed everything about her to make her new boyfriend happy.
This book is a wonderful look at what it's like to be a teenage girl, what it's like to live with OCD and above all a hopeful tribute to friendship, family and love.
Evie is trying desperately hard to be a "normal" teenager, but it's harder for her than for most because she has OCD and was committed to a psychiatric facility for two years because her condition got so bad. But now she's out and has started a new sixth-form college where she's even made some new friends. Except they don't know about her and she's terrified that she'll lose them if they find out.
And there are BOYS. Cute boys who like her. But what if THEY find out too? And she wants to be a strong, independent feminist, but she really really wants boys to like her. It's confusing and terrifying.
Her friends struggle too even though they don't have OCD. Amber is "too tall" and "too ginger". Lottie is "too clever". Jane has changed everything about her to make her new boyfriend happy.
This book is a wonderful look at what it's like to be a teenage girl, what it's like to live with OCD and above all a hopeful tribute to friendship, family and love.