OCD, The Dude, and Me
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4.6 • 5 Ratings
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
With frizzy orange hair, a plus-sized body, sarcastic demeanor, and "unique learning profile," Danielle Levine doesn't fit in even at her alternative high school. While navigating her doomed social life, she writes scathing, self-aware, and sometimes downright raunchy essays for English class. As a result of her unfiltered writing style, she is forced to see the school psychologist and enroll in a "social skills" class. But when she meets Daniel, another social misfit who is obsessed with the cult classic film The Big Lebowski, Danielle's resolve to keep everyone at arm's length starts to crumble.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Senior year is starting, but Danielle Levine isn't looking forward to it. Even though everyone at her school has a learning disability, it's still divided into cool kids and outcasts, and Danielle with her flaming red hair, nonwaiflike physique, OCD, and penchant for hats is in the second camp. Things get worse when she's forced to see the school psychologist and attend a social skills class. Vaughn structures her debut as a combination of Danielle's diary entries, e-mails, and the essays (usually autobiographical) she writes for English class. These give readers a rich stream of information about Danielle's attempt to face both the horrors of high school and the actual horror she's endured. Information about the latter comes out slowly, which works, since Danielle has organized her life around keeping it hidden. Vaughn skillfully shows how making an actual friend and being introduced to the model of The Big Lebowski's Dude (and his ability to "abide") contribute to Danielle's upturn. Her problems don't go away, but her perspective on them and ability to cope shifts and improves. Ages 14 up.
Customer Reviews
Enjoyable First Novel
Intelligent and insightful coming-of-age novel. You don't have to have OCD or ADD, or be a fan of The Big Lebowski, to enjoy this novel.