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Under Rose-Tainted Skies

Louise Gornall · 323 pages

Will teenaged Norah, who is struggling with agoraphobia and OCD, accept that she could be the right one for sweet, funny Luke?

OCDNeurodivergent CharacterAnxietyFemale Lead
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The Goldfish Boy

Lisa Thompson · 313 pages

Emotionally crippled by his obsessive-compulsive disorder, teenager Matthew Corbin rarely leaves his room on a cul-de-sac in London, and he passes the day observing and writing down his neighbors doings from his window--but when a toddler staying next door disappears Matt is the key to solving a mystery and possibly saving a child's life...if he can manage to expose himself, and his secret guilt t

OCDNeurodivergent CharacterMiddle GradeEmotional
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Don't Touch

Rachel M. Wilson · 415 pages

"16-year-old Caddie struggles with OCD, anxiety, and a powerful fear of touching another person's skin, which threatens her dreams of being an actress--until the boy playing Hamlet opposite her Ophelia gives her a reason to overcome her fears."--

OCDAnxietyContemporary FictionFemale Lead
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Turtles All the Way Down

John Green · 304 pages

**SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD AZA NEVER INTENDED** to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there's a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at sake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickett's son, Davis. Aza is trying. She is trying to be a good daughter,

OCDAnxietyContemporary FictionFemale Lead
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Perfect Escape

Jennifer Brown

Seventeen-year-old Kendra, living in the shadow of her brother's obsessive-compulsive disorder, takes a life-changing road trip with him.

OCDAnxietyContemporary FictionFemale Lead
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Every Last Word

Tamara Ireland Stone · 400 pages

Consumed by a stream of dark thoughts and worries that she can't turn off, a girl coping with Purely-Obsessional OCD learns to accept herself and take control of her life through her experiences in poetry club.

OCDAnxietyContemporary FictionFemale Lead
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OCD Love Story

Corey Ann Haydu · 352 pages

In an instant, Bea felt almost normal with Beck, and as if she could fall in love again, but things change when the psychotherapist who has been helping her deal with past romantic relationships puts her in a group with Beck--a group for teens with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

OCDNeurodivergent CharacterFemale LeadEmotional
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The Unfinished Garden

Barbara Claypole White · 392 pages

OCDNeurodivergent CharacterContemporary FictionHeartwarming
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600 Hours of Edward

Craig Lancaster · 325 pages

Edward Stanton is a man hurtling headlong toward middle age. His mental illness has led him to be sequestered in his small house in a small city, where he keeps his distance from the outside world and the parents from whom he is largely estranged. For the most part, Edward sticks to things he can count on...and things he can count. But over the course of 25 days (or 600 hours, as Edward prefers to

OCDNeurodivergent CharacterContemporary FictionHeartwarming
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Oxford Messed Up

Andrea Kayne Kaufman

OCDNeurodivergent CharacterContemporary FictionFemale Lead
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Optimists Die First

Susin Nielsen · 256 pages

"When Petula de Wilde, who is anything but wild, meets Jacob in their school's dorky art therapy program, his friendship (and something more) helps her overcome intense fears since her sister died. And he has a secret of his own"-- Since her sister's death, Petula de Wilde sees danger in everything. A mandatory art therapy class with a groups of teenage misfits is the worst part of each week. S

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Say What You Will

Cammie McGovern · 368 pages

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The Nao of Brown

Glyn Dillon · 210 pages

Twenty-eight-year-old Nao Brown, who’s hafu (half Japanese, half English), is not well. She’s suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and fighting violent urges to harm other people. But that’s not who she really wants to be. Nao has dreams. She wants to quiet her unruly mind; she wants to get her design and illustration career off the ground; and she wants to find love, perfect love.

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Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Maria Semple · 330 pages

When her notorious, hilarious, volatile, talented, troubled, and agoraphobic mother goes missing, teenage Bee begins a trip that takes her to the ends of the earth to find her.

AnxietyNeurodivergent CharacterAbsent ParentContemporary Fiction
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The Butterfly Clues

Kate Ellison · 336 pages

Having experienced compulsive behavior all her life, Lo's symptoms are getting her into trouble when she witnesses a murder while wandering dangerous quarters of Cleveland, Ohio, collecting things that do not belong to her, obsessing about her brother's death.

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Lights Out: An Into Darkness Novel

Navessa Allen · 416 pages

**“I don’t need another kink.”** That thought pops into my head whenever I pull up my favorite social media app, but alas, every time I scroll, I learn something new about myself, and another one is born. And yes, I know I’m responsible for what the algorithm shows me, but I’m trying to ignore that fact. Lately, my feed has been dominated by masked men. I’ve favorited videos with them dresse

OCDNeurodivergent CharacterContemporary FictionFemale Lead
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Compulsively Mr. Darcy

Nina Benneton · 352 pages

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon · 240 pages

This is Christopher's murder mystery story. There are no lies in this story because Christopher can't tell lies. Christopher does not like strangers or the colours yellow or brown or being touched. On the other hand, he knows all the countries in the world and their capital cities and every prime number up to 7507. When Christohper decides to find out who killed the neighbour's dog, his mystery st

AnxietyNeurodivergent CharacterContemporary FictionAbsent Parent
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Mr. Monk is Miserable

Lee Goldberg

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Counting by 7s

Holly Goldberg Sloan · 380 pages

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The Pleasure of My Company

Steve Martin · 163 pages

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Unexpectedly, Milo

Matthew Dicks · 344 pages

Milo is a Connecticut home nurse and closet OCD sufferer, recently separated from his uptight wife. He stumbles onto a cache of videotapes that form a mysterious woman's video diary, in which she confesses her secrets and talks about the guilt she carries around about a childhood friend named Tess who disappeared and is, the woman believes, dead. The story prompts Milo to take a road trip to North

OCDNeurodivergent CharacterContemporary Fiction
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Matchstick Men: A Novel About Grifters with Issues

Eric Garcia · 208 pages

"Roy and Frankie are matchstick men, con artists. Partners in elegant crimes for years, they know each other like brothers and have perfected the rules of the game. Roy is the careful one. Saves every penny. Takes his medication regularly. Without the pills, his obsessive-compulsive disorder kicks in and he is too nauseated to do anything but stare at the dirt on the carpet."--Jacket.

OCDNeurodivergent CharacterContemporary Fiction
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