Growing Pangs

"Everyone experiences anxiety, but for Katie, it’s overwhelming. When she leaves her home-school environment for summer camp, her anxiety lurches to a new level: Will camp be fun? Is my best friend still my best friend? What about sixth grade? Everything will be fine, her brain says, if she moves a zipper three times or turns a lamp on and off. But if someone finds out about the buzzing in her brain, what will Katie do then? Based on her own life, Kathryn Ormbee’s latest graphic novel is eminently relatable for middle schoolers, taking the shame out of OCD and anxiety. (For ages 8 to 12)"