The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B
Written by Teresa Toten
Narrated by Johnathan McClain
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About this audiobook
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 listeners who love Eleanor & Park and All the Bright Places.
ADAM'S GOALS:
Grow immediately.
Find courage.
Keep courage.
Get normal.
Marry Robyn Plummer.
The instant Adam Spencer Ross meets Robyn Plummer in his Young Adult OCD Support Group, he is hopelessly, desperately drawn to her. Robyn has an hypnotic voice, blue eyes the shade of an angry sky, and ravishing beauty that makes Adam's insides ache. She's also just been released from a residential psychiatric program-the kind for the worst, most difficult-to-cure cases; the kind that Adam and his fellow support group members will do anything to avoid joining.
Adam immediately knows that he has to save Robyn, must save Robyn, or die trying. But is it really Robyn who needs rescuing? And is it possible to have a normal relationship when your life is anything but?
Teresa Toten
Teresa Toten is the author of the acclaimed Blondes series, as well as The Game, The Onlyhouse and The Taming (with Eric Walters). Teresa won the Governor General’s Literary Award for The Unlikely Hero of Room 13b, which also won the Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award, the CBC Bookie Award, was the CLA Honour Book for 2013 and was nominated for the 2014 TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award. For more information, visit www.teresatoten.com.
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Reviews for The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Adam Spencer Ross is in treatment for OCD. He sees his therapist, Chuck, for sessions and also joins an OCD support group. It is there that he first meets Robin, his first love. The group forms a community, donning superhero nicknames and growing into friendship. Adams got a counting thing and a growing threshold thing, and he tries to deal through denial and over-medication. He has secrets to keep at his mom's. And the secrets get so big it gets too much. Adam is a kind, caring, and complicated boy. Readers get to experience him grow and go through tremendous amounts of pain over the course of the book. The characters and descriptions are interesting. Despite this being my third OCD book recently, the awkward coming of age and dealing with trauma worked. The audio book captured the internal and external happenings of Adam Spencer Ross (aka Batman) well.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Aw.. A little bit fairy-tale, but in a good way, because we're *so* rooting for these characters that if they had to endure any extra hardships than they do already, we'd cry buckets. As is, I was sniffling and giggling in about equal measure. There's some serious drama, too; it's not pure fluff. I read a paperback ARC that seemed ready for publication.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Known as Batman in his OCD group, and considered a superhero by his younger brother, Adam feels he must protect everyone he cares about. In group, he meets Robin, his first and he is sure forever, love. As Robin gets better and his mother gets worse, Adam feels things spiraling out of his control.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Adam has OCD to the extent that he goes to group therapy. The other teens in the group have trouble opening up and coping, so they all have superhero alteregos. When Robyn joins the group, Adam is smitten. He’s determined to get better for her, to stop lying, to stop his compulsions, and to start doing the work assigned in therapy. His mother, however, has her own issues that keep Adam’s anxiety high. I’ve never known much about OCD so it was enlightening to read about teens suffering from it, and the different things they do - as well as the different ways to cope.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Great, realistic story of kids dealing with issues that overwhelm them -- of coping and triumphing, of loving and letting go. Very well done. That sounds really heavy, but it's actually quite endearing and funny.
books it reminds me of: Counting by Sevens, Out of My Mind, Curious Story of the Dog in the Night-Time, Colin Fischer - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5If you like John Green and Jay Asher, I think you’ll like this realistic fiction novel.Adam meets Robin at his group meeting and instantly falls in love. Adam is a great guy who genuinely cares about others and decides that he will save Robin by getting better himself; he figures that if he’s better, he can be strong for her so that she’ll get better. One thing I like about the novel is that all of the group members seem like real people--it’s not a novel about unusual people who are society’s problems. It’s a novel about real issues that teens deal with and sometimes deal with badly. Adam, himself, has OCD and isn’t allowed to talk about his home life with his mom who is a hoarder. He does talk about himself in group like the other do, but as he notes, “everybody lies.” As Adam is determined to win over Robin, he ends up winning over everyone.Each member of the group takes a hero’s name. Because Robin chooses Robin, Adam chooses Batman. The group consists of Wonder Woman, Thor, Wolverine, etc. Thor is my favorite. As time passes, they appear to take on their super-hero traits. They also become closer as a group. While Adam follows Robin to a cemetery and teaches her how to pray like a Catholic, Robin feels able to tell Adam the truth, which enables her to heal. Unfortunately, as he helps Robin, he ends up getting worse. Until he can face the truth, a real existence, will be just a dream. You will love the characters in this novel. Adam’s brother is great--he has his own problems, but he loves Adam completely and totally. Adam has a caring father and step-mother, so a stable homelife is available for Adam, but he feels that he would betray his mom by leaving her. Adam can’t leave her--he has to rescue her just as he must rescue everyone, which he does. My favorite of them all is Thor. My main criticism is not knowing what will happen with Thor--we never learn about his past and we don’t know what his future holds. I will admit that it took me a few chapters before I was engaged, but once I was engaged in this novel, I was its prisoner. I also like that is ended realistically and not with a storybook ending. Enjoy!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Adam Spencer Ross suffers from OCD. He seems to have resigned himself to a restricted life until he meets Robyn in his Young Adult OCD Support group. Totem writes of his falling in love with such tenderness and passion that we have no doubt Adam is motivated to get well. The team group adopt superhero names and develop an odd collection of relationships. At times sweet, and often hilarious, the reader routes for Adam, Robyn, and all the other teens.Adam not only has to cope with his own problems, but his divorced mother has become a hoarder making it impossible for Adam to bring home friends or even feel comfortable in his own home. His compassion for others and his desire to be well make him a character to root for.If you enjoyed The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon or House Rules by Jodi Picoult, you will love this personal glimpse of the mind of a teenager with obsessive compulsive disorder. While clearly showing us how OCD restricts Adam’s life, we come to understand the depth of this illness. This book is well deserving of the Governor General’s Award.