When Tara was eleven years old she heard the phrase that changed her lifestep on a crack break your mothers back. . . . And before Tara knew what washappening s... » 

When Tara was eleven years old she heard the phrase that changed her lifestep on a crack break your mothers back. . . . And before Tara knew what washappening she was counting the cracks in the sidewalk everywhere she went inconstant fear of breaking her mothers back. If she missed one crack or lostcount she had to go home and start all over again.Over time Taras quirks changed and multiplied. To calm herself shearranged her food carefully on the plate chatted with troll dolls and recitedprayers over and over. She didnt like behaving so oddly she only knew she hadto if she wanted to feel better.Taras troubles only got worse when one day she developed a new ritual Shekissed her fingers and touched a doorknob. . . .Terry Spencer Hesser has written a funny compelling and sensitive story abouta teenage girl afflicted with obsessivecompulsive disorder and the way itaffects her relationships with friends and family. «