Multiple Choice: Amazon.de: Janet Tashjian: Englische Bücher

Taschenbuch: 192 Seiten
Verlag: Apple Signature (Scholastic); Auflage: Reprint (Februar 2001)
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 0439174848
ISBN-13: 978-0439174848
Gr��e und/oder Gewicht: 18,8 x 13 x 0,8 cm

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According to 14-year-old Monica's calculations, she spends 98.762 percent of her time obsessing and worrying about doing everything perfectly. And worrying often prevents her from doing, a problem in itself. Then she creates a game, Multiple Choice, which helps her make decisions. The new Monica is spontaneous; it's fun and liberating--at first. But when the game spins out of control, with near-tragic repercussions, Monica realizes she needs outside help. This eye-opening, multifaceted exploration of obsessive-compulsive disorder is effectively packaged in a creative, compelling story. Monica is an appealing, complex character whose behavior and thoughts are realistically and sympathetically portrayed; Tashjian's conversational prose, eye for detail, and quirky humor communicate Monica's inner difficulties and loneliness, and the snowballing events that ultimately lead to positive change. Similar in topic and approach to Terry Spencer Hesser's Kissing Doorknobs (1998) but appropriate for a younger readership, this insightful novel provides a deeper understanding of a difficult illness, the devastating emotional impact of targeting peers for being different, and the high price of high expectations. Shelle Rosenfeld -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verf�gbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.

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A teenager concocts a risky private game that almost leads to tragedy in this character portrait of a borderline obsessive-compulsive from Tashjian (Tru Confessions, 1997). Weary of incessant worrying, regrets, and mental instant replays, Monica tries a distraction; drawing on her fondness for anagrams and other wordplay, she performs an act either a) normal, b) silly, c) mean, or d) sacrificial, depending on which of four Scrabble letters she draws. Repeated drawings lead to several good deeds, which are more than balanced out by embarrassing or painful ones. Soon Monica has made herself wear pajamas to school, give away her prized kaleidoscope, alienate her best friend, and, after locking Justin, the preschooler she babysits, in his room, driven him to jump from a window and scratch his cornea. Monica comes off more as a born fretter than someone with an actual disorder, so her desperation seems overdone; the game appears less a compulsion than a bad decision that gets out of hand. Still, readers will feel Monica's thrill when she takes charge, and also, with uncommon sharpness, her bitter remorse after Justin's accident. Once Monica's secret is out, Tashjian surrounds her with caring adults and, turning her penchant for self-analysis in more constructive directions, leads her to the liberating insight that she's been taking herself too seriously. As a light study in how self-absorption can sometimes help as well as hurt, Multiple Choice is a fitting choice. (Fiction. 11-13) -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verf�gbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.

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Great Book 16. Juni 2000

Von Tess

Format:Gebundene Ausgabe

A really inspirational story for anybody who has this compulsive disorder. It deals with real issues, and gave solutions to how you could deal with them. The characters were good, and it gave a brief description of each, and was written well. I look forward to reading more books by this author.

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:) 8. April 2000

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The book "Multiple Choice" researches a disorder that I'm sure many teens and adults alike suffer from. Not only is the reader able to understand Monica's emotions, but they are also able to get into the mind of someone who suffers from this. The author has successfully added humor to this book as well as interesting anagrams and a few oriddle type things. Personally, I enjoyed reading this book, and I reccomend it to everyone!

Multiple Choice is a good Choice for teens 3. Dezember 1999

Fourteen-year old Monica Devon is good at school, anagrams, and games like scrabble, but she worries about everything else. So she invents a game that she hopes will prevent her from obsessing about making the right choices. She puts four Scrabble pieces in a bag, creates four choices: Letter A-what she would do normally, Letter B-something dumb, Letter C-something mean, and Letter D-something nice or sacrificial. This begins Monica's new life of freedom from obsessing about doing the right thing. At least that what she thinks. At first the game is fun and spontaneous, but soon it is out of control. Despite helpful friends and family members she continues the game until the choices take over. Not even a choice that loses her best friend will stops her from continuing the game. It takes a near tragedy before her parents and counselor step in to help Monica realize that she needs help.

Author Janet Tashjian tackles the serious subject of obsessive compulsive behavior and combines it with a quirky humor. Through the first person narrative of the character Monica she shows that it's easy to move from the standard worrying teen to obsession. The author creates a unique pause before each chapter with anagrams and word games. Then leads the reader into another episode of Monica's life. Pre-teens and teens will relate to Tashjian's Monica as she faces her worries and obsessions. Another good fictional account of obsessive-compulsive disorder that is more comprehensive is Terry Spencer Hesser's "Kissing Doorknobs" (Delacorte, 1998). Janet Tashjian is also the author of the "Tru Confessions" which was named a New York Public Library Best Book for Teenagers.