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Puzzled: A Memoir About Growing Up with OCD
Pan Cooke
Illustrator: Pan Cooke
Ages: 12+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Rocky Pond Books/Penguin Random House
ISBN: 978-0-593-61561-4
Keywords: Biography/Memoir-Mental Health, Obsessions, Disordered Eating, Anxiety, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Pan lives in fear that his obsessive, anxious thoughts are taking over his life, making him feel different from everyone else. Simple, clear illustrations.