List of Ten
By Halli Gomez (Author)
Price$9.99
Format Paperback
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List of Ten
by Halli Gomez
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OVERVIEW
It’s Kind of a Funny Story meets Turtles All the Way Down in this harrowing yet hopeful account of a teen living with Tourette syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder while contemplating his own mortality.
Ten: three little letters, one ordinary number. For Troy Hayes, a 16-year-old suffering from Tourette syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder, the number ten dictates his life, forcing him to do everything by its exacting rhythm. Fed up with the humiliation, loneliness, and physical pain, Troy creates a list of ten things to do by the tenth anniversary of his diagnosis—culminating in suicide. But the process of working his way through the list changes Troy. He becomes friends with Khory, who unwittingly helps Troy cross off items on his list, even as she shows him that life may have more possibilities than he imagined.
Ten: three little letters, one ordinary number. For Troy Hayes, a 16-year-old suffering from Tourette syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder, the number ten dictates his life, forcing him to do everything by its exacting rhythm. Fed up with the humiliation, loneliness, and physical pain, Troy creates a list of ten things to do by the tenth anniversary of his diagnosis—culminating in suicide. But the process of working his way through the list changes Troy. He becomes friends with Khory, who unwittingly helps Troy cross off items on his list, even as she shows him that life may have more possibilities than he imagined.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)
Halli Gomez was an intelligence analyst for police departments and federal agencies, and now works as a writer and a martial-arts teacher (she is a fourth-degree black belt in Taekwondo). She and her family live in Charlotte, NC.
Pub Date: 2/1/2022
ISBN: 9781454945765
Price: $9.99 / $14.99 CAN
Format: Paperback
Pages: 360 pages
Trim: 5.5 x 8.25 x 0 Inches
Territories: World
Category: Young Adult
Age Range: 14 to 18
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
