A moving middle grade graphic novel about friendship, belonging, and learning to love yourself despite the voices in your head.
Isaac Itkin can't get away from his thoughts.
As a lonely twelve-year-old kid with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), everything from studying to looking in the mirror becomes a battle between him and a swarm of unhelpful thoughts.
The strict therapy his mother insists on doesn't seem to be working, but when a group of friends invites him to join their after-school role-playing game, the thoughts feel a little less loud, and the world feels a little brighter.
But Isaac's therapist says that exposure to games can have negative effects on kids with OCD, and when his grades slip, his helicopter mother won't let him play anymore. Now Isaac needs to find a way to prove to himself, to his mother, and to the world that the way to quiet the noise in his head may have been inside him all along.
| ISBN: | 9780316628419 |
| Publication date: | 20th July 2023 |
| Author: | Samuel Sattin |
| Illustrator: | Rye Hickman |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Young Readers an imprint of Little, Brown |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 205 pages |
| Reading age: | 8+ |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Mental health PSHE: Special educational needs and disability (SEND) |
A moving middle grade graphic novel about friendship, belonging, and learning to love yourself despite the voices in your head.Isaac Itkin can't get away from his thoughts.As a lonely twelve-year-old kid with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), everything from studying to looking in the mirror becomes a battle between him and a swarm of unhelpful thoughts.The strict therapy his mother insists on doesn't seem to be working, but when a group of friends invites him to join their after-school role-playing game, the thoughts feel a little less loud, and the world feels a little brighter.But Isaac's therapist says that exposure to games can have negative effects on kids with OCD, and when his grades slip, his helicopter mother won't let him play anymore. Now Isaac needs to find a way to prove to himself, to his mother, and to the world that the way to quiet the noise in his head may have been inside him all along.
Buzzing is aimed at readers aged 8 and over.
Buzzing features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Mental health, PSHE: Special educational needs and disability (SEND)
Paperback. £9.89, down from the £10.99 cover price. In Stock.
Buzzing was written by Samuel Sattin and published by Little, Brown Young Readers an imprint of Little, Brown
Buzzing has 205 pages
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.