
EDGAR AWARD WINNER FOR BEST MYSTERY BANK STREET BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SILVER BIRCH AWARD WINNER Complex & satisfying Written from Daniel's point of view this perceptive first-person narrative is sometimes painful sometimes amusing & always rewarding -Booklist (starred review) From the author of Incredible Space Raiders from Space! comes a br&-new coming-of-age story about a boy whose life revolves around hiding his obsessive compulsive disorder-until he gets a mysterious note that changes everything Daniel is the back-up punter for the Erie Hills Elephants Which really means he's the water boy He spends football practice perfectly arranging water cups-and hoping no one notices Actually he spends most of his time hoping no one notices his strange habits-he calls them Zaps avoiding writing the number four for example or flipping a light switch on & off dozens of times over He hopes no one notices that he's crazy especially his best friend Max & Raya the prettiest girl in school His life gets weirder when another girl at school who is unkindly nicknamed Psycho Sara notices him for the first time She doesn't just notice him she seems to peer through him Then Daniel gets a note I need your help it says signed Fellow Star Child-whatever that means & suddenly Daniel a total no one at school is swept up in a mystery that might change everything for him With great voice & grand adventure this book is about feeling different & finding those who understand