Rachel M. Wilson
A powerful story of a girl who is afraid to touch another personâ€™s skin, until the boy auditioning for Hamlet opposite her Ophelia gives her a reason to overcome her fears.,Step on a crack, break your motherâ€™s back. Touch another personâ€™s skin, and Dadâ€™s gone for good., ,Caddie canâ€™t stop thinking that if she keeps from touching another personâ€™s skin, her parents might get back together... which is why she wears full-length gloves to school and covers every inch of her skin., ,It seems harmless at first, but Caddieâ€™s obsession soon threatens her ambitions as an actress. She desperately wants to play Ophelia in her schoolâ€™s production of Hamlet. But that would mean touching Peter, whoâ€™s auditioning for the title roleâ€”and kissing him. Part of Caddie would love nothing more than to kiss Peterâ€”but the other part isn't sure she's brave enough to let herself fall., ,Perfect for fans of Laurie Halse Anderson, this debut novel from Rachel M. Wilson is a moving story of a talented girl who's fighting an increasingly severe anxiety disorder, and the friends and family who stand by her.
Contemporary,Young Adult,Romance,Mental Health,Mental Illness,Realistic Fiction,Health,Mental Health,Fiction,Psychology,Young Adult,High School,Young Adult,Young Adult Contemporary
Don't Touch