Rene, an obsessive-compulsive fourteen year old, smells his hands and wears a Batman cape when he's nervous. If he picks up a face-down coin, moves a muscle when the time adds up to thirteen (7:42 is bad luck because 7 + 4 + 2 = 13), or washes his body parts in the wrong order, Rene or someone close to him will break a bone, contract a deadly virus, and/or die a slow and painful death like someone in a scary scene in scary movie. Rene's new and only friend tutors him in the art of playing it cool, but that's not as easy as Gio makes it sound.
"…Blackstone keeps things fresh with insight and wit."
Booklist
"Quirky and surprisingly upbeat, it's Rene's voice laughing at himself and yet taking his needs seriously that will lure readers into his head and into his heart."
SLJ
"Blackstone shows real insight into the thoughts of a teen with obsessive-compulsive disorder."
