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Title: Zelah Green
Author: Vanessa Curtis
Narrator: Lisa Coleman
Format: Unabridged
Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-25-11
Publisher: Audible Studios
Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7
Publisher's Summary:
My name is Zelah Green and Im a cleanaholic.
I spend most of my life running away from germs. And dirt. And people. And Im just about doing OK and then my stepmother packs me off to some kind of hospital to live with loads of strangers. Its stuck in the middle of nowhere. Great.
Theres Alice whos anorexic. Caro who cuts herself. Silent Sol who has the cutest smile. And then theres me. Itll be fine, I say to myself. Its all going to be OK...
A touching, funny and sympathetic story for young adults about a teenage girl with OCD, 'Zelah Green' was a winner of the Manchester Childrens Book Awards 2010.
Members Reviews:
Zelah Green
I picked up Zelah Green on a complete whim. Iâm a total sucker for realistic fiction, and OCD is a topic that I always feel drawn to for some reason. Coupled with the fact that itâs set in the UK, I was always going to have to read this one.
Although itâs aimed the younger end of the YA target age group, and therefore perhaps some of the issues are watered down a little, I thoroughly enjoyed the way that Curtis created her characters. Their problems are real, their personalities are big and distinct, and I loved all of them â whether they were lovable or not.
Zelah is obsessed with cleaning. She also has a few other little rituals to start and end the day. But itâs not really a big deal â her stepmother obviously disapproves but canât do anything about it, and her best friend totally gets it. Itâs only when her stepmother sends her to hospital that she really stops to look at what she is doing â but only because she has to.
What I particularly liked about Zelah is that although she has a lot going on, she never really loses her sense of humour, nor her sense of self. She attempts to relate to the other people in the house where she ends up for treatment as much as possible, even if she doesnât quite understand why she is there â she doesnât get bratty or resentful, and is really very open to other people.
Zelah Green is a super-quick read (I read the whole thing in less than two hours) but itâs also quite impactful â all of the characters begin to confront their problems and start to work towards a better life, and although there are some cute moments, there are also some very serious moments.
Perhaps the one and only turn off was the Happily Ever After ending â it almost felt a little condescending and stereotypical. However if you donât always like your contemporary fiction to be really gritty and dark, this may just be a book youâll love.
Great book for teens
Zelah Green is the British story of 14-year-old Zelah who has OCD. Her Mom died and her Father fell into a deep depression and became an alcoholic. When her evil stepmother sends her off to a teens' mental house, Zelah is completely confused. Why is she here with all of these freaks? There is nothing wrong with her. But once she meets the others, she realizes that she is a little different, but she can overcome anything because of it.
A great book for teens, Zelah Green is a story of standing out, overcoming your fears, and finding friendship in wild places. The book ends on a bittersweet moment.
Parents be warned- this book has a few cases of the 's' word and many cases of 'crap'. One of the girls cuts herself, and in a scene there is blood all over the floor. She is a great artist, but draws some distubing pictures. One of the teens is anorexic.
