Introduction: A high school girl apart of one of the most popular friend groups in her grade has been hiding her OCD since they were little.

Key Characters:

Samantha McAllister: main character, young girl

Hailey, Alexis, Olivia, Kaitlyn: Samanthas main friend group and they are apart of the "Crazy Eights"

Caroline Madsen: A friend of Samantha that is not a part of the popular group.

Plot Overview: Samantha and her friends are hanging out under their tree and Alexis says that for her birthday only 3 people including herself can go to the spa with her. She says that only the people she has known for a long time and she chooses Olivia and Kaitlyn. Samantha has a panic attack and wanders to the theater. She hides but Caroline sees her and Samantha talks about her problems for the first time. They end up making plans to hang out during the weekend.

Every Last Word Tam, by Tamara Ireland Stone

Intro:

Every Last Word Tam, by Tamara Ireland Stone, begins with a girl, Samantha, suffering from OCD, and her overwhelming thoughts.

Key Characters:

Samantha (Sam): main character

"Crazy Eights": Her current friend group; "popular girls"

Caroline: New friend

Sue: Her therapist

Cassidy: Swim friend

Brandon: Summer crush

Plot:

Samantha has her OCD flaring, as she was with her friends "Crazy Eights," and hides it from them as she fears they will reject her because she is not "perfect." She is on a swim team during the summer and does well. Her friends never really acknowledged her birthday. After walking out on her friends, she becomes friends with Caroline. They connect with the fact they both need therapy. Later, Sam talked with her therapist about everything that just happened.

Introduction-The book introduces us to the book with Samantha, Olivia, Hailey, Alexis, and Kaitlyn doing something for the school on Valentine's Day. As the story continues we figure out she has OCD and sometimes can't control her thoughts.

Key Characters:

Samantha- the main character

Olivia- one of the main character's friends.

Haliey-samanthas friend

Alexis -samanthas friend

Kaitlyn -samanthas friend

Paige- Samanthas sister

Mom- Samanthas mom

Plot Overview: We get introduced to Samantha and her friends doing something for the school. As we get deeper into the story we find out she has OCD. Then we get the plot changed to a swimming pool and she's going to participate in a competition so she's training for it. Then she meets another character Caroline and they learn more about each other.

introduction: "every last word" by Tamara Ireland Stone is about a girl who has OCD and she over thinks a lot of the time.

Key Characters:

Samantha: Main Character

she has Her friend group which are the called "popular girls"

Brandon :is her crush

Caroline

Plot overview:

so far is about a girl that has OCD and is starting to get an anxiety attack In front of her friends so she goes down stairs and her mom try's to calm her down. and she also has a crush on a guy that is her coach.

Introduction: Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone is about a girl who struggles with OCD and starts to get panic and anxiety attacks and becomes overwhelmed with her thoughts.

Key characters: Samantha (Sam) and her mom

Plot overview: The plot overview is about a high school girl challenging her panic attacks and doesn't want her friends to notice what she is going through so she goes downstairs to allow her mom to calm her down.

• Identity

• Friends

• Struggles with Mental Illnesses

2. Quotes:

• '"We're your best friends,' Alexis says...'Why would you be nervous around us?' It is an excellent question. One I ask myself all the time" (p. 137).

• "I was thinking when Sue asked me about it. Swim scholarship, A chance to go far away to college. A chance to reinvent myself. And that's when I realize that, as much as I want the scholarship, I don't need to go away to reinvent myself. I've already been doing that" (p. 232).

3. Connection:

• In the novel, Every Last Word, by Tamara Ireland Stone, Sam goes through finding her 'true' friends. The group of girls she currently goes with is the "Crazy Eights" who are a very shallow and closed, yet well-known group of girls. This quote shows how Sam does not feel comfortable around them, but they are 'friends.' Sam says in her head "One I ask myself all the time," displaying her discomfort around the 'Crazy Eights.' Thus, connecting with the theme of 'Friends.' Samantha ponders her relationship with her 'best friends.'

1. Are you against the world

2. Emotions make Challenges hard

3. The good and bad choose your poison

2.) ¨ The anxiety attacks are like earthquakes. I'm always relieved when the ground stops shaking, but I know there will be another one eventually, and again, I´ll never see it coming.¨ (Pg. 8)

¨What am I going to tell them? My friends can't know about my OCD or the debilitating uncontrollable thoughts because my friends are normal.¨(pg.8)

3.) Connection

In the novel Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone the connection between the possible themes and the quotes are that your going to have up's and downs in life and you have to face then alone and the world is going to keep going. And there are going to be people that test you and making fun of you or even uncomfortable situations and you ultimately have to go through them yourself. And learn to not care what others think especially if they are your friends. And to learn that everything isn't always going to go your way. But you play the part in living your life so choose what you face and go through even if sometimes its uncontrollable.

'"You should see things from this vantage point first, so you can get used to being up here."' - AJ

Explanation: AJ is comforting Sam to become more comfortable, so she does not become all anxious when she is in front of a crowd. Telling her to get used to her position in the center, so she will not be affected by being on their stage. This can help Samantha overcome her anxiety of speaking in front of them, 'poet corner'.

"I'm not making you do anything. Whether or not you tell him is entirely up to you. I'm merely reminding you to embrace who you are and surround yourself with people who do the same."

Explanation: Sue is telling Sam to tell AJ about her OCD. She tells this advice to Sam so that she could get the courage to tell AJ. Sue is basically telling Sam to be around people who wouldn't judge her for her OCD. The life lesson that Sue gives to to Sam this time is to embrace it on a more public level and to not be scared of her OCD. To Sam she thinks she is "not normal" so that's why Sue tells her that.

" I'm not making you do anything. Whether or not you tell him is entirely up to you. I'm merely reminding you to embrace who you are and surround yourself with people who do the same."(pg.53)

This is the word of the wiser I chose because it is telling Sam that she does not need to be pressured and she can do what feels is right to her. They are also telling Sam to embrace who she is and to not lie about things to fit in.

Sue says this to Samantha because Samantha needs to learn how to let go of the crazy eights. She says this because Sam needs to figure out who makes her feel good and the people who make her feel worse. The eights have mad Sam feel worse about her ODC and AJ. Near the end of the novel Sam tells her friends that she has been doing other things and decided to drift away from them but in a nice manner.