What parents need to know. Parents need to know that Every Last Word is a contemporary young adult novel about a teen girl dealing with purely obsessional OCD ...SkiptoContentEveryLastWordBookreviewbySandieAnguloChen,CommonSenseMediaPopularwithkidsCommonSensesaysage14+(i)TouchingtaleofgirlwithOCDfindinglovethroughpoetry.TamaraIrelandStoneContemporaryFiction2015SaveRatebookShareReadorbuyParentssayage10+Basedon3reviewsKidssayage13+Basedon15reviewsGetitnowSearchingforstreamingandpurchasingoptions...CommonSenseisanonprofitorganization.Yourpurchasehelpsusremainindependentandad-free.GetitnowonSearchingforstreamingandpurchasingoptions...Didthisreviewmisssomethingondiversity?Researchshowsaconnectionbetweenkids'healthyself-esteemandpositive,diverserepresentationsinbooks,TVshows,andmovies.Wanttohelpushelpthem?Suggestadiversity updateSuggestanupdateEveryLastWordYourprivacyisimportanttous.Wewon'tsharethiscommentwithoutyourpermission.Ifyouchosetoprovideanemailaddress,itwillonlybeusedtocontactyouaboutyourcomment.Seeourprivacypolicy.Alotoralittle?Theparents'guidetowhat'sinthisbook.EducationalValueTeenswilllearnagreatdealaboutanxietyandthekindofOCDthatistermed"purelyobsessional"andthatpresentsitselfasmoreinternalthanexternal,meaning it'seasiertohidebutjustasserious.Dispelsmyth thatall peoplewithOCDhavethesamesymptoms,twitches,andrituals.PositiveMessagesStrongmessagesabouttheimportanceoftherapyandthevalueofsupportivefriendsandfamilytodealwithmentalillnessandanxiety.Sam'sstorymakesitclearwhyeveryoneneedsfriendswhodon'trankyouormakeyoufeellikeyoushouldbegratefultobeseenwiththem.Sam'srelationshipwithAJprovesit'spossibletoseekandreceiveforgivenessforpastbullyingormeanbehaviortowardanotherperson.Theirrelationshipalsostresseshowromanceshouldbebasedinfriendship,respect,and,ultimately,trust.PositiveRoleModels&RepresentationsDr.PatisadedicatedtherapistwhogenuinelycaresaboutSamandwantstogiveherthetoolstodealwithherOCD.ShemakesherselfavailableoutsideofworkinghourstohelpSamwhenshe'shavinganemer