The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B is the story of a fifteen year old boy named Adam.  He's just begun group therapy to help him cope with his OCD.  The first meeting he falls instantly in love with Robyn.  Adam vows to get better so that he can take care of Robyn.  But he's got other problems as well.  His parents are seperated so there's anxiety and guilt about which house he's staying at and when.  But Adam's mom also has some issues of her own and Adam can't avoid making them his problems too.

The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B does an amazing job at teaching teens about what life is like with OCD.  There's a note at the back as well advising what to do if you feel you have some of the symptoms described in the book.  Adam is a very lovable character that you can't help feeling badly for as you read through his struggles but the support group is quite the cast of characters and they do invoke some smiles.

The story also has a positive Catholic theme.  Adam is Catholic and throughout the story he teaches the support group about being Catholic.  The priest in the story is possibly the likely hero of room 13B.

I gave The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B a rating of 5 stars.  I really enjoyed the writing style, the characters and the message.  There is some inappropriate language in the book but I discussed it with my grade 8 teacher and he felt that it was acceptable.  He has actually requested to use this book for a literacy circle study in class.