Hijacked by Goats by Braden, Ann
Hijacked by Goats by Braden, Ann

Hijacked by Goats

The moving story of a girl struggling with OCD--the bully hijacking her brain--who gets the help she...
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Author: Ann Braden
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Hijacked by Goats by Braden, Ann

Hijacked by Goats

$21.58
Hijacked by Goats by Braden, Ann

Hijacked by Goats

$21.58
Author: Ann Braden
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
The moving story of a girl struggling with OCD--the bully hijacking her brain--who gets the help she needs to push back.

Josie arrives at Bryce Haven Psychiatric Hospital sure that she's a bad person and a bad friend. She must be, because her brain constantly yells at her for not being good enough. It tells her she needs to be perfect or else she'll be alone and miserable forever. She's so overwhelmed with worries about bad things happening as punishment for her imperfections that she sometimes feels compelled to punish herself.

Then, when Josie gets discharged and returns home, she's forced to deal with Hal--the mean, smelly bully of a goat her dad is goat-sitting. Hal has a bad habit of climbing where he shouldn't and refusing to get out of the way.

When Josie's therapist diagnoses her with OCD, describing it as a bully in her brain, Josie denies it. Surely her brain is just trying to be helpful . . . right? But eventually, she begins to see that her OCD bears a striking resemblance to Hal, so maybe she shouldn't feel guilty about wanting to kick it out. With her therapist's help and the support of her dad and friends, Josie might finally be ready to stand up to the bully in her brain.

Author: Ann Braden
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Published: 09/08/2026
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9798217110964
Audience: Ages 9-12


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/15/2026
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2026
Booklist 08/01/2026

About the Author
Ann Braden (AnnBradenBooks.com) is also the author of Into the Rapids, Opinions and Opossums, Flight of the Puffin, and The Benefits of Being an Octopus (an NPR Best Book). She writes books about kids trying to stand up for themselves even when things are tough. She founded the Local Love Brigade, which sends love postcards to those who are facing hate. She also founded GunSenseVT, a grassroots group that helped pass landmark gun violence prevention legislation. She has been a middle school teacher, the co-host of the children's book podcast Lifelines: Books That Bridge the Divide, and co-organizer of #KidsNeedMentors. She lives in southern Vermont with her husband, two children, and two insatiable cats.
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