It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

Like many ambitious New York City teenagers, Craig Gilner sees entry into Manhattan's Executive Pre-Professional High School as the ticket to his future. Determined to succeed at life-which means getting into the right high school to get into the right college to get the right job-Craig studies night and day to ace the entrance exam, and does. That's when things start to get crazy.

At his new school, Craig realizes that he isn't brilliant compared to the other kids; he's just average, and maybe not even that. He soon sees his once-perfect future crumbling away. The stress becomes unbearable and Craig stops eating and sleeping-until, one night, he nearly kills himself.

Craig's suicidal episode gets him checked into a mental hospital, where his new neighbors include a transsexual sex addict, a girl who has scarred her own face with scissors, and the self-elected President Armelio. There, isolated from the crushing pressures of school and friends, Craig is finally able to confront the sources of his anxiety.

Ned Vizzini, who himself spent time in a psychiatric hospital, has created a remarkably moving tale about the sometimes unexpected road to happiness. For a novel about depression, it's definitely a funny story.

Ned Vizzini (1981-2013) was the bestselling author of the critically praised young adult novels It's Sort of a Funny Tale (which was subsequently adapted into a major motion picture), Be More Calm, and Teen Angst?

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ISBN 13	9780786851973
ISBN 10	078685197X
Titre	It's Kind of a Funny Story
Auteur	Ned Vizzini
État	Non disponible
Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Disney Book Publishing Inc.
Année de publication	2007-05-01
Nombre de pages	464
Note de couverture	La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier.
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