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Teen's humorous journey through mental health challenges.

If you've ever felt the weight of expectations so heavily that you couldn't breathe, this book might resonate with you. It's an honest, yet surprisingly humorous, look at adolescent mental health. Ned Vizzini writes from experience, which gives the story authenticity and hope—proof that there's light even when the tunnel seems endless.

  • Lincoln Award Nominee (2009)
  • Goldener Lufti (2008)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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It's Kind of a Funny Story

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ISBN: 9780786851973
Authors: Ned Vizzini
Publisher: Disney Hyperion
Date of Publication: 2007-05-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.07
(rated by 262023 readers)

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Ambitious New York City teenager Craig Gilner is determined to succeed at life - which means getting into the right high school to get into the right job. But once Craig aces his way into Manhattan's Executive Pre-Professional High School, the pressure becomes unbearable. He 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, 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.
 

Teen's humorous journey through mental health challenges.

If you've ever felt the weight of expectations so heavily that you couldn't breathe, this book might resonate with you. It's an honest, yet surprisingly humorous, look at adolescent mental health. Ned Vizzini writes from experience, which gives the story authenticity and hope—proof that there's light even when the tunnel seems endless.

  • Lincoln Award Nominee (2009)
  • Goldener Lufti (2008)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.