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It's kind of a funny story
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- ISBN: 9780786851973 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 078685197X (pbk.)
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Physical Description:
444 p. ; 21 cm.
print - Edition: 1st Hyperion Pbks. ed.
- Publisher: New York : Miramax Books, 2007, c2006.
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| Subject: | Psychiatric hospitals Fiction Mental illness Fiction Depression, Mental Fiction |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
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| Covington Branch | YA VIZZI N (Text) | 33126022496040 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | YA VIZZI N (Text) | 33126022687002 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A humorous account of a New York City teenager's battle with depression and his time spent in a psychiatric hospital. - Baker & Taylor
An ambitious new student at Manhattan's prestigious Executive Pre-Professional High School, Craig Gilner suddenly discovers that he has become an average kid among a group of brilliant students, a discovery that leads to increasing anxiety and a battle with clinical depression, during which he encounters a motley crew of fellow patients battling their own problems. Reprint. - Grand Central Pub
<div><b>Like many ambitious New York City teenagers, Craig Gilner sees entry into Manhattanâs Executive Pre-Professional High School as the ticket to his future. Determined to succeed at lifeâwhich means getting into the right high school to get into the right college to get the right jobâCraig studies night and day to ace the entrance exam, and does. Thatâs when things start to get crazy.</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>"Intimate, real, funny, ironic...This book offers hope in a package that readers will find enticing.â, <i>Booklist</i></b></div><div><b><i><br></i></b></div><div><b>âInsightful and utterly authentic...this is an important book.â, <i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b></div><div><br>At his new school, Craig realizes that he isn't brilliant compared to the other kids; heâs 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 sleepingâuntil, one night, he nearly kills himself. <br><br>Craigâs 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.<br><br>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, itâs definitely a funny story.<br></div><div><br></div><div>âFunny⦠Vizzini supplies personal insights and a clever, self-deprecating tone that make the book an entertaining read.â - <i>The Washington Post</i></div> - HARPERCOLL
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.