It's kind of a funny story

It's kind of a funny story

by Vizzini, Ned

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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 college to get 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 gir…

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  • Full title :It's kind of a funny story / Ned Vizzini.

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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 college to get 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.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2015

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Hyperion
  • Place of Publication:Los Angeles
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2015

Notes

"Foreword by New York Times best-selling author Rachel Cohn"--Cover.

Text copyright 2006 by Ned Vizzini; Foreword copyright 2015 by Rachel Cohn.--T.p. verso.

Includes excerpt from author's, "Be More Chill" (9 pages at the end of the book).

The Physical Object

  • Description:444 pages ; : 21 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:078685197X, 9780786851973, 9781417818181, 1417818182
  • oclc:ocn933413237
  • LC Classification:PZ7.V853
  • Dewey Decimal:813/.6

Subjects

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Writers

Vizzini, Ned Cohn, Rachel

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