{"product_id":"its-kind-of-a-funny-story-9780786851973","title":"It's Kind of a Funny Story","description":"\u003cb\u003eLike 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Intimate, real, funny, ironic...This book offers hope in a package that readers will find enticing.\", \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Insightful and utterly authentic...this is an important book.\", \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCraig'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNed 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Funny... Vizzini supplies personal insights and a clever, self-deprecating tone that make the book an entertaining read.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNed Vizzini began writing for \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Press\u003c\/i\u003e at the age of fifteen. At nineteen, he had his first book published, \u003ci\u003eTeen Angst? Naaah\u003c\/i\u003e.... Ned is also the author of \u003ci\u003eBe More Chill\u003c\/i\u003e, the first young adult novel ever chosen as a Today Show Book Club pick, as well as one of \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly's\u003c\/i\u003e Top Ten Books for 2004. Ned lives in Brooklyn, New York. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Disney Hyperion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50874588561682,"sku":"9780786851973","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e1c8f009-df6e-4945-989a-fe23e032c240.jpg?v=1738000358","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/its-kind-of-a-funny-story-9780786851973","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}