It's Kind of a Funny Story
(OverDrive Listen)
Published:
Tantor Media, Inc 2012
Format:
OverDrive Listen
Edition:
Unabridged
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Points: 11
Lexile measure:
620L
Status:
Available from OverDrive
Description
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.
Ned Vizzini, who himself spent time in a psychiatric hospital, has created a remarkably moving tale about the sometimes unexpected road to happiness.
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.
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Street Date:
09/03/2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781452629315
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 4, 11 Points
Level 4, 11 Points
Lexile measure:
620
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APA Citation (style guide)
Ned Vizzini. (2012). It's Kind of a Funny Story. Unabridged Tantor Media, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Ned Vizzini. 2012. It's Kind of a Funny Story. Tantor Media, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Ned Vizzini, It's Kind of a Funny Story. Tantor Media, Inc, 2012.
MLA Citation (style guide)Ned Vizzini. It's Kind of a Funny Story. Unabridged Tantor Media, Inc, 2012.
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