It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

For a novel about depression, it’s definitely a funny story. Ned Vizzini, who himself spent time in a psychiatric hospital, has created a remarkably moving tale about the sometimes unexpected road to happiness. There, isolated from the crushing pressures of school and friends, Craig is finally able to confront the sources of his anxiety. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices.

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. Its Kind of a Funny Story - Ebook written by Ned Vizzini. 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. 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. 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. I think this is a perfect age for them to read this book.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. I would recommand this book to anyone around 7th grade. I think this book really made me want to reread it because it just addressed a teenage problem that anyone could face yet, it described the book in a brilliant way. It started off by telling how he thought, and the problem of him couldn't really fit in the community, but as the story goes, it became interesting by telling and giving his interaction with other people. Especially the ending just made my whole day cheer up. Ned Vizzini, who himself spent time in a psychiatric hospital, has created a remarkably. It is amazing to see how he changed from a depressed kid, to a person who crave for live. There, Craig is finally able to confront the sources of his anxiety. At nineteen, he had his first book published, Teen Angst Naaah. In there, he met people who would change his life. Ned Vizzini began writing for The New York Press at the age of fifteen. He was stressed about grades and relationships where he eventually checked himself into a mental health clinic. 1 He was the author of four books for young adults including It's Kind of a Funny Story, which NPR named 56 of the '100 Best-Ever Teen Novels' 2 and which is the basis of the film of the same name. This book is about a smart young teenager, Craig Gilner who faced depression and suicidal thoughts. Ned Vizzini Edison Price Vizzini (Ap December 19, 2013) was an American writer. This book is just really interesting and wonderful to read when you have spare time.

I think this is one of the books I read that I am willing to spend extra time to reread.

It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini