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<p><P>Like many ambitious New York City teenagers, Craig Gilner sees entry into Manhattan&rsquo;s Executive Pre-Professional High School as the ticket to his future. Determined to succeed at life&mdash;which means getting into the right high school to get into the right college to get the right job&mdash;Craig studies night and day to ace the entrance exam, and does. That&rsquo;s when things start to get crazy.<P>At his new school, Craig realizes that he isn't brilliant compared to the other kids; he&rsquo;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&mdash;until, one night, he nearly kills himself. <P>Craig&rsquo;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.<P>Ned Vizzini, who himself spent time in a psychiatric hospital, has created a remarkably moving tale about the sometimes unex

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Author

Ned Vizzini

Publisher

New York: Miramax Books/Hyperion Books For Children

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9781428728615

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Children'S, Fiction, Young Adult

Rating

4.14 / 5 (484 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13