num_pages: 444
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 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.
language: English
title: It's Kind of a Funny Story
titlecomplete: It's Kind of a Funny Story
characters: Noelle, Craig Gilner, Aaron, Nia
genres: Mental Health, Coming Of Age, Teen, Psychology, Young Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Fiction, Mental Illness, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 246844
places: New York City, New York
awards: awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Lincoln Award, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Goldener Lufti
publisher: Disney Hyperion