It's Kind of a Funny Story
 It's Kind of a Funny Story is a 2006 novel by American author Ned Vizzini.The book was inspired by Vizzini's own brief hospitalization for depression in November 2004. The book received recognition as a 2007 Best Book for Young Adults from the American Library Association.A film adaptation directed by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden was released in the United States on October 8 2010.