Ned Vizzini Books In Order

Be More Chill

Jeremy Heere is your average high school dork. Day after day he stares at beautiful Christine, the girl he can never have, and dryly notes the small humiliations that come his way until the day he is told about the ‘squip.’ A pill sized supercomputer that you swallow, the squip is guaranteed to bring you whatever you most desire in life. By instructing him on everything from what to wear to how to talk and walk, the squip transforms Jeremy from a supergeek to one of the most popular guys in class. Soon he has made friends and has the attention of the hottest girls in school. But his real dream, Christine, remains out of his reach. Jeremy eventually finds out that there is also a dark side to having a computer inside your brain and it can lead to disastrous consequences.

Performed by Jesse Eisenberg

It’s Kind of a Funny Story

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. 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. That s when things start to get crazy. 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. 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. 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, isolated from the crushing pressures of school and friends, 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. For a novel about depression, it s definitely a funny story.

Teen Angst? Naaah..

The events in these stories are real. Some names have been changed so I don t get yelled at. Ned Vizzini writes about the weird, funny, and sometimes mortifying moments that made up his teen years. With wit, irony, and honesty, Teen Angst? Naaah…
invites you into his world of school, parents, street people, rock bands, friends, fame, camp, sex sort of, Cancun almost, prom, beer, Nintendo, the cool and almost cool, and more. A Holden Caulfield for Generation Y, Ned Vizzini is an original voice to be reckoned with, read, and enjoyed.