Dr. Minerva is a good shrink, I think. That isn’t the answer. But it is a damn good question. What did I want to be when I grew up?
Ned Vizzini began writing for The New York Press at the age of fifteen, and at nineteen, he had his first book, Teen Angst? Naaah…, published. He subsequently wrote Be More Chill, named one of Entertainment Weekly’s Top Ten Books of 2004, and the first young adult novel ever chosen as a Today Show Book Club pick.
Next came It’s Kind of a Funny Story, selected by the American Library Association for its list of the Best Books for Young Adults in 2007, and named one of the 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels by National Public Radio. It was adapted into a film released by Focus Features in 2010. The last novel published before his death, House of Secrets, was a middle-grade fantasy co-written with filmmaker Chris Columbus; it debuted on the New York Times Best Seller list.
Ned’s stories often drew on his struggles with anxiety and depression, yet they had a strong comic bent. His fans appreciated his honesty and sense of humor; his writing provided solace to those who saw their feelings and experiences mirrored in the books. He was also very generous to other writers. In 2005, he started the Barnes & Noble Teen Writers Workshops, which he ran until 2012.
Ned Vizzini, Be More Chill
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