Books by Ned Vizzini and Complete Book Reviews
Chris Columbus and Ned Vizzini, illus. by Greg Call. HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, $17.99 (496p) ISBN 978-0-06-219246-2
In a rousing adventure reminiscent of The Emerald Atlas, director Columbus (The Help) and author Vizzini (The Other Normals) catapult a trio of siblings across time and space, as they square off against a forgotten writer’s literary legacy. When...
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Ned Vizzini, Author . Dell/Laurel-Leaf $5.50 (288p) ISBN 978-0-440-23767-9
Of this autobiographical account of coming of age as a teenager in New York City, PW
said, "Readers will likely laugh at 19-year-old Vizzini's awkward antics. He shows a real talent for self-deprecating humor." Ages 12-up. (Aug.)
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Ned Vizzini, Author . Hyperion $16.95 (288p) ISBN 978-0-7868-0995-0
Who wouldn't want an ingestible super-computer-in-a-pill designed to make the person who swallows it way cooler than he or she ever was? When shy, dorky Jeremy Heere learns of the device—known as a squip—he knows he must do whatever...
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Ned Vizzini, Author . Hyperion/Miramax $16.95 (444p) ISBN 978-0-7868-5196-6
It's so hard to talk
when you want to kill yourself" is the attention-grabbing first line of Vizzini's (Be More Chill
) highly readable and ultimately upbeat novel. Though Craig was elated when he passed the entry exam for Manhattan'
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Ned Vizzini, Author Free Spirit Publishing $12.95 (200p) ISBN 978-1-57542-084-4
In his first book, 19-year-old Vizzini recounts his comical and intelligent, if not particularly penetrating experiences as a teenager coming of age in New York City. The first section covers highlights from junior high school, followed by one...
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Ned Vizzini. HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, $17.99 (400p) ISBN 978-0-06-207990-9
In a departure from the realism of 2006’s It’s Kind of a Funny Story, Vizzini turns to fantasy with a twisted sendup of the alternate fantasy world genre. Fifteen-year-old Perry Eckert is obsessed with the D&D-style role-playing game Creatures &...
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