Synopses & Reviews
Refreshing
Never veers into horror, staying strictly on the side of realisticif, you know, there were monstersand heartwarming adventure
An original.” io9.com
Monstrously fun
Heartwarming, hilarious, and full of memorable characters. You wont be able to put this one down!”
John Corey Whaley, Michael L. Printz Award-winning author of Where Things Come Back and Noggin
His name, believe it or not, is Boy.
Boy is (among other things):
seventeen years old,
a genius computer hacker on the brink of creating an artificial intelligence,
and obsessed with a girl.
But theres something even more that sets Boy apart.
For one, hes never been out in public.
And heres something else: he isnt even human.
Now its time for him to run away from the home hes known and step out into the real world. But its a hard world out there
Especially if youre a monster.
Books in the series:
Man Made Boy (Book 1)
This Broken Wonderous World (Book 2)
Review
Praise for MAN MADE BOY by Jon Skovron:
“Man Made Boy is monstrously fun. Skovron weaves all things creepy and strange into a tale that is heartwarming, hilarious, and full of memorable characters. You won't be able to put this one down!” —John Corey Whaley, winner of the Michael L. Printz Award for Where Things Come Back
“A remarkable mash-up of Old World myth and post-modern techno-geek, Man Made Boy is one of the most original and compelling tales Ive encountered. Evocative and utterly engrossing, Skovron has mastered the beauty, tragedy, and hilarity of the fine line between monsters and men. Read this book and marvel at his creation.” —Andrea Cremer, bestselling author of the Nightshade series
“This book has heart, brains, and everything else a book (or a monster or a reader) needs. Love monsters? If you do, Jon Skovrons Man Made Boy is for you. If you dont, why not?” —Kelly Link, award-winning author of Magic for Beginners
"A comically creepy coming-of-age road trip..." —Kirkus
"...a clever reimagining of Shelleys Frankenstein..." —Booklist
" [a] tumultuous tale of attachment and growth..." —Publishers Weekly
"Boy is a guy to whom plenty of teens will relate, and theyll be pleased to discover that the big wide world has a place for just about everyone and every monster." —BCCB
Synopsis
“The events in these stories are real. Some names have been changes so I don’t get yelled at.” —Ned Vizzini
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 Ned’s world of school, parents, cool (and almost cool), street people, rock bands, friends, fame, camp, sex (sort of), Cancún (almost), prom, beer, video games, and more.
Synopsis
From the author of Be More Chill--the novel turned play, turned off-Broadway sensation, now headed to Broadway in spring 2019--Teen Angst is a "breezy, funny, and genuine" (Booklist) quasi-autobiography, written when the author was just nineteen.
In Teen Angst Naaah . . . Ned Vizzini presents the weird, funny, and sometimes mortifying moments that made up his teen years. With wit, irony, and honesty, Vizzini invites you into his world of school, parents, cool (and almost cool), street people, rock bands, friends, fame, camp, sex (sort of), Canc n (almost), prom, beer, video games, and more.
"Fiercely intelligent and introspective . . . Insightful, and thoroughly charming." --SLJ
Synopsis
From the author of Be More Chill--the novel turned Broadway play--Teen Angst is a "breezy, funny, and genuine" (Booklist) quasi-autobiography, written when the author was just nineteen.
In Teen Angst Naaah . . . Ned Vizzini presents the weird, funny, and sometimes mortifying moments that made up his teen years. With wit, irony, and honesty, Vizzini invites you into his world of school, parents, cool (and almost cool), street people, rock bands, friends, fame, camp, sex (sort of), Canc n (almost), prom, beer, video games, and more.
"Fiercely intelligent and introspective . . . Insightful, and thoroughly charming." --SLJ
Synopsis
In Teen Angst Naaah . . . Ned Vizzini offers an authentic and raw portrayal of the crushing anxiety many teens experience, and which often is dismissed as simple 'angst'. In this classic testament to high school, Ned invites you into his world of school, parents, cool (and almost cool), music (the good and bad), friends, fame, camp, sex (sort of), Canc n (almost), prom, beer, video games, and more. With wit, irony, and honesty, Vizzini presents the weird, funny, and sometimes mortifying moments that made up his teen years. From the author of Broadway musical sensation Be More Chill and It's Kind of a Funny Story, this is a quasi-autobiographical examination of one high schooler's battle with social anxiety, written when the author was just nineteen.
"Fiercely intelligent and introspective . . . Insightful, and thoroughly charming." --SLJ
Synopsis
Originally published: Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Pub., 2000.
About the Author
Ned Vizzini is the author of the award-winning young adult books
It’s Kind of a Funny Story, which was made into a motion picture to be released in 2011;
Be More Chill; and, of course,
Teen Angst? Naaah . . . . Ned speaks at schools, universities, and libraries across the country about writing for teens and about mental health. He also reviews young adult books for the
New York Times. His work has been translated into seven languages.
Ned Vizzini lives in Brooklyn, New York.