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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. [1] Ned Vizzini later died by suicide [2] on December 19, 2013. The book received recognition as a 2007 Best Book for Young Adults from the American Library Association. [3]
Awarded annually to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults. [1] Andre Norton Award: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) 2006 Awarded annually for the best young adult science fiction or fantasy book published in the United States. [2] Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature: APALA: 2010
Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults: For the best nonfiction book published for young adults (ages 12–18). 2010–present Book YALSA Youth Media Awards Jan Fabulous Films for Young Adults: To identify for collection developers a body of films relating to a theme that will appeal to young adults in a variety of settings. 2009–present Media
The American Library Association's (ALA) Best Fiction for Young Adults, previously known as Best Books for Young Adults (1966–2010), is a recommendation list of books presented yearly by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) division. It is for "fiction titles published for young adults in the past 16 months that are ...
We rounded up 10 of the funniest memoirs and biographies by the world's best comedians, from Steve Martin to Leslie Jones to Ali Wong. If you love a good laugh, add these to your reading list.
General nonfiction for adult readers is a National Book Award category continuous only from 1984, when the general award was restored after two decades of awards in several nonfiction categories. From 1935 to 1941 there were six annual awards for general nonfiction, two for biography, and the Bookseller Discovery or Most Original Book was ...