Издания и произведения

Амбициозный подросток Крэйг Гилнер намерен добиться в жизни больших успехов. Для этого он должен поступить в лучшую школу, чтобы потом попасть в лучший университет и получить лучшую работу. Однако, сдав на отлично вступительный экзамен в Манхэттенскую академию, парень сталкивается с непомерной учебной нагрузкой. Он перестает есть и спать, теряет веру в себя и разочаровывается в жизни. Чтобы пережить кризис, Крэйг отправляется в психиатрическую больницу, где его соседями по отделению становятся весьма колоритные личности. Здесь парень найдет необходимую ему поддержку и даже встретит любовь, посмотрит на свои проблемы под другим углом и…

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…

Ambitious New York City teenager Craig Gilner is determined to succeed at life - which means getting into the right high school to get into the right college to get the right job. But once Craig aces his way into Manhattan's Executive Pre-Professional High School, the pressure becomes unbearable. He 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, Craig is finally able to confront the sources of his…

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.