
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
The Year I Stopped Trying, Hardcover/Katie Heaney
Description
Booksmart meets The Perks of Being a Wallflower in this novel of overachieving, existential crises, growing up, and coming out, from the author of Girl Crushed and Never Have I Ever . Mary is having an existential crisis. She's a good student, she never gets in trouble, and she is searching for the meaning of life. She always thought she'd find it in a perfect score on the SATs. But by junior year, Mary isn't so sure anymore. The first time, it's an accident. She forgets to do a history assignment. She even crosses history essay off in her pristine planner. And then: Nothing happens. She doesn't burst into flames, the world doesn't end, the teacher doesn't even pull her aside after class. So she asks herself: Why am I trying so hard? What if I stop? With her signature wit and heaps of dark humor, Katie Heaney delivers a stunning YA novel the sprints full-force into the big questions our teen years beg--and adeptly unravels their web. About author(s): Katie Heaney is the author of the memoirs Never Have I Ever and Would You Rather? , and the novels Dear Emma and Public Relations . She is a senior health writer at the Cut, and you can find her on Twitter at @KTHeaney.
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