Teen Angst? Naaah...: A Quasi-Autobiography

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Overview

The events in these stories are real. Some names have been changed so I don’t get yelled at.

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 his world of school, parents, street people, rock bands, friends, fame, camp, sex (sort of), Cancun (almost), prom, beer, Nintendo, the cool (and almost cool), and more. A Holden Caulfield for Generation Y, Ned Vizzini is an original voice to be reckoned with, read, and enjoyed.

A collection of essays written by the author from age fifteen to seventeen in which he ...

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Overview

The events in these stories are real. Some names have been changed so I don’t get yelled at.

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 his world of school, parents, street people, rock bands, friends, fame, camp, sex (sort of), Cancun (almost), prom, beer, Nintendo, the cool (and almost cool), and more. A Holden Caulfield for Generation Y, Ned Vizzini is an original voice to be reckoned with, read, and enjoyed.

A collection of essays written by the author from age fifteen to seventeen in which he shares impressions of school, sports, cool people, boring people, friends, family, money, music, and obsessions.

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Teens who have trouble gaining perspective on those eventful junior high and high school years can take solace in the witty and down-to-earth observations of Ned Vizzini's "quasi-autobiography." Reflecting on his time as a New York City student possessing creative flair and a taste for memorable anecdotes, this talented writer relates his experiences with Nintendo playing, high school cliques, buying beer, sexual opportunities, jobs, and parents. Just some of the memorable incidents include his time as an audience member of The View and his attempt to pull off a secret trip to Cancún with schoolmates, and Vizzini handles it all with teenage finesse mixed with honest urban style. Teen Angst? Naaah... is a hilarious look at getting older, and with extra side notes throughout as well as an index, this writer takes the mishmash of teenage adventures and makes them a wise guide to staying cool.
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Breezy, funny, and genuine
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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 section each for his four years at Stuyvesant High School. Each showcases such universal and humiliating hurdles as vacationing with parents and preparing for the prom. Readers get a real sense of Vizzini through his stories (one especially insightful chapter describes his painstaking preparations for the high school admissions test) and some clever marginalia (e.g., "I'm skinny now, but over 50 percent of American men end up overweight, so I'll probably be fat later on"). He's gifted but gawky, adventurous yet filled with anxiety. Most of all, he shows a real talent for self-deprecating humor ("Being a cheap and petty person, I was shocked at how expensive the modern prom is"). However, some essays that could have meaning for many readers fall short on the follow-through: for example, the author talks about filling out a college application, but never discusses how he made his final decision about where to attend. Chapters about buying a Nintendo system or attempting to produce a video for cable access television are entertaining, but don't pack much punch. Readers will likely laugh at Vizzini's awkward antics, but may not find them particularly memorable. Ages 13-up. (Aug.) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780440237679
  • Publisher: Random House Children's Books
  • Publication date: 8/13/2002
  • Format: Mass Market Paperback
  • Edition description: Reprint
  • Pages: 279
  • Age range: 12 - 17 Years
  • Product dimensions: 4.13 (w) x 6.86 (h) x 0.74 (d)

Meet the Author

Ned Vizzini graduated from New York City’s Stuyvesant High School in 1999. He currently attends Hunter College, writes a weekly column for the New York Press, and plays bass in a band.

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Introduction


I started writing this book because of my backpack. I took a bright teal, super-dorky backpack to high school, a backpack my mother had ordered years earlier from L.L. Bean. It worked so great throughout junior high that I figured it had a year or two left in it.

    My backpack got some looks. People would stare at it, wondering, "What kind of idiot wears an accessory like that?" Then they would see me. "Oh."

    One day, I was going down one of my high school's escalators. I was tired. I took off my backpack and put it next to me on an escalator step. For whatever reason, the backpack flipped over and started rolling down like a Slinky.

    Many steps below stood a girl. She had one hand to her face, as if she were on a cell phone, but she had no actual phone. We were the only people on the escalator. The backpack kept tumbling (I watched it sort of helplessly) and whapped her in the back of the calves.

    The girl stopped talking on her fake phone and turned to look at me. She had to take that look: I could've been a cute guy who'd flung my backpack at her to break the ice. She sized me up, cocked her head, and kicked my backpack as hard as she could the rest of the way down.

    When I reached the bottom, I picked up my backpack and thought about it for the rest of the day. On the subway ride home, I pulled out a wrinkled piece of paper and wrote about the cell-phone girl and my stupid bag. I wrote angrily; I used a lot of curses. Afterward, I felt a lot better, and when I read my words the next day, I thought theywere pretty good.

    So I went from writing profanity-ridden rants to slightly less profanity-ridden essays. I was able to get some of them published in a local newspaper, New York Press. Soon I was writing on a regular basis, taking my boring, scary, embarrassing high school moments and turning them into something people could read about. It was a real comfort—if something weird or horrible happened to me, I'd write about it, and then somehow I'd be in control. A little.

    In 1998, I got a piece published in The New York Times Magazine. That got me in touch with Free Spirit Publishing, who gave me this book contract, which I signed, and now somehow I'm here, writing this introduction after polishing most of what I wrote in high school and organizing it chronologically.

    I threw out that backpack when I was a junior and replaced it with a bag from the army surplus store.

    I never did learn the name of the girl.


Ned Vizzini
Brooklyn, New York


My school had seven sets of escalators. It was a high school specializing in math and science, so I guess they figured we deserved escalators.
If you want to write to me about my book, you can reach me at Free Spirit Publishing Inc., 400 First Avenue North, Suite 616 Minneapolis, MN 55401-1724. Or email me at: help4kids@ freespirit.com

Table of Contents

Introduction 1
Junior High 5
Nintendo Saved Me 6
The Test 14
Highway to Hell 21
Are We Alternative Now? 29
Freshman Year 35
Stuy High 36
Fifteen Minutes 45
Parental Approval 49
Horrible Mention 56
Moxy Music 62
Postmark: Blancheville 67
Sophomore Year 75
Cable Access Says No 76
Roll with It 83
Here Comes Trouble 87
No Big Deal 92
Back Car 96
Let's Buy Beer 100
Marathon Macho 109
Junior Year 117
Magic Moments 118
Goofy Foot Forward 123
Everybody Loves a Wheelchair 131
The View 138
Good-bye, Old Painter 150
Getting Sloppy with Poppy 160
MetroCarded 166
Senior Year 171
Forced March 172
Fun in the Sun 183
Interlude 199
Prom, Prom, Promises 202
Hooters 220
Index 228
About the Author 232
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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 25, 2006

    Short book, long laughs.

    Getting inside some teen minds, can be cliche or overrated. Ned Vizzini adds humorous and emotional twists to the mind of his old school years. Kids can relate to his real life experiences and get sucked into his life. It's a quick read, but when you're done you feel as though you know him or know somebody like him.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 28, 2005

    Teen Crap? ...Naaah!

    Teen Angst is a funny and heartwarming book. Ned makes you think and makes you laugh at the same time. He's good!

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 27, 2008

    AWESOME!

    I read this book a few weeks ago and I couldn't put it down. It is written in a really cool way. Definitley worth reading!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 12, 2008

    hated it

    I found the 'novel' hard to read through, and it rarely varied its vocabulary...also it lacked a purpose.

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 26, 2004

    AWESOME BOOK

    Im a teenage girl and i loved this book, it was hilarious!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 20, 2004

    Easy Read - Funny, Funny, Funny

    The author does a great job at keeping the readers attention. I would definitely recommend this book. It's funny!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 6, 2003

    teen angst? naaah. good book? yeaaah.

    This book is a quick, albeit great read. [I bought it yesterday and I'll probably finish it tonight.] I go to Stuyvesant, the high school the author went to and writes about. Its really interesting to read about how little has changed in six years and its also very easy to relate to. This is one of those laugh out loud [literally!] kind of books that everyone and anyone would enjoy.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 22, 2003

    This is guy is majorly talented

    This book is hilarious, very well written. My favorite chapters were the ones on taking your girlfriend to the prom and the one about camp. Ned has a good website (nedvizzini.com) that has pics of him, more writing and other fun stuff.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 17, 2002

    The Best Teen Book I Have Ever Read

    This book is truely amazing. I bought it on a whim, and I am sure glad I did. Reading it didn't take long, and I was sad once I had finished it. My book is in such tattered conditions that I am thinking about getting another, because I don't want to lend out my original copy...it's just that good.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 12, 2002

    A Definite Must Read

    This book surprised me. I randomally picked it out, but I loved it. It's not deep, not philosophical--but still an absolute must read. I found myself constantly laughing out loud at the similarities. You can so relate to the main character; he speaks for your average shmoe. And to top it all off, he's pretty funny while he does. * Here's an extra star. Heehee.

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