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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 u

The Year I Stopped Trying

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    Publisher: Random House USA Inc
    Publication Date: 16/11/2021
    ISBN13: 9780593118283, 978-0593118283
    ISBN10: 0593118286

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    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 u

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