The Year I Stopped Trying

The Year I Stopped Trying

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Publisher's Synopsis

Mary never imagined spending her junior year with an existential crisis-but here she is, in this story of overachieving, 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.

Book information

ISBN: 9780593118313
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Imprint: Ember
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 198g
Height: 210mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 14mm