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.
"Intimate, real, funny, ironic...This book offers hope in a package that readers will find enticing.-, Booklist
-Insightful and utterly authentic...this is an important book.-, The New York Times Book Review
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 night, he nearly kill
