{"product_id":"be-more-chill-paperback","title":"Be More Chill - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNed Vizzini\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe groundbreaking novel that inspired the Broadway musical! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeremy Heere is your average high school dork. Day after day, he stares at beautiful Christine, the girl he can never have, and dryly notes the small humiliations that come his way. Until the day he learns about the \"squip.\" \u003cbr\u003e A pill-sized supercomputer that you swallow, the squip is guaranteed to bring you whatever you most desire in life. By instructing him on everything from what to wear, to how to talk and walk, the squip transforms Jeremy from geek to the coolest guy in class. Soon he is friends with his former tormentors and has the attention of the hottest girls in school.\u003cbr\u003eBut Jeremy discovers that there is a dark side to handing over control of your life--and it can have disastrous consequences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A fresh, spontaneous, and original voice...it's fun, wacky, outrageous. I just couldn't stop reading.\" -Judy Blume\u003cbr\u003e\"Quirky, Funny, and Dead-on...imagine Holden Caulfield with internet access.\"-\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNed Vizzini \u003c\/b\u003ebegan writing for \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Press\u003c\/i\u003e at the age of fifteen. At nineteen, he had his first book published, \u003ci\u003eTeen Angst? Naaah\u003c\/i\u003e.... He was also author of three other books for young adults including \u003ci\u003eThe Other Normals\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBe More Chill\u003c\/i\u003e, the first young adult novel ever chosen as a Today Show Book Club pick, and which is the basis of the musical of the same name, and \u003ci\u003eIt's Kind of a Funny Story\u003c\/i\u003e, which NPR named #56 of the 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels of all time and which is the basis of the film of the same name. The last novel published before his death, House of Secrets, was a middle-grade fantasy novels co-written with filmmaker Chris Columbus; it debuted on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-seller list.\u003cbr\u003eNed's stories often drew on his struggles with anxiety and depression, yet they had a strong comic bent. His fans appreciated his honesty and sense of humor. He was also very generous to other writers. In 2005, he started the Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Teen Writers Workshops, which he ran until 2012.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.6 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Be More Chill\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52640237060403,"sku":"9780786809967","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/OFp2cUZzeUxlKzk4TkFJL0tMNnVjQT09.webp?v=1762365211","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/be-more-chill-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}