The book “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” is about a teenage boy who suffers from depression, which stems from his new elite school.

He checks himself into a psychiatric hospital where he meets a lot of different characters all of whom are suffering from different mental health problems.

Author It’s Kind of a Funny Story, Ned Vizzini, “Dreams are only dreams until you wake up and make them real.”

The author himself spent days in psychiatric hospital, and wrote the book within a few days of leaving. The book being finished within the next month.

Often times in literature, mental health issues are taboo, but this book brings the reality of these issues into life. It also makes a serious topic a little easier to digest, without making light out of an heavy story line.

According to Teenreads, “Even though there are a lot of serious issues here, you can’t help but laugh. The people Craig encounters on Six North aren’t anything like his friends from school.”

The details of the main character’s feelings are not skimmed over, which is important.This book is informative, while bringing in a storyline that pulls readers in.

According to the Guardian, “ Anyone dealing with any kind of mental illness needs to read this. Heck, anyone who knows anyone or knew someone who had a mental illness or saw someone with one on TV or in a movie or even just walked past someone who looked glum, needs to read this.”

The book is important for all teens to read, because it furthers the understanding of issues that may be beyond what they know.