The Symptoms of My Insanity
For fans of Louise Rennison, Sarah Mlynowski, and Stephanie Perkins comes a laugh-out-loud, bittersweet debut full of wit, wisdom, heart, and a hilarious, unforgettable heroine.
It's kind of crazy how you can pay so much attention to yourself and still not see a thing.
Izzy is a hypochondriac with enormous boobs that won't stop growing, a mother with a rare disease who's hiding something, a best friend who appears to have undergone a personality transplant, and a date with an out-of-her-league athlete who just spilled Gatorade all over her. Yes, Izzy Skymen has a hectic life. But what Izzy doesn't realize is that these are only minor symptoms of life's insanity. When she discovers that the people she trusts most are withholding from her the biggest secrets, things are about to get epic -- or is it epidemic?
It's kind of crazy how you can pay so much attention to yourself and still not see a thing.
Izzy is a hypochondriac with enormous boobs that won't stop growing, a mother with a rare disease who's hiding something, a best friend who appears to have undergone a personality transplant, and a date with an out-of-her-league athlete who just spilled Gatorade all over her. Yes, Izzy Skymen has a hectic life. But what Izzy doesn't realize is that these are only minor symptoms of life's insanity. When she discovers that the people she trusts most are withholding from her the biggest secrets, things are about to get epic -- or is it epidemic?
Rave Reviews for The Symptoms of My Insanity!
“It’s a generous book, overstocked with characters and dialogue, and it should succeed in putting any reader’s problem into a wider, and funnier, perspective.”—Booklist
“[A] realistic debut . . . What could be tragic events for Izzy are tempered by her self-deprecating humor, plenty of female support and a chance for real romance.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Raf’s writing style is light and funny yet grounded in the often painful sensibilities of teenagers.”—VOYA
“Readers will likely appreciate a refreshing upheaval of mean-girl stereotypes.”—Publishers Weekly
“Run like the dickens . . . and order this bad boy right now!”—MTV’s Hollywood Crush Blog
“It’s a generous book, overstocked with characters and dialogue, and it should succeed in putting any reader’s problem into a wider, and funnier, perspective.”—Booklist
“[A] realistic debut . . . What could be tragic events for Izzy are tempered by her self-deprecating humor, plenty of female support and a chance for real romance.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Raf’s writing style is light and funny yet grounded in the often painful sensibilities of teenagers.”—VOYA
“Readers will likely appreciate a refreshing upheaval of mean-girl stereotypes.”—Publishers Weekly
“Run like the dickens . . . and order this bad boy right now!”—MTV’s Hollywood Crush Blog
- Pages: 384 Pages
- Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
- Imprint: Speak
- ISBN: 9781101592304