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The Year I Stopped Trying
The Year I Stopped Trying | Katie Heaney
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Booksmart meets The Perks of Being a Wallflower in this novel of overachieving, existential crises, 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.
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Nalbuque
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This was nice and entertaining, a quick kinda high-school memoir. It felt a bit empty for me but I‘m not sure what I expected- it delivered what was promised. Maybe bc she has other books I thought it coulda have been longer, like she coulda merged another one here or something? Saved me a few bucks 🤣

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First book of #SpringBreak complete! I give this 2.5 stars. It‘s good, but not great. I think if I were actually YA it would‘ve liked it better.

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TheBookDream
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Strange book to read leading up to midterms but here we are

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