{"product_id":"9780399550881","title":"Words on Bathroom Walls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFans of \u003ci\u003eMore Happy Than Not, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e It’s Kind of a Funny Story\u003c\/i\u003e will cheer for Adam as he struggles with schizophrenia in this brilliantly honest and unexpectedly funny debut.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Adam has just been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He sees and hears people who aren’t there: Rebecca, a beautiful girl who understands him; the Mob Boss, who harasses him; and Jason, the naked guy who’s unfailingly polite. It should be easy to separate the real from the \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e real, but Adam can't.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Still, there’s hope. As Adam starts fresh at a new school, he begins a drug trial that helps him ignore his visions. Suddenly everything seems possible, even love. When he meets Maya, a fiercely intelligent girl, he desperately wants to be the great guy that she thinks he is. But then the miracle drug begins to fail, and Adam will do anything to keep Maya from discovering his secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Echoing the premise and structure of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlowers for Algernon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, this \u003cb\u003efrank and inspiring\u003c\/b\u003e novel shows how a teen’s life changes after he is given an experimental medication to treat symptoms of schizophrenia.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSTARRED REVIEW\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A brutal, beautiful book that sits right beside \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Perks of Being a Wallflower \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eand \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eI'll Give You the Sun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e.\" \u003cbr\u003e—Jennifer Longo, author of \u003ci\u003eUp to This Pointe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eThis book reminds me of \u003ci\u003eA Monster Calls\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e I saved the final twenty pages for the next day because I didn't want Adam's story to end.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Peter Brown Hoffmeister, author of \u003ci\u003eThis Is the Part Where You Laugh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Walton has crafted \u003cb\u003ea character with unparalleled likability\u003c\/b\u003e, a boy whose endearing, witty, introspective commentary allows readers to get inside the head of a person with a debilitating mental illness. . . . Highly recommended.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSLJ\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I loved it more than anything I’ve ever read. I LOVE THIS BOOK AND EVERYONE EVER SHOULD READ IT BECAUSE IT IS AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL AND PUTS YOUR PROBLEMS IN PERSPECTIVE!!!!!!!\"\u003cbr\u003e—Camille P., 12\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025207967984,"sku":"9780399550881","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780399550881_p0.jpg?v=1763698846","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780399550881","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}