Made You Up

Name: Made You Up
Brand: Arotahi Agency
SKU: 9780062290113
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By Francesca Zappia

Summary

Made You Up follows Alex, a high school senior grappling with schizophrenia as she battles to distinguish reality from delusion. Armed with her camera, a Magic 8 Ball, and support from her sister, Alex strives to stay sane and attend college. When she meets Miles, a figure she’s unsure is real or imagined, Alex experiences friendship, parties, and love—forcing her to confront what normal truly means and whether she can trust herself.
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Made You Up

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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

Perfect for young adults interested in nuanced explorations of mental health, fans of Silver Linings Playbook, We Were Liars, and contemporary coming-of-age stories with complex characters.

For fans of Silver Linings Playbook and Liar, this thought-provoking debut tells the story of Alex, a high school senior—and the ultimate unreliable narrator—unable to tell the difference between real life and delusion.

Alex fights a daily battle to figure out what is real and what is not.

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Reality, it turns out, is often not what you perceive it to be—sometimes, there really is someone out to get you. For fans of Silver Linings Playbook and Liar, this thought-provoking debut tells the story of Alex, a high school senior—and the ultimate unreliable narrator—unable to tell the difference between real life and delusion.

Alex fights a daily battle to figure out what is real and what is not. Armed with a take-no-prisoners attitude, her camera, a Magic 8 Ball, and her only ally (her little sister), Alex wages a war against her schizophrenia, determined to stay sane long enough to get into college.

She's pretty optimistic about her chances until she runs into Miles. Didn't she imagine him? Before she knows it, Alex is making friends, going to parties, falling in love, and experiencing all the usual rites of passage for teenagers. But Alex is used to being crazy. She's not prepared for normal.

Can she trust herself? Can we trust her?

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Critics praise Zappia's debut for its authentic characters and engaging unreliable narrator. Booklist highlights the detailed characterisation, while VOYA commends the complex and touching protagonist. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books remarks on moments of genuine tragedy balanced by acceptance and love, and Publishers Weekly applauds the sardonic voice and witty dialogue, making for a compelling read.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780062290113

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 July 2017

Country: United States

Imprint: Greenwillow Books

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 408g

Pages: 464

Collections

Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Fiction Francesca Zappia Happiness & Mental Health Teen Thrills Young Adult

About the Author

Francesca Zappia lives in central Indiana and majors in computer science at the University of Indianapolis. She spends most of her time writing, drawing her characters, and reading. Made You Up is her debut novel.