<Tr> <Th> ISBN </Th> <Td> 9780786851966 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> OCLC </Th> <Td> 61458359 </Td> </Tr> <P> It's Kind of a Funny Story is a 2006 novel by American author Ned Vizzini . The book was inspired by Vizzini's own brief hospitalization for depression in November 2004 . Ned Vizzini later committed suicide on December 19, 2013 . The book received recognition as a 2007 Best Book for Young Adults from the American Library Association . </P> <P> A film adaptation, directed by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, was released in the United States on October 8, 2010 . </P>

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