{"id":11193,"date":"2011-04-04T06:00:01","date_gmt":"2011-04-04T12:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=11193"},"modified":"2011-04-01T11:16:27","modified_gmt":"2011-04-01T17:16:27","slug":"its-kind-of-a-funny-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/its-kind-of-a-funny-story\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Kind of a Funny Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|2318160\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11194\" title=\"s kind of a funny story\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/s-kind-of-a-funny-story.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/s-kind-of-a-funny-story.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/s-kind-of-a-funny-story.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Overwhelmed by mounting pressures from school, home and life, 16-year-old Craig contemplates suicide. Planning to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge, at the last minute he detours to the local mental health clinic hoping for a simple solution. What he finds instead, after a minimum five-day stay, is that there are no simple answers, just the support of family and friends and the belief in your own true self.<\/p>\n<p>Starring Keir Gilchrist, Zach Galifianakis and Emma Roberts, <a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|2318160\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>It&#8217;s Kind of a Funny Story<\/strong><\/em> <\/a>is a charming, witty and heartfelt movie. Craig finds himself surrounded &#8211; and accepted &#8211; by a colorful cast of characters.\u00a0His fellow\u00a0patients are all struggling with their own personal demons but pull together and support each other, sometimes in surprising ways. There are a lot of funny scenes and quiet moments, and there are heartbreaking insights. It&#8217;s a story not so much about mental illness as it&#8217;s about finding a way to live again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overwhelmed by mounting pressures from school, home and life, 16-year-old Craig contemplates suicide. Planning to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge, at the last minute he detours to the local mental health clinic hoping for a simple solution. 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