"A Catcher in the Rye for the ADHD Generation"-raw, witty, and achingly real. BookLife Reviews Editor's Pick Kirkus Reviews "Get It" Readers' Favorite Five Stars Winner 2025 Firebird Award Silver Medalist Readers' Favorite Award Oscar Danielsson is eighteen, brilliantly ADHD, and about to ruin his life-again. Oscar would rather hide in his room than face high school graduation. Between his spectacular mistakes, self-medicating for his ADHD, and an overwhelming case of existential dread, getting out of bed feels as hard as getting into Northwestern. His only real friend? His aging spaniel, Enzo. His biggest fear? Everyone finding out he's not nearly as promising as they expect. Then, after one mistake too many, everything goes sideways. A scrape with the law he can barely remember launches Oscar on a bumpy cross-country road trip with an unlikely chaperone: his late-70s, free-wheeling Grammy, who's secretly done with playing by the rules. Leaving behind the girl he's falling for ("adorkable" Bette), his beloved dog, and all his comforting vices, Oscar discovers that even a journey based on a lie can lead to the most honest destination. Raw, darkly witty, and achingly real-a modern Holden Caulfield meets Harold and Maude with an ADHD twist. Praised for its distinctive narrative voice and vivid, lyrical prose, Promising Young Man is a witty intergenerational coming-of-age story about belonging, societal expectations, and loss of innocence that doesn't shy away from the messy truth of growing up. Perfect for readers who loved:The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Virgin Suicides On the Road Anyone - in high school, college, or deep in their career - who's ever felt like a square peg in a round world "A quiet masterpiece that sneaks up on you... Axel resists the temptation to over-explain or sensationalize; instead, lets the complexity of ADHD reveal itself through everyday frustrations, distracted thoughts, and small triumphs that feel monumental." - Samuel Durr, Learning Specialist, William C. Goudy Technology Academy (a 2025 Top Magnet School of Excellence) "Oscar is breathtakingly real and appealing, wrestling with his feeling of being 'defective' while staring down a future that feels empty and volatile." - The BookLife Prize "Axel's writing crackles with energy and hard-won insight, capturing Oscar's inner monologue in a way that feels both authentic and deeply relatable." - BookLife Reviews (Editor's Pick) "Books like Promising Young Man should be on school curricula." - Readers' Favorite (Five Stars) "Bittersweet and revelatory... a deft portrait that sidesteps stereotypes with sensitivity and skill." - Kirkus Reviews ("Get it") "I love this book." - Jill Wine-Banks, MSNBC, The Watergate Girl "A damn good read." - Dr. David George, Ph.D., Professor of Modern Languages Emeritus, Lake Forest College "Promising Young Man is an intimate portrait of a modern-day Holden Caulfield, drawn with intricate detail and insight into the mind and heart of one worthy to join the pantheon of unforgettable literary characters." - quest Dark humor Road trip adventure Intergenerational friendship ADHD representation done right Oscar will melt, break, and then repair your heart.
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