Books with author Theodore Ficklestein

Theodore Ficklestein’s debut novel, A Day In The Life, follows the misadventures of Nickolas Cripp, a college student who is searching for his place in the world as he travels around it. Nick dreams of getting on the stage and telling his stories at an open mic… but becomes the focus of a rollicking ride of a young adult novel, following him from his quiet home and into the hustle and bustle of the city. Every street he encounters has a story to tell, every character he chances across has a lesson to teach… but can Nick take it all in? And can any of it work in his standup routine?As Nick moves from place to place, he comes across a riotous host of oddballs, eccentrics, dreamers and fellow searchers. There’s the teacher with a fixation on the end of the world, the rambunctious drunkard riding the train… and then there’s the two friends, who aren’t as convinced by Nick’s talents as he’d perhaps like them to be. Nick soon discovers that you don’t have to be on the stage to be the greatest comedian in the world, and that life’s greatest comedies aren’t the kinds that’ll really make you laugh. Well, not at first, perhaps. With every step he takes, and every character he meets, Nick begins to question if that stage he dreams of taking to is really where his ambitions should lie. He’s stuck between two personas - there’s the man he wants to become, and the boy the world wants him to be. Straddling two realities, battling two personalities, is it time to abandon them both and seek out something new, something unique, something real? As Nick takes his journey, he soon realizes that he’s looking for meaning in a meaningless world. After all, the greatest joke in life is always on you...This NA novel is a journey of discovery that all young adults can associate with.-funny, tragic, thoughtful and insightful, it’s contemporary fiction with a real sense of soul.-Perfect for young adults looking for something a little deeper, but still packed with laughs along the way.-A fantastic piece of fascinating contemporary fiction, and a fresh new voice for the young adults' audience.

Meet a YA narrator who hates YA books. A Day In The Life is Theodore Ficklestein’s debut novel about Nickolas Crippp, a college student finding his wayin the world. Although Nick won’t admit it, he is the main focus to a young adult book that follows him from his home to college to the city, where he wants to attend an open mic. Along his path, he encounters a teacher who asks about the apocalypse, a drunk on the train and two friends who feel writing isn’t Nick’s strong point, among others. Nicks soon finds out that the funniest things in life aren’t that funny at all, and the greatest comedians never go up on stage. As he goes through his day, one oddball character at a time, Nick starts to question if the comedy club he dreams of being in, is really for him. Should he be who he wants to be? Or who the world thinks he should be? Neither of which, he is entirely sure about. A personal journal of self-discovery through the eyes of a youth yearning for meaning in a meaningless world; Nick learns that in life, the joke is on you.