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Struck by Lightning

by Chris Colfer

A high school journal with an agenda

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A high school journal with an agenda

Carson Phillips, an outcast senior, wants a place at Northwestern and a future editing The New Yorker. To strengthen his college application, he blackmails popular classmates into contributing to his literary journal. The setup connects school social hierarchies with ambition and the pressure of presenting oneself to colleges. This paperback is the novelization associated with the film: the source notes that Colfer wrote the screenplay and also starred in the film. The journal gives the premise a clear structure, bringing Carson’s literary ambitions into direct contact with the classmates he is trying to enlist.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in stories set in high school.
  • Readers drawn to fiction about college ambitions and social hierarchies.
  • Those interested in the novel connected to the film written by Chris Colfer.

Themes

High school social hierarchiesCollege ambitionLiterary aspirationSelf-presentation

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Book overview

Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal follows the story of outcast high school senior Carson Phillips who blackmails the most popular students in his school into contributing to his literary journal to bolster his college application; his goal in life is to get into Northwestern and eventually become the editor of The New Yorker.
At once laugh-out-loud funny, deliciously dark, and remarkably smart, Struck By Lightning unearths the dirt that lies just below the surface of high school.
The film Stuck By Lightning features Colfer's own original screenplay. Colfer also stars in the film alongside Allison Janney, Christina Hendricks, Dermot Mulroney, Sarah Hyland, and Polly Bergen.
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