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Ben Philippe

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Born

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

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Humor and Comedy, Young Adult, Nonfiction

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Ben Philippe was born in Haiti, raised in Montreal, Canada, and resides in New York City, where he teaches Screenwriting and writes for television (Only Murders In The Building, Interview With The Vampire). He is an alum of Columbia University and a graduate of the Michener Center for Writers of UT Austin. He still does not have a valid driver’s license. He'll get it soon. He promises. It's just so much paperwork. And, like, an exam. ...more

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Ben Philippe All your life you're told to stop being in your head so much. To go play with the other kids; to speak up in class; to join clubs. It's good advice, b…moreAll your life you're told to stop being in your head so much. To go play with the other kids; to speak up in class; to join clubs. It's good advice, but to be honest, I was always happy in my head? It was a good time.

The best part of being a writer is that no one tells you to stop spending time in there anymore. Instead, people start asking you what's happening in there and you even get to share a bit of it with the world, which is pretty cool.(less)

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Ben Philippe Thanks for the kind words! There are no sequels planned at the moment.

Although, I do love these messed up kids. Norris was just one more person with …moreThanks for the kind words! There are no sequels planned at the moment.

Although, I do love these messed up kids. Norris was just one more person with baggage walking into Anderson High: they all have their own equally messy lives in my head. In a perfect world, a sequel would focus on one of these other characters with NK as a supporting character. Be it the cheerleader ready to be a little selfish, the manic pixie with a reputation, or Liam, who is low-key my favorite. Meredith & Pat have a whole thing, too. There's a notebook somewhere...

Anyway, no official sequel at the moment, ha. Ask me again in a few years?(less)

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Average rating: 3.8 · 18,153 ratings · 3,562 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Field Guide to the North American Teenager 3.76 avg rating — 8,370 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Charming as a Verb 3.84 avg rating — 8,110 ratings — published 2020 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend: Notes from the Other Side of the Fist Bump 3.80 avg rating — 1,670 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	NOBODIES (Volume 1) by Victor Ochoa (Editor), Ed Brisson (Contributor), Ray Bruwelheide (Contributor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“We all mess things up. It’s what you do with the mess that matters.”
― Ben Philippe, The Field Guide to the North American Teenager

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“City life tends to breed rudeness. Or at least a level of comfort with open displays of rudeness.”
― Ben Philippe, Charming as a Verb

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“Everyone's a dick by someone else's standards.”
― Ben Philippe, The Field Guide to the North American Teenager

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- Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

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- The Best of Simple by Langston Hughes

19 votes, 25.3%

- Moonrise Over New Jessup by Jamila Minnicks

18 votes, 24.0%

- Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South by Beth Macy

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- The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe

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moonrise over new Jessup (write-in)

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