Crying laughing
Title
:
Crying laughing
Personal Author EPSB
:
Lance, Rubin
Summary
:
Winnie Friedman has been waiting for the world to catch on to what she already knows: she's hilarious. It might be a long wait, though. After bombing a stand-up set at her own bat mitzvah, Winnie has kept her jokes to herself. Well, to herself and her dad, a former comedian and her inspiration. Then, on the second day of tenth grade, the funniest guy in school actually laughs at a comment she makes in the lunch line and asks her to join the improv troupe. Maybe he's even . . . flirting? Just when Winnie's ready to say yes to comedy again, her father reveals that he's been diagnosed with ALS. That is . . . not funny. Her dad's still making jokes, though, which feels like a good thing. And Winnie's prepared to be his straight man if that's what he wants. But is it what he needs? Caught up in a spiral of epically bad dates, bad news, and bad performances, Winnie's struggling to see the humor in it all. But finding a way to laugh is exactly what will see her through.
Year Published
:
2019
Physical Description
:
325 pages ; 22 cm
Subject
:
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Fiction.
Dysfunctional families -- Fiction.
Fathers and daughters -- Fiction.
Friendship -- Fiction.
High school students -- Fiction.
Improvisation (Acting) -- Fiction.
Jewish girls -- Fiction.
Stand-up comedy -- Fiction.
Teenage girls -- Fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Summary
:
Winnie Friedman has been waiting for the world to catch on to what she already knows: she's hilarious. It might be a long wait, though. After bombing a stand-up set at her own bat mitzvah, Winnie has kept her jokes to herself. Well, to herself and her dad, a former comedian and her inspiration. Then, on the second day of tenth grade, the funniest guy in school actually laughs at a comment she makes in the lunch line and asks her to join the improv troupe. Maybe he's even . . . flirting? Just when Winnie's ready to say yes to comedy again, her father reveals that he's been diagnosed with ALS. That is . . . not funny. Her dad's still making jokes, though, which feels like a good thing. And Winnie's prepared to be his straight man if that's what he wants. But is it what he needs? Caught up in a spiral of epically bad dates, bad news, and bad performances, Winnie's struggling to see the humor in it all. But finding a way to laugh is exactly what will see her through.
ISBN
:
9780525644675
Publisher
:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2019]
©2019
Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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Kate Chegwin | FIC RUB | Book | 30574000638732 | Fiction |