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


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Kate ChegwinFIC RUBBook30574000638732Fiction