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A tragicomic story of bad dates, bad news, bad performances, and one girls determination to find the funny in high school from the author ofDenton Littles Deathdate.
Winnie Friedman has been waiting for the world to catch on to what she already knows: shes 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 hes evenflirting?
Just when Winnies ready to say yes to comedy again, her father reveals that hes been diagnosed with ALS. That isnot funny. Her dads still making jokes, though, which feels like a good thing. And Winnies prepared to be his straight man if thats what he wants. But is it what he needs?
Caught up in a spiral of epically bad dates, bad news, and bad performances, Winnies struggling to see the humor in it all. But finding a way to laugh isexactlywhat will see her through.
**A Junior Library Guild Selection**