{"product_id":"crying-laughing-paperback","title":"Crying Laughing - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLance Rubin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tragicomic story of bad dates, bad news, bad performances, and one girl's determination to find the funny in high school from the author of \u003ci\u003eDenton Little's Deathdate\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinnie Friedman has been waiting for the world to catch on to what she already knows: she's hilarious. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen, 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\u003ci\u003e . . . flirting?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaught 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 \u003ci\u003eexactly\u003c\/i\u003e what will see her through. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e**A Junior Library Guild Selection**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLANCE RUBIN is the author of \u003ci\u003eDenton Little's Deathdate\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDenton Little's Still Not Dead\u003c\/i\u003e. He's worked as an actor, written and performed sketch comedy, and done a lot of improv (like The Lance and Ray Show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre). He's also the co-writer, along with Joe Iconis and Jason SweetTooth Williams, of the musical \u003ci\u003eBroadway Bounty Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e. Lance lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two sons. You can follow him online at LanceRubin.com and on Twitter at @LanceRubinParty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 03, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Crying Laughing\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699480662079,"sku":"9780525644705","price":15.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/55e6d9257ad212f178bcb1b4955f883a.webp?v=1765013542","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/crying-laughing-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}