Crying Laughing (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780525644675)

A 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 Denton Little's Deathdate.

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.

**A Junior Library Guild Selection**

Author: Lance Rubin
ISBN-10: 0525644679
ISBN-13: 9780525644675
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 11/19/2019
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.30d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 506476 / Crying Laughing


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2019
Publishers Weekly 09/23/2019
Booklist 10/15/2019 pg. 53
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2019
School Library Journal 10/01/2019 pg. 88
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2019 pg. 98
Shelf Awareness 01/03/2020
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average
BookPage 12/01/2019