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Crying LaughingLance Rubin
Young Adult

Crying Laughing

330 pagesFirst published 20193 editions
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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.…

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
EditionRandom House Children's Books2021—9780525644705
HardcoverAlfred A. Knopf20193259780525644675
EditionRandom House Children's Books20193369780525644682
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosisJuvenile fictionFathers and daughtersFamiliesChronically illFamily relationshipsHigh school studentsComedians