<P><b>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 <i>Denton Little's Deathdate</i>.</b></P><P>Winnie Friedman has been waiting for the world to catch on to what she already knows: she's hilarious.</P><P>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.</P><P>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<i> . . . flirting?</i></P><P>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?</P><P>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 <i>exactly</i> what will see her through.</P><P><B>A Junior Library Guild Selection</b></P>
