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For any kid who has ever felt worried, woeful, or weird, a collection of joyfully tragic stories that ultimately offers a life-affirming reminder of just how much misery loves company.

Dear weird toes, crooked nose, stressed out, left out, freaked out

Dear missing parts, broken hearts, picked on, passed up, misunderstood, sitting alone

Dear everyone, you are cordially invited. This party is for you.

Welcome to Pity Party, an uproarious grab bag of short fiction. Like Black Mirror for middle graders, it mines and exaggerates the social anxieties that plague us all and twists them into funny, deeply resonant, and ultimately reassuring psychological thrills.

There''s a story about a mood ring that tells the absolute truth. One about social media followers who literally follow you around. And one about a kid whose wish for a new, improved self is answered when a mysterious box arrives in the mail. There''s also

Pity Party

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    A Paperback / softback by Kathleen Lane

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      Publisher Little, Brown & Company
      Published 28 April 2022
      ISBN-13 9780316417372
      978-0316417372
      ISBN-10 0316417378

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      For any kid who has ever felt worried, woeful, or weird, a collection of joyfully tragic stories that ultimately offers a life-affirming reminder of just how much misery loves company.

      Dear weird toes, crooked nose, stressed out, left out, freaked out

      Dear missing parts, broken hearts, picked on, passed up, misunderstood, sitting alone

      Dear everyone, you are cordially invited. This party is for you.

      Welcome to Pity Party, an uproarious grab bag of short fiction. Like Black Mirror for middle graders, it mines and exaggerates the social anxieties that plague us all and twists them into funny, deeply resonant, and ultimately reassuring psychological thrills.

      There''s a story about a mood ring that tells the absolute truth. One about social media followers who literally follow you around. And one about a kid whose wish for a new, improved self is answered when a mysterious box arrives in the mail. There''s also

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