Dancing at the Pity Party

By Tyler Feder

Book Overview

This acclaimed graphic memoir that Kirkus calls "cathartic and uplifting" is the tale of losing a parent and what it feels like to grieve and to move forward. "I can't recommend this kind, funny, and poignant memoir enough. It's an intimate, life-affirming story of resilience that feels like a good friend." --Mari Andrew, author of Am I There Yet? Tyler Feder had just white-knuckled her way through her first year of college when her super cool mom was diagnosed with late-stage cancer. Now, with a decade of grief and nervous laughter under her belt, Tyler shares the story of that gut-wrenching, heart-pounding, extremely awkward time in her life--from her mom's first oncology appointment to her funeral through the beginning of facing reality as a motherless daughter. She shares the sting of loss that never goes away, the uncomfortable post-death firsts, and the deep-down, hard-to-talk-about feelings of the grieving process. Dancing at the Pity Party is a frank and refreshingly funny look at what it's like to grieve--for anyone struggling with loss who just wants someone to get it .

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525553037
• ISBN13: 9780525553038
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Rocky Pond Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher