Dancing at the pity party : a dead mom graphic memoir / by Tyler Feder.
"Tyler Feder shares her story of her mother's first oncology appointment to facing reality as a motherless daughter in this frank and refreshingly funny graphic memoir."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525553021
- ISBN: 0525553029
- Physical Description: 201 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Dial Books, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | Maw -- Uh-oh -- Compartmentalization -- The worst day -- Making arrangements -- The death circus, part 1 -- The death circus, part 2 -- The new normal -- The good, the bad, and the awkward (but mostly the bad, if we're really being honest) -- Motherless 4ever -- Afterword: A whole bunch of photos. |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 12 and up. Dial Books for Young Readers. Grades 7-9. Dial Books for Young Readers. |
Awards Note: | Sydney Taylor Book Award, Young Adult, 2021 |
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Author Notes
Dancing at the Pity Party
Tyler Feder is a full-time illustrator based in Chicago. She graduated from Northwestern University in 2011 with a BA in Radio/TV/Film and a certificate in Creative Writing for the Media. She further honed her comedic skills at the Second City Training Center, where she graduated from the writing program. In 2012, Tyler began posting her artwork online, and within five years she had grown her illustration company, Roaring Softly, into a recognizable brand with a mix of witty pop culture art and intersectional feminist pieces. She has illustrated for Netflix, Comedy Central, and ESPN, and is the illustrator of Cristen Conger and Caroline Ervin's Unladylike .