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Dancing at the pity party : a dead mom graphic memoir  Cover Image Book Book

Dancing at the pity party : a dead mom graphic memoir / by Tyler Feder.

Feder, Tyler, (author,, artist.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780525553021 :
  • ISBN: 0525553029 :
  • Physical Description: 201 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Dial Books, [2020]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Chiefly illustrations.
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
Subject: Feder, Tyler > Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels.
Children of cancer patients > United States > Biography > Comic books, strips, etc.
Mothers and daughters > United States > Comic books, strips, etc.
Terminally ill parents > United States > Comic books, strips, etc.
Death > Comic books, strips, etc.
Grief > Comic books, strips, etc.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Town of Hanover Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Howe Library YA GRAPHIC 362.17 FED 31254003670193 Teens - Lower level Available -

Syndetic Solutions - Summary for ISBN Number 9780525553021
Dancing at the Pity Party
Dancing at the Pity Party
by Feder, Tyler
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Dancing at the Pity Party


Part poignant cancer memoir and part humorous reflection on a motherless life, this debut graphic novel is extraordinarily comforting and engaging. From before her mother's first oncology appointment through the stages of her cancer to the funeral, sitting shiva, and afterward, when she must try to make sense of her life as a motherless daughter, Tyler Feder tells her story in this graphic novel that is full of piercing--but also often funny--details. She shares the important post-death firsts, such as celebrating holidays without her mom, the utter despair of cleaning out her mom's closet, ending old traditions and starting new ones, and the sting of having the "I've got to tell Mom about this" instinct and not being able to act on it. This memoir, bracingly candid and sweetly humorous, is for anyone struggling with loss who just wants someone to get it .

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