Dancing at the Pity Party

Tyler Feder

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Dial Books for Young Readers,US
16 August 2022

Personal & social issues: death & bereavement (Children's&YA); Graphic Novel

"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."

By: Tyler Feder
Imprint: Dial Books for Young Readers,US
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 456g
ISBN: 9780525553038
ISBN 10: 0525553037
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 16 August 2022
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tyler Feder is a Chicago-based artist whose work explores Big Feelings, feminism, and pop culture. She graduated from Northwestern University with a BA in Radio/TV/Film and a fancy certificate in Creative Writing for the Media. After college, she studied comedy writing at The Second City Training Centre and began posting drawings online, both of which were equal parts thrilling and terrifying. Since then, Tyler has illustrated Cristen Conger and Caroline Ervin's Unladylike, Leah Henderson's Together We March, and many angsty self-portraits. Tyler wrote and illustrated the acclaimed picture book Bodies Are Cool, and she continues to sell prints and the occasional portrait at her long-running Etsy shop, Roaring Softly. Tyler's favourite colour is pink (obviously).

Reviews for Dancing at the Pity Party

Sydney Taylor Young Adult Book Award Winner School Library Journal Best Book of 2020 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers List YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens List YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Nominee Sincere but not sappy, this bittersweet and affecting meditation on the author's experiences also serves as a heartfelt celebration of her mother's life. -Horn Book Feder's simple art features light pink backgrounds, a diverse cast of supporting characters, and details that make the story feel real . . . this book offers a wealth of perspective about coping with grief. -Publishers Weekly, starred review Equal parts celebration, reflection, and mourning, this graphic memoir touches on the unpredictable path of grief . . . Grieving teens will find incredible solace in Feder's story; all readers will be stirred by this wrenching yet uplifting musing. -School Library Journal, starred review Feder takes readers along on the nightmare road trip that nobody wants to make in a frank and funny, intimate and poignant graphic novel . . . The narrative, in peppily solid panel art, is exceptionally articulate and accessible. -BCCB, starred review Grief can be crushing, but this heartfelt memoir will comfort those who have known it and gently show those who haven't how to help and what to expect. -Booklist, starred review The pastel-toned illustrations effectively convey Feder's youth and the intensity of her emotions while emphasizing the ultimate message of survival and resilience in the face of life-changing grief. Cathartic and uplifting. -Kirkus Reviews