{"product_id":"pity-party-9780316417372","title":"Pity Party","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eA collection of short stories that explore social anxieties and offer a life-affirming reminder that misery loves company, perfect for middle schoolers who enjoy disdaining their own lives. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 224 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 28 April 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Little, Brown \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor any child who has ever felt scared, sad, or different, a collection of delightfully tragic stories that ultimately offers a life-affirming reminder of just how much misery loves company.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDear weird toes, crooked nose, stressed out, left out, freaked out,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDear missing parts, broken hearts, picked on, passed up, misunderstood, sitting alone,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDear everyone, you are cordially invited. This party is for you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere'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 a sprinkling of micro-fiction: a personality test (to find out if you have a personality), a fortune teller (that 100% accurately predicts the future), a letter from the Department of Insecurity, and an interactive Choose Your Own Catastrophe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere is a modern-day middle-grade Twilight Zone targeted squarely at middle schoolers who delight in disdaining their own seemingly miserable lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 210 x 140 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780316417372\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kathleen Lane","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44099340894458,"sku":"9780316417372","price":5.11,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1651232164053_book.jpg?v=1651262874","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/pity-party-9780316417372","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}