{"product_id":"pity-party-by-kathleen-lane","title":"Pity Party By Kathleen Lane","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor any kid who has ever felt worried, woeful, or weird, a collection of joyfully tragic stories that ultimately offers a life-affirming reminder of just how much misery loves company.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDear weird toes, crooked nose, stressed out, left out, freaked out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDear missing parts, broken hearts, picked on, passed up, misunderstood, sitting alone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDear everyone, you are cordially invited. This party is for you.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWelcome to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePity Party\u003c\/i\u003e, an uproarious grab bag of short fiction. Like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere is a modern-day middle-grade\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwilight Zone\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003etargeted squarely at middle schoolers who delight in disdaining their own seemingly miserable lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eBook Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePublished: 13\/04\/2021\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eGenre: Children's fiction, Humourous\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePages: 203\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eDimensions: 215 x 147mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kathleen Lane","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51626155901238,"sku":"9780316417365","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/2811\/3956\/files\/Book_95_233f5cb3-230f-4400-be50-a09bfdfcb3b6.jpg?v=1740351343","url":"https:\/\/puzzlesrusmore.au\/products\/pity-party-by-kathleen-lane","provider":"booksrusandmore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}