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Violence
None
No violence
Language
Barely any
Mild YA language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Mild; the social awkwardness and occasional alienation of being a teenager with an unusual obsession
What this book is about
Jim Menick's coming-of-age novel follows a teenage boy whose consuming ambition to become a stand-up comedian puts him at odds with his school, his family, and the general expectation that teenagers should have more sensible goals. A character-driven YA novel about the particular passion of a kid who has found his calling before he's found everything else.
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