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290 pp.
| Abrams/Amulet
| March, 2018
|
TradeISBN 978-1-4197-2870-9$18.99
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YA
YouTube performer and standup comedian Hofstetter was bullied in high school by classmates, unnerved by family dysfunction, and socially insecure with the opposite sex. Structured to resemble the acts in a comedy show, his entertaining and honestly written (though sometimes repetitive) memoir mines his high school, synagogue youth group, and summer camp experiences for high and low points.