{"product_id":"9780805087055","title":"How to Die of Embarrassment Every Day : A True Story","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eHow to Die of Embarrassment Every Day\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Ann Hodgman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHumorous and humiliating memories of an awkward childhood, sprinkled with hilarious family photographs and other memorabilia, from the  author of \u003ci\u003eThe House of a Million Pets\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnn Hodgman is a funny lady. \u003ci\u003eIn How to Die of Embarrassment Every Day\u003c\/i\u003e, she explains how she got that way. But the book only goes up through sixth grade. After that, her life became so embarrassing that writing it  down would have caused the pages to burst into flames.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Her witty prose has the right balance of nostalgia and self-deprecation.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In these light and funny pages, grownup Ann looks back with unmerciful self-deprecation on herself as she was in the early 1960s, and the result is a book that children ages 8-14 can enjoy as a kind of genial historical artifact and that their parents can read with affectionate winces at the quirks and obsessions of long-ago childhood.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hodgman's longings, insecurities, and passions are universal…the book's strength lies in her blistering sense of humor and her refusal to talk down to readers.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Rueful, funny and nostalgic…” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780805087055\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40593703633102,"sku":"9780805087055","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_25374aa6-f134-464c-a5fb-7d14a98b4249.jpg?v=1637791546","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780805087055","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}