11,002 Things to Be Miserable About Illustrated by Brian Selznick

11,002 Things to Be Miserable About Illustrated by Brian SelznickSome people have 14,000 Things to Be Happy About. Youre not one of them. 11,002 Things to Be Miserable About is a list of all the reasons NOT to wake up in the morning. Ironically enough, when you put all of them under one cover, its actually very funny. This decidedly absurd inventory of misery is perfect for sardonic and disaffected youth, for people seeking gifts for Traumatic Event Birthdays (like twenty one, twenty five, thirty, forty, and, well,

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this mismatched duo gets their big shot

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chasing mammoth butterflies

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which means she’ll get to perform for professional scouts—including her hero

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Revel in the details and accents capable of transforming any home into a Cabana-worthy abode

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And when their classmates start having strange “Dwight sightings” (sightings of Dwight in which he is acting WAY too normal)

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