num_pages: 272
description: From the outside, they're simply a group of urban teenagers. But from the inside, they're some of the most complex people you'll ever meet. There's Eric, fiercely protective of his brother Mickey-but he has a secret that holds together his past and future. Sonia, struggling to live the life of a good Muslim girl in a foreign America. Gingerbread and Keisha, who fall in love despite themselves. Life Is Funny strips away the defenses of one group of teenagers living today, right now-and shows their unbearably real lives."First novelist Frank breaks new ground with a realistic, lyrical novel about eleven teens in Brooklyn now . . . Their talk is painful, rough, sexy, funny, fearful, furious, gentle. Each chapter, each vignette within a chapter, builds to its own climax, and the stories weave together to surprise you." ( Booklist , starred review)"An astounding first effort." ( Kirkus Reviews , pointer review)
language: English
title: Life is Funny
titlecomplete: Life is Funny
genres: Realistic Fiction, Short Stories, Cultural, School, Young Adult, Teen, Banned Books, African American, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 943
places: Brooklyn, New York City, New York
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Bronzener Lufti
publisher: Puffin Books