This Might Hurt a Bit - Softcover

Horner, Doogie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 153442718X ISBN 13: 9781534427181

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2020

Synopsis

"Full of wit and wisdom, and riotously funny to boot. A phenomenal debut!" --Ransom Riggs, New York Times bestselling author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

"As irreverent as it is gratifying." --David Arnold, New York Times bestselling author of Kids of Appetite and Mosquitoland

A grieving teen faces dangerous classmates, reckless friends, and the one-year anniversary of his sister's devastating death in this poignant, quirky, often humorous novel that's perfect for fans of Jeff Zentner and Brendan Kiely.

Kirby Burns is about to have the second worst day of his life.

Tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of the worst day of his life, and in the three hundred and sixty-four days since then he hasn't stopped running: from his family, his memories, and the horse-sized farm dogs that chase him to the bus stop every morning.

But he can't run forever, and Kirby and his friends PJ and Jake sneak out of his house to play a prank with consequences that follow them to school the next day, causing a chain reaction of mayhem and disaster. It's a story that's touching and funny, an authentic meditation on the pain of loss, and the challenge of getting paint to stick to cows.

About this title

About the Author

Doogie Horner is the author of This Might Hurt a Bit, Some Very Interesting Cats Perhaps You Weren't Aware of, Everything Explained Through Flowcharts, A Die Hard Christmas, and other books. His comedy album A Delicate Man was an AV Club staff pick. He won over a hostile NYC audience on America's Got Talent and is a frequent guest on Doug Loves Movies. You can follow him online @DoogieHorner or learn more at DoogieHorner.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 153442718X
• ISBN 13: 9781534427181
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336