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Winnie Friedman has been waiting for the world to catch on to what she already knows: She's hilarious. It might be a long wait, though. After bombing a stand-up set at her own bat mitzvah, Winnie has kept her jokes to herself. Well, to herself and her dad, a former comedian and her inspiration. Then, on the second day of 10th grade, the funniest guy in school actually laughs at a comment she makes in the lunch line and asks her to join the improv troupe. Maybe he's even...flirting? Just when Winnie's ready to say yes to comedy again, her father is diagnosed with ALS.

Wie alle anderen auch kennt der 17-jährige Denton seinen genauen Todestag. In der Zeit davor, der Todeswoche, tun die Menschen traditionell alles, was sie schon immer tun wollten. Am Tag vor seinem Tod erwacht Denton aber im Bett eines Mädchens, das definitiv nicht seine Freundin ist, die ihn irgendwie letzte Nacht verlassen haben muss. Das kann er kurz vor seiner Beerdigungszeremonie am Nachmittag eigentlich gar nicht brauchen. Auf welche Weise Denton den Tod finden wird, das weiß er noch nicht. Ein mysteriöser Fleck auf seiner Haut gibt jedoch einen ersten Hinweis.

Get ready to die laughing: This is an outrageously funny ride through the last hours of a teenager’s life as he searches for love, meaning, answers, and (just maybe) a way to live on. Denton Little’s Deathdate takes place in a world exactly like our own except that everyone knows the day on which they will die. For Denton, that’s in just two days - the day of his senior prom. Despite his early deathdate, Denton has always wanted to live a normal life, but his final days are filled with dramatic firsts. First hangover. First sex. First love triangle.

Denton Little lives in a world exactly like our own except that everyone knows the day on which they will die. The good news: Denton has lived through his deathdate. Yay! The bad news: He's being chased by the DIA (Death Investigation Agency), he can never see his family again, and he may now die anytime. Huh. Cheating death isn't quite as awesome as Denton would have thought....