11 Top biography books like Dancing at the Pity Party: A Dead Mom Graphic Memoir by Tyler Feder

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Dancing at the Pity Party: A Dead Mom Graphic Memoir

By: Tyler Feder

4.51

Format: 202 pages, Hardcover

Tyler Feder had just white-knuckled her way through her first year of college when her super-cool m…

If you liked the biography plot in Dancing at the Pity Party: A Dead Mom Graphic Memoir by Tyler Feder , here is a list of 11 books like this:

1. Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir

By: Liz Prince

3.86

Format: 157 pages, Paperback

Growing up, Liz Prince wasn't a girly girl, dressing in pink tutus or playing pretty princess like … read more

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2. Hungry Ghost

By: Victoria Ying

4.01

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful and heart-wrenching young adult graphic novel takes a look at eating disorders, family … read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • family
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3. Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction

By: Jarrett J. Krosoczka

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy.… read more

Similar categories in Jarrett J. Krosoczka's Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction book and Tyler Feder's Dancing at the Pity Party: A Dead Mom Graphic Memoir

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • family
"I AM WHO I AM IN SPITE OF MY MOTHER, BUT I ALSO AM WHO I AM BECAUSE OF HER."

-Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction

"I NOW KNOW WHAT JOE MEANT WHEN HE ALWAYS SAID THAT HIS PARENTS WOULD'VE LOVED ME."

-Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction

"I AM NOW LIVING OUT MY CHILDHOOD DREAMS OF MAKING A LIVING AS AN AUTHOR AND AN ARTIST, BUT IT IS A GREATER TRIUMPH FOR ME TO HAVE CREATED A STABLE, LOVING HOME WITH MY WIFE."

-Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction

"When you're a kid and a teen, you're not in control of your circumstances. But the beautiful thing about growing up is that you get to create your own reality and your own family. That family might b…"

-Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction

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4. Almost American Girl

By: Robin Ha

4.22

Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition

A teen graphic novel memoir about a Korean-born, non-English-speaking girl who is abruptly transpla… read more

Similar categories in Robin Ha's Almost American Girl book and Tyler Feder's Dancing at the Pity Party: A Dead Mom Graphic Memoir

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • family
"But now that I am finally leaving, I see everything through rose-colored glasses"

-Robin Ha, Almost American Girl

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5. Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting

By: Kindra Neely

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

This searing graphic memoir portrays gun violence through a fresh lens, giving it urgency, humanity… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
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6. You Know I'm No Good

By: Jessie Ann Foley

4.01

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From Printz Honor winner and William C. Morris Award finalist Jessie Ann Foley comes the story of o… read more

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7. Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam

By: Thien Pham

4.29

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A moving young adult graphic memoir about a Vietnamese immigrant boy's search for belonging in Amer… read more

Similar categories in Thien Pham's Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam book and Tyler Feder's Dancing at the Pity Party: A Dead Mom Graphic Memoir

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • family
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8. Lunar New Year Love Story

By: Gene Luen Yang

4.41

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com ab… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • family
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9. In Limbo

By: Deb J.J. Lee

4.18

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

A debut YA graphic memoir about a Korean-American girl's coming-of-age story—and a coming home stor… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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10. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

By: Pedro Martín

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • family
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

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11. Displacement

By: Kiku Hughes

4.29

Format: 283 pages, Paperback

A teenager is pulled back in time to witness her grandmother's experiences in World War II-era Japa… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
"A memory is too powerful a weapon."

-Kiku Hughes, Displacement

"But when a community comes together to demand more, when we do not let trauma stay obscured but bring it up to the surface and remember it together, we can make sure it is not repeated."

-Kiku Hughes, Displacement

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12. Huda F Are You?

By: Huda Fahmy

4.17

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

From the creator of Yes, I'm Hot In This, this cheeky, hilarious, and honest graphic novel asks the… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
"Use your hijab, woman! Cover that forehead!"

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Are You?

"I swear if we end up getting joint weddings, we're running away."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Are You?

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13. Frizzy

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more

Similar categories in Claribel A. Ortega's Frizzy book and Tyler Feder's Dancing at the Pity Party: A Dead Mom Graphic Memoir

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • family
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."

-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy

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14. Huda F Cares?

By: Huda Fahmy

4.21

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In this laugh-out-loud funny sequel to the graphic novel Huda F Are You?, the Fahmys are off to Dis… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • family
"Y'know, you catch more flies with honey..." "I don't know why people say that. You can catch flies with garbage too."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?

"We don't know they're friends. They could be brother and sister." "Impossible. They're smiling." "You're right. They're definitely not related."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?

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15. Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American

By: Laura Gao

4.24

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffalos and devouring stinky tofu, La… read more

Similar categories in Laura Gao's Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American book and Tyler Feder's Dancing at the Pity Party: A Dead Mom Graphic Memoir

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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16. Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice

By: Tommie Smith

4.46

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold … read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Dancing at the Pity Party: A Dead Mom Graphic Memoir by Tyler Feder

17. Dancing at the Pity Party: A Dead Mom Graphic Memoir

By: Tyler Feder

4.51

Format: 202 pages, Hardcover

Tyler Feder had just white-knuckled her way through her first year of college when her super-cool m… read more

Similar categories in Tyler Feder's Dancing at the Pity Party: A Dead Mom Graphic Memoir book and Tyler Feder's Dancing at the Pity Party: A Dead Mom Graphic Memoir

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • death
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • family
  • adult
Cover of I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir by Malaka Gharib

18. I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir

By: Malaka Gharib

4.09

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

One part Mari Andrew, one part Marjane Satrapi, I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir is a t… read more

Similar categories in Malaka Gharib's I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir book and Tyler Feder's Dancing at the Pity Party: A Dead Mom Graphic Memoir

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • family
  • adult
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19. Sunshine: A Graphic Novel

By: Jarrett J. Krosoczka

4.55

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary--and extraordinarily powerful--follow-up to HEY, KIDDO. When Jarrett J. Krosoc… read more

Similar categories in Jarrett J. Krosoczka's Sunshine: A Graphic Novel book and Tyler Feder's Dancing at the Pity Party: A Dead Mom Graphic Memoir

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • death
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • family
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20. Dragon Hoops

By: Gene Luen Yang

4.33

Format: 446 pages, Hardcover

In his latest graphic novel, New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang turns the spotlight o… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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21. Maybe an Artist

By: Liz Montague

3.94

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A heartfelt and funny graphic novel memoir from one of the first Black female cartoonists to be pub… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
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  • biography memoir
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  • nonfiction

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Robin Ha

4.22

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Kindra Neely

3.99

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4.29

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4.25

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