{"product_id":"love-just-screws-everything-up-volume-17-a-for-better-or-for-worse-collection-9780836221282","title":"Love Just Screws Everything Up, Volume 17: A for Better or for Worse Collection","description":"Elly and John Patterson, along with their children Michael, Elizabeth, and April, make up one of the most beloved families in America. The clan from \u003ci\u003eFor Better or For Worse\u003c\/i\u003e is not only recognized, their lives are studied, identified with, and, most of all, treasured for the amusing reflections they provide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Perhaps it's seeing part of ourselves in this familial five--something that makes them so endearing. Maybe it's the good old-fashioned values they display. No matter what her secret, creator Lynn Johnston excels, once again, with this collection, \u003ci\u003eLove Just Screws Everything Up\u003c\/i\u003e, that gives us a chance to grow even closer to the Pattersons and their devoted dog, Edgar. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This collection of heartwarming and humorous vignettes traces the Pattersons as they toil and traipse through their daily existence--lives much like our own, amplified by Johnson's insightful take on the extraordinarily funny things that happen to ordinary people. For example, we watch as Elly, seemingly stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic, uses her cell-phone to call the office--while actually waiting to give her drive-up donut order. Or there's John scolding his girls during a fishing trip for wasting the live bait, only to have a gull grab his next cast in mid-air. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e No matter what their situation, no matter what their challenges, the Pattersons always come through with smiles--at least on their readers' faces. This creative collection, \u003ci\u003eLove Just Screws Everything Up\u003c\/i\u003e, is sure to captivate all fans of cartooning's first family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrews McMeel Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780836221282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 8.50w x 0.36d","brand":"Lynn Johnston","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43251377963189,"sku":"9780836221282","price":8.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1c262c6c-15d6-49ce-8a24-de36a78e924b.jpg?v=1699371680","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/love-just-screws-everything-up-volume-17-a-for-better-or-for-worse-collection-9780836221282","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}