If This Is a Lecture, How Long Will It Be?: A For Better or For Worse Collection [Paperback]

Lynn Johnston (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1990

Lynn Johnston, "America's favorite cartoonist," brings her particular talent and hilarious insights to parents' No. 1 domestic problem-having a teenager! For many years, the Patterson family-John, Elly, Michael, Elizabeth, and dog Farley-has delighted readers. Now, every parent (and every teenager) will identify with the chaos that adolescent Michael's hormone attacks are bringing to the Patterson household in this collection, If This is a Lecture, How Long Will It Be? Michael sums up the teen years this way: "My voice cracks a lot, and I get sort of, you know, depressed. My knees ache, I'm always hungry, and my skin is starting to look like someone with cleats ran over it. An' all the time, our parents keep saying, "Enjoy being a teenager-these are the best years of your life." Amid discoveries of gray hair and more wrinkles, Elly laments that "every house should come with a recovery room for parents with teenagers." Once again, Johnston captures the humor and warmth in everyday situations in a way that gets us smiling and appreciating that we're all in it together-For Better or For Worse.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Original edition (January 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0836218213
• ISBN-13: 978-0836218213
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #783,057 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lynn Johnston lives in Corbeil, Ontario, Canada. She was the first woman to win the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year in 1985. In the summer of 2008, she was inducted into the "Giants of the North," the Canadian Cartoonists Hall of Fame.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Book, February 7, 2012

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This review is from: If This Is a Lecture, How Long Will It Be?: A For Better or For Worse Collection (Paperback)

I bought this for my son who has two children. I read it through and loved it. It was a great comic series. I hope my son appreciated it as much as I did.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Attention Parents, March 27, 2000

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This review is from: If This Is a Lecture, How Long Will It Be?: A For Better or For Worse Collection (Paperback)

All of the For Better or For Worse books can help you find humor in tough situations. I'm not saying that you should use them as child rearing guides, but hey, loosen up a little.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another Great book ..., March 30, 2007

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Another Great book to visit the Patterson's with. "For Better / For Worse" has to be one of the best comic strips of all time. It really makes you think, "They are just like my family", and if you do not have kids, read the books so you know what to prepare for.