Striking A Chord: A For Better or For Worse Collection (Paperback)

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Product Description

For 25 years, award-winning cartoonist Lynn Johnston has attracted new readers and intrigued longtime fans with her uniquely humorous stories and drawings in For Better or For Worse. During that time, more than 30 books based on the daily comic strip have sold in excess of 1.6 million copies. Striking a Chord continues that impressive record, delivering the latest For Better or For Worse collection just in time for spring.

Johnston's acclaimed strip centers on the everyday life of a Canadian family, humorously portraying both the good and the not-so-good events that are shared by the Patterson clan and their extended family of friends and neighbors. Parents Elly and John; children Michael and his wife, Deanna, Elizabeth, and April; Grandpa Jim; and dogs Edgar and Dixie all live out the joys and complexities of modern life. From parents apprehensively facing their fifties and a young couple tackling new parenthood to a young woman confronting career choices and a girl's loss of a beloved pet, Striking a Chord brings compassion, understanding, and a lighthearted touch to every human interaction.

This collection includes cartoons from November 2002 through July 2003.

About the Author

Lynn Johnston has created her syndicated comic since 1979, when Universal Press Syndicate first began distributing her work. That relationship continues today, as Lynn now regularly reaches more than 220 million readers worldwide. In 1985, Lynn was the first woman to win the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year, and the same group awarded her the Best Syndicated Comic Strip in 1992. She works daily, alongside her staff, "a group of seven," from her lakeside studio in Northern Ontario, Canada.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (March 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740753150
• ISBN-13: 978-0740753152
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #348,316 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another winner, April 23, 2005

By	www.bookshipper.blogspot.com/ "www.bookshippe... (Montreal, Quebec) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

I am such a huge fan of the For Better of For Worse cartoons. Lynn Johnston always does such a wonderful job of bringing everyday family life into focus while maintaining some degree of "funny".

This little book is no exception. Featuring all of the members of the family, this book is a wonderful look at the more recent strips. Even a little look at Farley and Mr. B. (which kind of still brought tears to my eyes).

The only comment I have that is negative is that these books are so small, only takes about 30 minutes to go through it. I feel as though I just start it and poof its finished.

Still, the quality is there.

5.0 out of 5 stars Striking A Chord: A For Better or For Worse Collection, September 30, 2005

By	Frances Woodard "humble servant to 2 cats" (Laconia, NH United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

L. Johnson continues the saga of her growing and aging family in the grace and humor she is so well known for. As delightful and humorous as her previous books, her family continues to feel like their your very own family.

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the family, August 15, 2005

By	Philly Shaw (St. Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews

Since my divorce 17 years ago Lynn Johnston's creations have been distant family to me. This latest book in her series simply gives me another chance to visit with them! I have the entire collection and have enjoyed every single slice of family life she's provided. While it's hard to watch them, and me, age, it's great to feel a part of something built on a solid foundation. Lynn has that ability in every stroke of her pen. Life, death, success, failure...they all experience it and sweep you into the story. As long as she's drawing, I'm reading and collecting. Thanks, Lynn.