Noah and Dash are crazy best friends who love comedy routines, and often Dash's father joins in. He's the fun parent, in Noah's eyes, and a surrogate dad to Noah since he has two moms. But when Dash's dad dies suddenly, the friendship between Noah and Dash seems broken and Noah can't understand why. His efforts to reach out to Dash do more than fall flat -- they cause real damage. Then Noah learns that Dash's father committed suicide, which confuses him even more. The author, Erica Perl, did a great job creating a character who speaks before thinking (and even when he thinks about things he is oblivious).
I didn't particularly like the cover, nor did I think it suggested that the book would ultimately be about something as serious as suicide. I also wasn't caught up in the comedy connections, but that may just be me. ( )

An unforgettable coming-of-age story about comedy, loss, and friendship for fans of Jennifer L. Holm and Gary D. Schmidt.

Spoiler alert: This book is not about the Three Stooges. It's about Noah and Dash, two seventh graders who are best friends and comedy junkies. That is, they were best friends, until Dash's father died suddenly and Dash shut Noah out. Which Noah deserved, according to Noa, the girl who, annoyingly, shares both his name and his bar mitzvah day.