Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie

You know it's a good book when while reading it, you're alternating laughing and crying. Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie by the hilarious Jordan Sonnenblick made me do just that.
It's about 13 year-old Steven, who describes himself as a "skinny geek" who plays drums, and has an annoying 5 year-old brother and a crush on the prettiest girl in school. It starts out with Steven reflecting on his tumultuous 8th grade year, and by the end of the first page, I was already cracking up. This is probably one of the funniest books I've read in a really long time. Steven is a ridiculously funny and charming narrator. But Dangerous Pie isn't all laughs. Jeffrey, his little brother is diagnosed with leukemia early on in the book. Steven's take on his brother's cancer is both heartbreaking and hilarious, with his view on his little brother changing from annoying pest who makes Dangerous Pie with his Special Sticks (a long story) and begs Steven to make him "moatmeal", to someone who he can't live without.And Jeffrey is such an adorable character that you can't help but root for him.
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie, though not normally the type I would read, is now one of my favorites. It's definitely sad, but by the end, you're happy. It's also, as I've probably said at least 20 times by now, one of the funniest books I've read in a while. I'd definitely recommend this book to anyone. Five stars.