A Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings

"During Will Betke-Brunswick's sophomore year of college, their beloved mother Elizabeth is diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. They only have ten more months together, which Will documents in ... two-color illustrations. But as we follow Will and their mom through chemo and hospital visits, their time together is buoyed by laughter, jigsaw puzzles, modern art, and vegan BLTs. In a ... twist, Will portrays their family as penguins, and their friends are cast as a menagerie of birds. In between therapy and bedside chats, they navigate uniquely human challenges as Will prepares for math exams, comes out as genderqueer, and negotiates familial tension"--