This is another "post-jump"* For Better or For Worse collection. The kids in Liz's class offer the humor that the Patterson kids used to provide in years past, and Michael's feud with his downstairs neighbors has its moments. April and Anthony, on the other hand, are way too whiney in this volume. I suspect that I'll let this book gather dust while revisiting some of the better collections in the series.
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*You know, like "post-holocaust" refers to tales set after a nuclear war, these strips are set after the shark was jumped.
--J ( )

My favorite comic strip family continues their diverse lives: Michael and Deeanna move into their building's larger 2nd floor apartment, making way for the quarrelsome Kelpfroths to move beneath them and make their lives miserable. Anthony and Therese have a baby girl, Francoise. Becky goes "Diva" and quits April's band. Elizabeth is sexually attacked by Howard, a co-worker at her summer job, and is rescued by Anthony, who confesses later to her that his marriage is ending and he still loves Elizabeth. But Elizabeth has met a new man, Constable Paul Wright, and is falling for him. I love reading about this family, and someday when Lynn Johnston retires, I look forward to reading all the books in sequence. ( )