DuringWillBetke-Brunswick’ssophomoreyearofcollege,theirbelovedmother,Elizabeth,isdiagnosedwithanaggressiveformofcancer.Theyonlyhavetenmoremonthstogether,whichWilldocumentsinevocativetwo-colorillustrations.ButaswefollowWillandtheirmomthroughchemoandhospitalvisits,theirtimetogetherisbuoyedbylaughter,jigsawpuzzles,modernart,andveganBLTs.Inadelightfultwist,Willportraystheirfamilyaspenguins,andtheirfriendsarecastasamenagerieofbirds.Inbetweentherapyandbedsidechats,theynavigateuniquelyhumanchallenges,asWillpreparesformathexams,comesoutasgenderqueer,andnegotiatesfamilialtension.AProsandConsListforStrongFeelingsisanactoflovingothersandlovingoneself,offeringastoryofcoming-of-age,illness,death,andlifethatannouncesthearrivalofatalentedstorytellerinWillBetke-Brunswick.Atitsheart,Will’sstoryisacelebrationofamother-childrelationshipfilledwithunconditionaldevotion,humor,care,andopenness.
