''All My Friends Are Dead'' is a children's illustrated

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book published by

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in 2010. It was written by Avery Monsen and Jory John and illustrated by Avery Monsen. An animated

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of the first 10 pages of the book was posted on

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and quickly became the most reblogged and liked post in Tumblr's history. The viral website was also reported in ''

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'' magazine. It appeared on the bestseller lists of the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', ''Boston Globe'', and ''Los Angeles Times''. A sequel, '' All My Friends Are Still Dead'', was released in 2012.

Synopsis

A number of anthropomorphic characters make statements about their friends, usually that they are all dead. One of them, a tree, reflects wistfully on the nature of life, and is then cut down and made into an

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References

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