Summary

Introduction – Tina Fey directly welcomes the reader to her book, and says that no matter why the book is being read–from women wanting to make it in male-dominated workplaces to parents wanting to raise achievement-oriented kids to even fans of Sarah Palin, and so on–everyone may find something. Tina explains that for her, the book is about relating her experiences as a child growing into an adult who still wants to be a child.

“Origin Story” – Tina Fey was an unexpected but welcome surprise born to her mother at age forty in 1970, eight years after her parents welcomed her brother into the world. Tina recalls meeting a Greek boy before kindergarten started who ripped her drawing in half, introducing her to the real world. Tina relates briefly that the scar on her face came from being slashed in...