Its not always easy being Death a witty and gloriously gothic tale of friendship and discovery from bestselling Jenni Spangler Twelveyearold Valentine Crow has lived his entire life at the Foundling Hospital Now he and his best friend Philomena are leaving to begin their new lives as apprentices but Valentine has been assigned to Death himself Valentine finds himself in an impossible situation when his best friends name appears on the list of souls to take Can he fight Death to save her soul or does fate have other ideas Distinctive warm and funny the highlyacclaimed Jenni Spangler returns with a richly imagined world perfect for readers of The Beast and the Bethany and Lemony Snickett