Twenty years ago, Barney the Dinosaur told the nation's children they were special. We're still paying the price.<br><br>From "one of the funniest writers in America"* comes a collection of stories culled from the front lines of the millennial culture wars. Rife with failing rock bands, student loans, and participation trophies, <i>Spoiled Brats </i>is about a generation of narcissists-and the well-meaning boomers who made them that way.<br><br>A hardworking immigrant is preserved for a century in pickle brine. A helicopter mom strives to educate her demon son. And a family of hamsters struggles to survive in a private-school homeroom. <br><br>Surreal, shrewd, and surprisingly warm, these stories are as resonant as they are hilarious. <br><br>*Jimmy So, <em>Daily Beast</em><br><br>