Good for a Laugh: Humor Books

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Burger Wuss by M.T. Anderson
Hoping to lose his loser image, Anthony plans revenge on a bully which results in a war between two competing fast food restaurants, Burger Queen and O'Dermott's.

The Adventures of Blue Avenger by Norma Howe
On his sixteenth birthday, David Schumacher changes his name to Blue Avenger...and things start to happen. First in a series.

Alice, I Think by Susan Juby
Alice desperately hopes that everyone has erased the image of her first day of kindergarten dressed as a hobbit as she enters an alternative high school after years of homeschooling. Sequel is "Miss Smithers."

Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman
A first date is difficult enough without you and your date finding a body in the trunk of your car, even if it is alive. Sequel is Son of the Mob: Hollywood Hustle.

Girl, 15, Charming But Insane by Sue Limb
Fifteen-year-old Jess, living with her mum, separated from her father in Cornwall, and with a best friend who seems to do everything perfectly, finds her own assets through humor.

Bras and Broomsticks by Sarah Mylnowski
Living in New York City with her mother and her younger sister, Miri, fourteen-year-old Rachel tries to persuade Miri, who has recently become a witch, to help her become popular at school and to try to stop their divorced father's wedding.

The Teacher’s Funeral by Richard Peck
In rural Indiana in 1904, fifteen-year-old Russell's dreams of quitting school and joining a wheat threshing crew are disrupted when his older sister takes over the teaching at his one-room schoolhouse after mean old Myrt Arbuckle "hauls off and dies."

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
It's a crazy world when the rats, cats, and men join forces to defeat evil. Part of the Discworld series.

All's Fair in Love, War, and High School by Janette Rallison
In the hope of padding her college resume after horrible S.A.T. scores, Samantha runs for student body president with little hope of winning since her cutting sense of humor doesn't make for many friends.

Vampire High by Douglas Rees
Cody should have known that nothing would be normal in his new high school with a name like Vlad Dracul Magnet School.

Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison
Presents the humorous journal of a year in the life of a fourteen-year-old British girl who tries to reduce the size of her nose, stop her mad cat from terrorizing the neighborhood animals, and win the love of handsome hunk Robbie. Sequels include Dancing in my Nuddy Pants and And Then He Ate My Boy-Entrancers.

Flavor of the Week by Tucker Shaw
Using his amazing cooking skills, Cyril helps his best friend Nick flirt with his crush, Rose, even though Cyril likes Rose too.

Planet Janet by Dyan Sheldon
In an attempt to avoid becoming a superficial adult like her parents, Janet decides to enter the "Dark Phase" of her life and become more serious through meaningful pursuits.

November 21, 2006