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Humorous Fiction for Teens
Swords for Hire: Two of the Most Unlikely Heroes You’ll Ever Meet
Will Allen (YA ALLEN) 168p MS/HS
Farm boy & Royal Guard setting out to rescue the imprisoned rightful king = wacky hijinks.
Burger Wuss
M.T. Anderson (YA ANDERSON) 192p MS/HS
Boy gets girl. Other guy steals girl. Boy must wreak revenge!
Never Mind: A Twin Novel
Avi (YA AVI) 208p MS/HS
Twins Edward & Meg can’t stand each other. So how do you explain what happened?
Scrambled Eggs at Midnight
Brad Barkley & Heather Hepler (YA BARKLEY) 272p MS/HS
Cal & Eliot each want what most teens want: normal parents!
Tattoo
Jennifer Lynn Barnes (YA BARNES) 272p HS
Not everyone develops supernatural powers from a temporary tattoo!
Reality Chick
Lauren Barnholdt (YA BARNHOLDT) 288p HS
Nothing like having every moment of your life on TV….
Parent Swap
Terence Blacker (YA BLACKER) 240p MS/HS
If you could swap your parents for “perfect” ones, would you?
24 Girls in 7 Days
Alex Bradley (YA BRADLEY) 265p MS/HS
Jack needs a prom date. Surely 1 of the 24 his buds have set him up to meet in 7 days will be the ONE.
How to Be Popular
Meg Cabot (YA CABOT) 304p MS/HS
Wanna be popular? Just follow the instructions in the book!
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Michael Chabon (YA CHABON) 639p HS
Their dreams are all wrapped up in comic books. Will good prevail over evil?
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Gennifer Choldenko (YA CHOLDENKO) 240p MS/HS
Oh, good! Now they have murderers, mob bosses & criminals for neighbors!
Prom Dates From Hell
Rosemary Clement-Moore (YA CLEMENT) 320p HS
“Sometimes a girl's got to do some pretty undesirable things if she wants to save her town from soul-crushing demons...and the cheerleading squad.”
48 Shades of Brown
Nick Earls (YA EARLS) 288p HS
Dan’s 4 summer goals: beer, sex, attitude & Calculus.
Drawing a Blank
Daniel Ehrenhaft (YA EHRENHAFT) 325p HS
“Just so you know, this book is about how my life went completely berserk.”.
Once Upon a Marigold
Ferris, Jean (YA FERRIS) 266p MS/HS
Christian must save his beloved from her mother’s diabolical plan.
The Princess Bride
William Goldman (YA GOLDMAN) 308p MS/HS
Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True love. Hate. Revenge. All for Buttercup.
Freshman
Michael Gerber (YA GERBER) 338p HS
You’ve never seen college life like this!
An Abundance of Katherines
John Green (YA GREEN) 256p HS
All 19 of Colin’s girlfriends have two things in common: 1.They’re all named Katherine. 2.They all dumped him.
Split Screen
Brent Hartinger (YA HARTINGER) 304p HS
Russel & Min answer the casting call for a horror flick, but they learn that love is the scariest thing of all.
Hoot
Carl Hiaasen (YA HIAASEN) 227p MS/HS
If it weren't for a bully mashing his head against the window one day, Roy would never have had the adventure of a lifetime.
About a Boy
Nick Hornsby (FIC HORNSBY) 307p HS
Will lives a useless, care-free life...until he meets Marcus.
Devilish
Maureen Johnson (YA JOHNSON) 263 HS
Would you risk your life (& soul) for your friend?
Miss Smithers
Susan Juby (YA JUBY) 336p MS/HS
“Things are happening for me! I've been stood up by the coolest girl in school, I have a Jesus bracelet, I ate dinner at a steak restaurant and lived to tell, I may be a virgin until I marry, I'm a Miss Smithers candidate!”
Confess-O-Rama
Ron Koertge (YA KOERTGE) 165p MS/HS
Tony has angst. Lots. So, he vents his feelings to the Confess-O-Rama, never suspecting who's on the other end of the line.
Son of the Mob
Gordon Korman (YA KORMAN) 262p MS/HS
A hot girl in the front seat. A body in the back. What could be better?
Absolutely, Positively Not
David LaRochelle (YA LAROCHELLE) 224p HS
Steven is absolutely, positively not gay. No, really. Honest!
Girl, 15, Charming But Insane
Sue Limb (YA LIMB) 214p MS/HS
"Girl, 15, charming but insane, huge bum, massive ears, seeks...Ben Jones, but failing that, seeks large burka-type garment to cover her deformities."
The Boyfriend List
E. Lockhart (YA LOCKHART) 229 MS/HS
Ruby’s had a rough 10 days. No wonder she’s seeing a shrink!
Extreme Elvin
Chris Lynch (YA LYNCH) 230p MS/HS
“You could have a squirrel down your pants, making you walk that way!”
Lulu Dark series
Bennett Madison (YA MADISON) 248p MS/HS
Lulu is the anti-Nancy Drew, but she still has a mystery to solve!
Hellbent
Anthony McGowan (YA MCGOWAN) 272p HS
Imagine having your own special corner of hell, designed especially for your maximum torture.
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s
Childhood Pal
Christopher Moore (YA MOORE) 408p HS
“The first time I saw the man who would save the world he was sitting near the central wall in Nazareth with a lizard hanging out of his mouth.”
 The Squire’s Tale
Gerald Morris (YA MORRIS) 212p MS/HS
Jousting, questing, fighting, bleeding. Just another day in the life of a squire.
 Dairy Queen
Catherine Gilbert Murdock (YA MORRIS) 278p MS/HS
“I just did what my parents told me, & my coaches...and [my dog] even…I was nothing but a cow on two legs.”
 Emily Goldberg Learns to Salsa
Micol Ostow (YA OSTOW) 288p HS
Emily has one question: Why is she in Puerto Rico?
 The Wizard, the Witch & Two Girls From Jersey
Lisa Papademetriou (YA PAPADEMETRIOU) 288p MS/HS
One minute you’re fighting over a book for a school assignment, the next, you’re IN the book fighting for your life!
 The Teacher’s Funeral
Richard Peck (YA PECK) 190p MS/HS
“If your teacher has to die, August isn’t a bad time for it.”
 King Dork
Frank Portman (YA PORTMAN) 352p HS
Little does Tom know that his dead dad’s book will change his life.
 Tiffany Aching series
Terry Pratchett (YA PRATCHETT) 336p MS/HS
Young witch Tiffany Aching sets out with the Wee Free Men to rescue her brother from Fairyland.
 Georgia Nicolson series
Louise Rennison (YA RENNISON) 247p MS/HS
The life & loves of Georgia Nicolson, fan of snogging & sex gods but definitely not of a weird cat & weirder parents.
 Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
Dyan Sheldon (YA SHELDON) 272p MS/HS
"Lola" sets her sights on the lead in the annual play...but so does the most popular girl in school. This means war!
 The Actual Reality of Jennifer James
Gillian Shields (YA SHIELDS) 384p MS/HS
Jennifer’s the "Most Unpopular Person" in school. She's determined to change all that as a contestant on Reality TV.
 Bone series
Jeff Smith (YA GRAPHIC SMITH) MS/HS
Kicked out of your town? Whaddaya do? Boldly go “where no bone has gone before.”
 Notes From the Midnight Driver
Jordan Sonnenblick (YA SONNENBLICK) 272p HS
Note to self: Don’t try to take revenge while driving drunk!
 Vote For Larry
Janet Tashjian (YA TASHJIAN) 224p MS/HS
A teenager for President? Why not! Somebody’s gotta
shake this country up and get them to focus on what’s really important. Josh thinks he’s just the guy to do it.
 It’s Kind of a Funny Story
Ned Vizzini (YA VIZZINI) 448p HS
Home, sweet psych ward.
 Angelica Cookson Potts series
Cherry Whytock (YA WHYTOCK) 163p MS/HS
Angel’s loves & tribulations = food, family & a bit of “wobbleability.”
 Millicent Min, Girl Genius
Lisa Yee (YA YEE) 248p MS/HS
“I have been accused of being anal retentive, an over-achiever, and a compulsive perfectionist, like those are bad things..."
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