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 | Good-humored
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Funny books for teens
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
| by Douglas Adams |
SCI FI ADAMS | Seconds before Earth
is demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass, Arthur Dent's friend Ford Prefect
saves him by hitching a ride on a Vogon ship. Ford, a researcher for The Hitchhiker's
Guide to the Galaxy, takes Arthur on a whirlwind tour of the universe on a stolen
spaceship with Zaphod Beeblebrox, Trillian, and Marvin the Paranoid Android.
| Burger Wuss by Matthew T. Anderson |
YA FIC ANDERSON |
When Anthony's perfect girlfriend dumps him for a guy
from the next town over who works at a fast food restaurant, Anthony takes revenge
by getting a job at the chain. Who will come out on top, Anthony, Turner, or Burger
Queen's ketchup-dispensing fiberglass troll?
| Squashed by Joan Bauer | YA
FIC BAUER | Ellie wishes her pumpkin,
Max, would put on about 200 more pounds, and that she could lose 20 herself. Max
would win the Rock River Pumpkin Weigh-In, and Ellie would have the courage to
approach Wes. Weather, thieves, and Sweet Corn Coquette contestants all threaten
her goals ...
| Celine by Brock Cole | YA
FIC COLE | Before Celine, a sixteen-year-old
artist, can take a promised trip to Europe, she must show a little maturity, finish
an overdue term paper and support her seven-year-old neighbor during his parent's
separation.
Born Too Short: The Confessions of an Eighth-Grade
Basket Case
| by Dan Elish | YA
FIC ELISH | What do you do if
your best friend is stud/athlete/babe-magnet Keith Livingston, and you're Matt
Greene, 5'1", nerdy and babeless? Well, for starters, you suffer. And maybe
you wish your buddy's life would fall completely apart. And maybe, one day, your
fortunes will change ...
| Love Among the Walnuts by Jean Ferris |
YA FIC FERRIS |
Born and raised in isolation in a wealthy, eccentric family,
Sandy is shocked when he, his parents, and their servants become victims of a
vicious plot by his greedy uncles to incapacitate them and take their money.
| Enter Three Witches by Kate Gilmore |
YA FIC GILMORE |
Bren is fearful introducing the girl of his dreams to his
family of witches but after his family causes startling effects at a school production
of Macbeth, he realizes a meeting has already taken place.
Sunshine Rider: The First Vegetarian Western
| by Rick Lynden Hardman |
YA FIC HARDMAN |
Not your usual western! Apprentice cook Wylie Jackson goes
veg and poses as a doctor. Yeehaw!
| Amazon Papers by Beverly Keller |
YA FIC KELLER |
Fifteen-year-old Iris gets into hilarious trouble when
her mother goes on vacation and leaves her alone.
A Semester in
the Life of a Garbage Bag
| by Gordon Korman | YA
FIC KORMAN | Raymond Jardine has
absolutely no luck. Zip. Zero. Zilch. If Raymond can convince his English partner's
grandfather to pose as an obscure Canadian poet, he may just win the big prize
- a trip to the magical Greek island of Theamelpos, said to grant luck to all
who visit.
| Rats Saw God by Rob Thomas |
YA FIC THOMAS |
All that stands between Steve York and a passing grade
in English is a 100-page essay about his life, from Post-It Notes and The Astronaut
to Homecoming and The Grace Order of Dadaists.
| Here at the Scenic-Vu Motel by Themla
Hatch Wyss | YA
FIC WYSS | In his senior year
at Idaho's Pineville High School, Jake finds himself in charge of six other teens
who must board at the tacky Scenic-Vu Motel, since they live too far from town
to commute to school every day. |
updated
November 28, 2007 |
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