Books to Make You LOL @ your library
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See what makes some of your favorite authors LOL.
Collection Development
Hogan, Walter. Humor in Young Adult Literature: A Time to Laugh. Scarecrow Press.
Winners of the Sid Fleischman Humor Award
LaRochelle, David. 2005. Absolutely Positively Not. Arthur A. Levine Books. Grades 7-10.
Choldenko, Gennifer. 2004. Al Capone Does My Shirts. G.P. Putnam's Sons.
Yee, Lisa. 2003. Millicent Min, Girl Genius. Arthur A. Levine Books. Grades 5-8.
Funny Fiction for Teens
Bagdasarian, Adam. 2002. First French Kiss and Other Traumas. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Grades 7-12.
Cabot, Meg. 2003. All-American Girl. HarperTrophy, Grades: 9 and up.
Ferris, Jean. 1998. Love among the Walnuts. Harcourt Children's Books. Grades: 7 and up.
Fleischman, Paul. 1997. A Fate Totally Worse Than Death. Candlewick. Grades 7 and up.
Hopkins, Cathy. 2005. Mates, Dates and Inflatable Bras. Simon Pulse. Grades 6-9.
Howe. Norma. 2000. Adventures of Blue Avenger. Harper Tempest. Grades 7-10.
Juby, Susan. 2005. Miss Smithers. HarperTeen. Grades 7-12.
Koertge, Ron. 1998. Confess-O-Rama. Laurel-Leaf. Grades 6-10.
Lockhart, E. 2005. The Boyfriend List. Delacorte Press. Grades 9 and up.
Lowry, Brigid. 2006. Things You Either Hate or Love. Holiday House. Grades 8 and up.
Mackler, Carolyn. 2004. Vegan Virgin Valentine. Candlewick Press. Grades 8 and up.
Nodelman. Perry. 2000. Behaving Bradley. Aladdin. Grades 9 and up.
O'Connell, Tyne. 2004. Pulling Princes. Bloomsbury. Grades 7-10.
Paulsen, Gary. 1998. The Schernoff Discoveries. Yearling. Grades 4-8.
Pinkwater, Daniel. 1997. 5 Novels. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Grades: 4 and up.
Rennison, Louise. 2000. Angus, Thongs, & Full-frontal Snogging. HarperCollins. Grades 7-9.
Snicket, Lemony. 1999. A Bad Beginning. HarperCollins. Grades: 4 and up.
Strasser, Todd. 2000. How I Spent My Last Night on Earth. Aladdin. Grades 9 and up.
The following books appeared on YALSA's Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults list, What’s so Funny?
Slapstick, satire, scripts, suicides and swords: There's something here to make your laugh, whether your sense of humor is mainstream or morbid
Allen, Will. Swords for Hire. 2003. Centerpunch, $6.95 (0-9724882-0-0). Don’t trip over your sword.
Azuma, Kiyohiko. Yotsuba&!: Volume 1. 2005. A. D. Vision, Inc., $9.99 (1-4139-0317-7). Yotsuba is one strange girl!
Bauer, Joan. Thwonk. 2005. Penguin, $7.99. (0-14-240429-2). Be careful what you wish for.
Douglas, Lola. True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet. 2006. Razorbill, $6.99 (1-59514-093-X). Indiana or rehab? What would you choose?
Gaiman, Neil and Pratchett, Terry. Good Omens: the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch. 2006. HarperTorch, $7.99 (0-06-085398-0). Someone lost the Antichrist.
Goldschmidt, Judy. The Secret Blog of Raisin Rodriguez. 2006. Penguin, $5.99. (1-59514-071-9). A secret blog seemed like a good idea…
Groening, Matt. Simpsons Comics Barn Burner. 2005. HarperCollins, $14.95. (0-06-074818-4). D’oh!
Jones, Diana Wynne. The Tough Guide to Fantasyland. 2006. Puffin, $9.99 (0-14-240722-4). Stew: it’s what’s for dinner.
Korman, Gordon. No More Dead Dogs. 2000. Hyperion, $5.99 (0-7868-1601-5). Enough is enough!
Korman, Gordon. Son of the Mob: Hollywood Hustle. 2004. Hyperion, $5.99 (0-7868-0919-1). The Family follows Vince to La-La Land.
Limb, Sue. Girl, 15, Charming but Insane. 2005. Delacorte, $8.95 (0-385-73215-5). Never stuff your bra with minestrone.
Martinez, A. Lee. Gil's All Fright Diner. 2005. Tor, $6.99 (0-7653-5001-7). Don’t order the monster mash.
Moore, Christopher. Bloodsucking Fiends: a Love Story. 1995. HarperCollins, $12.95. (0-06-073541-4). Every vampire needs a sexy minion (Type O preferred.)
Parel, David. Bat Boy Lives!: The Weekly World News Guide to Politics, Culture, Celebrities, Alien Abductions, and the Mutant Freaks That Shape Our World. 2005. Sterling, $12.95. (1-4027-2823-9). Paris Hilton rejected by aliens? Who could blame ‘em?
Payne, C.D. Frisco Pigeon Mambo. 2000. Aivia Press, $12.95. (1-882647-24-6). Smoking and drinking pigeons on the run.
Rallison, Janette. Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Free Throws. 2006. Walker, $6.95. (0-8027-8898-X). Courts and crushes.
Rees, Douglas. Vampire High. 2005. Laurel Leaf, $5.00 (0-440-23834-X). This school really sucks.
Riley, Andy. The Book of Bunny Suicides. 2003. Penguin, $10.00. (0-452-28518-6). All bunnies were harmed in the drawing of this book.
Shusterman, Neil. The Schwa Was Here. 2006. Puffin, $5.99. (0-14-240577-9). Can you see me now?
Smith, Jeff. Out From Boneville. 2005. Graphix, $9.99. (0-439-70640-8). Here a Bone, there a Bone.
Vizzini, Ned. Be More Chill. 2005. Miramax, $7.99. (0-7868-0996-5). Jeremy’s thinking with more than his head.
Watterson, Bill. The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book. 1995. Andrews McMeel Publishing, $16.95. (0-8362-0438-7). A boy and his tiger: best friends forever.
Wilson, Daniel H. How to Survive a Robot Uprising. 2005. Bloomsbury, $12.95. (1-58234-592-9). Whatcha gonna do when the robots come for you?
