RecommendedReads: JFiction:Funny
TheMonstrousAdventuresofMummyMan andWaffles
SteveBehling
JBEHL, S
Wen is forced to spend the summer in Maine with his grandpa, a former Hollywood make-up and special effects artist for classic horror films. Grandpa’s young neighbor, Tanya, has already been corralled into helping, and together they dig in until Wen accidentally brings one of the props to life.
WorstWeekEver!:Monday EvaAmores&MattCosgrove
JAMOR, E
The humor of Captain Underpants meets the blockbuster format of Diary of a Wimpy Kid in this laugh-out-loud series about Justin Chase, who is having the Worst. Week. Ever!
SuperSportsSociety BryanChick
JCHIC, B
Two best friends. One spot on the baseball team. And a giant, looming, SMELLY turd tank. What could possibly go wrong? This is the first illustrated chapter book in a laugh-out-loud funny series told in dual point-of-view that's about friendship, teamwork, and the occasional fart joke.
Busted DanGemeinhart
JGEME, D
Twelve-year-olds Oscar and Natasha assist an exmobster retiree bust out of his retirement community in exchange for money to help Oscar and his grandfather to stay in their home.
Teddyvs.theFuzzyDoom BradenHallett
JHALL, B
For fans of My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish and The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter, a laugh-out-loud new series that kicks off in a school infested with braineating hamsters.
BennyRamírezandtheNearlyDeparted JoséPabloIriarte
JIRIA, J
Twelve-year-old Cuban American Benny must help the ghost of his rich, famous, and morally bankrupt musician grandfather cross over to the other side before the New Year's Eve deadline.
JREYN, J
When the electricity goes out, Eddie and his friends set out to investigate what is going on when they make the startling discovery that they are the only ones left in their neighborhood--and perhaps the only people left anywhere.
Ms.Pennypickle’sPuzzleQuest
ChrisGrabenstein
JGRAB, C
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Mr. Lemoncello series comes a race across the country full of rousing riddles and laugh-out-loud humor as two brothers try to solve the million-dollar puzzle of an eccentric genius!
TheDragon’sApprentice JamesRiley
JRILE, J
In this hilarious fantasy adventure from the New York Times bestselling author of the Story Thieves series, a girl strikes a deal with the ancient, cranky dragon she accidentally summoned to teach her the forbidden magic she needs to save her mother.
BenYokoyamaandtheCookieofDoom MatthewSwanson
JSWAN, M
Eight-year-old Ben takes a fortune cookie literally, and believing he has only one day left to live, tries to do everything he has always wanted to before nightfall.
InsidethePark AndreaWilliams
JWILL, A
In this all-new, hilarious, action-packed middle grade tale, Timothy “Pumpsie” Strickland, a baseball-loving twelve-year-old, is about to step up to the plate for the biggest swing of his life after getting locked inside a pro baseball stadium on the eve of the biggest game of the season.
TheArea51Files
JulieBuxbaum
JBUXB, J
When Sky Patel-Baum is sent to live with her mysterious uncle, she never imagines she'll end up in Area 51, a top-secret military base. Area 51 is full of aliens. Lots and lots of aliens. But something even stranger is happening in Area 51--aliens are going missing.
TheIncrediblyDeadPetsofRexDexter AaronReynolds
JREYN, A
Cursed by an old carnival game, sixth-grader Rex Dexter uses his new ability to communicate with dead animals to investigate the mysterious deaths of endangered zoo animals.
AiriSano,PrankmasterGeneral:International Menace ZoeTokushige
JTOKU, Z
In this latest laugh-out-loud adventure, Airi's pranks go global on a family trip to Japan--but is pranking really all it's cracked up to be? Perfect for fans of Dork Diaries and Diary of a Wimpy Kid!
JBECK, A
From a rising stand-up comedian and exciting new talent in children’s fiction comes a brilliantly funny murder mystery series that BBC Radio called “Knives Out meets Poirot—but for children!”