Clever comedy, frantic farce, and sarcastic satire
Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Just before the Earth is demolished, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect.
Allison, Jennifer. Gilda Joyce: Psychic Investigator
During the summer before ninth grade, intrepid Gilda Joyce invites herself to the San Francisco mansion of distant cousin Lester Splinter and his thirteen-year-old daughter, where she uses her purported psychic abilities and detective skills to solve the mystery of the mansion's boarded-up tower.
Baker, E. D. Dragon's Breath
Hving recovered their human shape, Emeralda and Eadric try to help Aunt Grassina find the special objects needed to break the spell that turned Grassina's true love, Haywood, into an otter.
Cabot, Meg. All American Girl
A sophomore girl stops a presidential assassination attempt, is appointed Teen Ambassador to the United Nations, and catches the eye of the very cute First Son.
Earls, Nick. 48 Shades of Brown
When Dan has to decide between moving with his parents to Geneva or staying with his cool, twenty-something sister in Australia to finish school, it's not a difficult decision.
Eulo, Elena. Mixed-up Doubles
With the help of an unlikely new friend, ninth grader Hank tries to adjust to his parents' recent divorce and works toward his dream of being a successful tennis player.
Ferris, Jean. Once Upon a Marigold
A young man with a mysterious past and a penchant for inventing things leaves the troll who raised him, meets an unhappy princess he has loved from afar, and discovers a plot against her and her father.
Gantos, Jack. Jack's Black Book
Comic misadventures ensue when seventh-grader Jack tries to write the great American novel.
Goldschmidt, Judy. The Secret Blog of Raisin Rodriguez
Raisin discovers that maybe it wasn't a good idea to keep a secret blog about her new school for her friends back home, detailing her successes and more frequent humiliating failures!
Grant, Cynthia. The Cannibals
Tiffany finds very little humor in her descent from popular to social outcast during her senior year in high school.
Juby, Susan. Alice, I Think
Alice desperately hopes that everyone has erased the image of her first day of kindergarten dressed as a hobbit as she enters high school after years of homeschooling. Sequel is Miss Smithers.
Korman, Gordan. Born to Rock
Leo's career path through the Young Republicans and Harvard will take a turn for the weird when he discovers his father is a famous punk rocker.
Lawrence, Michael. The Poltergoose: a Jiggy McCue
After moving to a new house Jiggy is haunted by the ghost of a goose, and his friends join him in trying to lay her spirit to rest.
Limb, Sue. Girl, 15, Charming But Insane
When will Jess learn to keep her thoughts to herself and stay out of trouble? First in a trilogy.
Lubar, David. Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie
While navigating his first year of high school and awaiting the birth of his new baby brother, Scott loses old friends and gains some unlikely new ones as he hones his skills as a writer.
Mackler, Carolyn. The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things
Feeling like she does not fit in with the other members of her family, who are all thin, brilliant, and good-looking, fifteen-year-old Virginia tries to deal with her self-image, her first physical relationship, and her disillusionment with some of the people closest to her.
Magrs, P. The Good, the Bat and the Ugly
When famous puppets of British television are murdered, everyone suspects thirteen-year-old Jason's father, a bitter, forgotten puppeteer, of committing the grisly acts.
Martinez, A. Lee. Gil's All Fright Diner
Loretta's diner is attacked by zombies, but they're no match for Earl and Duke, a vampire and a werewolf. Enter Tammy, Queen of the Night.
Mercado, N. Tripping Over The Lunch Lady
An anthology of ten humorous short stories about life in school, written by well-known authors of children's books.
Moriarty, Jaclyn. The Year of Secret Assignments
When three girls are assigned three boys as pen pals from a rival school, it's not long before misunderstandings lead to subpoenas and even an all-out war between the two schools.
Olsson,S. In Ned's Head
Eleven-year-old Ned, who prefers the name Treb, uses his diary to record his wild thoughts about romance, school, and the rest of his eventful life.
Peck, R. A Year Down Yonder
In 1937, during the Depression, fifteen-year-old Mary Alice, initially apprehensive about leaving Chicago to spend a year with her fearsome, larger-than-life grandmother in rural Illinois, gradually begins to better understand and admire her grandmother's unusual qualities.
Peck, R. The Teacher's Funeral
I 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."
Pratchett, Terry. The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
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.
Rallison, Janette. All's Fair in Love, War, and High School
Hoping to pad 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.
Rees, Douglas. Vampire High
Cody should have known that nothing would be normal in his new high school with a name like Vlad Dracul Magnet School.
Shaw, Tucker. Flavor of the Week
Using his amazing cooking skills, Cyril helps his best friend Nick flirt with his crush, Rose, even though Cyril likes Rose too.
Sheldon, Dyan. Planet Janet
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.
Snicket, Lemony. Series of Unfortunate Events (YA SERIES)
After the sudden death of their parents, the three Baudelaire children must depend on each other and their wits when it turns out that the distant relative who is appointed their guardian is determined to use any means necessary to get their fortune.
Vizzini, Ned. Be More Chill
Jeremy knows the power of cool. Because he doesn't have it, he swallows a tiny supercomputer that instructs him on how to get the girl of his dreams.
Walsh, Marissa. A Field Guide to High School
Andie and her best friend Bess read through a manual Andie's Yale-bound sister wrote for her, which is filled with tips and tricks for excelling at Plumstead Country Day high school where Andie is about to be a freshman.
Weinstein, Lauren. Girl Stories
Lauren details her journey through adolescence, where she deals with embarrassing parents, bullies, best friends, boyfriends, breakups, and trying to fit in. Graphic novel.
Weston, Martha. ActI, Act II, Act Normal
Topher Blakely gets the lead in the eight-grade play, but unfortunately the play is "Rumpelstiltskin," the class bully picks on him relentlessly, and his beloved cat dies, all of which teach him a lot about compassion, friendship, and life.
Updated January 2008
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