Bangor Public Library ~ Bibliographies for Children

Humorous Fiction

Anderson, M. T.
Whales on Stilts
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When a group of angry, laser-beaming whales who march upon stilts are set loose on the world

by a vengeful madman, only Jasper Dash and Katie Mulligan have the experience and courage to

put an end to the evil creatures who are certain to bring destruction and death wherever they

roam. 2005. (10yrs. & up)

Avi
Never Mind! A Twin Novel
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Edward and Meg have a hard time believing they are related, let alone twins, in an amusing tale

about two very different people dealing with very similar seventh-grade issues while battling

one another in the process. 2004. (9-12 yrs.)

Bode, N. E.

The Anybodies

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After learning that she is not the biological daughter of boring Mr. and Mrs. Drudger, Fern embarks

on magical adventures with her real father and finally finds "a place that feels like home." 2004. (10-13 yrs.)

Byng, Georgia
Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism
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Unlucky and unloved, Molly Moon, living in a dreary orphanage in a small English town, discovers a

hidden talent for hypnotism and hypnotizes her way to stardom in New York City. 2002. (9-12 yrs.)

Cowell, Cressida

How to Speak Dragonese

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In this hilarious sequel to How to Train Your Dragon, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III must rescue his

faithful dragon Toothless from a dastardly kidnapper, while contending with Sharkworms and the

Tribe of the Hairy Hoolians. 2005. (8-12 yrs.)

Gliori, Debi
Pure Dead Magic
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When their father is kidnapped and danger looms, the Strega-Borgia children, their mysterious new

nanny, and a giant tarantula use magic and actual trips through the Internet to bring peace to their

Scottish castle. 2002. (9-12 yrs.)

Goscinny, Rene
Nicholas
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This collection of stories focuses on the whimsical adventures and misadventures of little Nicolas and

his friends at school and at play. Originally published in French in 1959. 2005. (9-12 yrs)

Hiaasen, Carl
Hoot
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Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, befriends a mysterious boy who introduces him to

potty-trained alligators, burrowing owls, and sparkly-tailed poisonous snakes. 2002. (10 yrs. & up)

Korman, Gordon
No More Dead Dogs
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Truthful Wallace gives a thumbs-down to a book much to the chagrin of his English teacher, who

sentences him to help with a stage version of the book but is unaware that Wallace's plot-improvement

suggestions will wind up changing the entire production. 2002. (9-12yrs.)

Maguire, Gregory
Six Haunted Hairdos
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In this sequel to Seven Spiders Spinning, the rivalry between the boys and girls in Miss Earth's class

takes a ghostly turn when the girls transform themselves into the Six Haunted Hairdos, but the whole

class will have to cast aside their rivalries to stop a real haunting. 1997. (9-11 yrs.)

Nesbo, Jo

Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder

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New friends Nilly and Lisa help eccentric professor Doctor Proctor develop his latest invention, a

powder that makes one fart, making them very popular at school, but someone is planning to steal

the industrial-strength formula for evil purposes. 2010. (9-12 yrs.)

O'Keefe, Susan Heyboer
Death by Eggplant
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All Bertie Hooks wants to do is become a Certified Master Chef, host his own prime-time cooking show,

own a four-star restaurant, and write a best-selling cookbook, but first, he has to pass eighth grade.

2004. (9-12 yrs.)

Osterweil, Adam
The Comic Book Kid
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When they are given an unusual comic book that allows them to travel in time, twelve-year-old Brian

hopes that he and his friend will be able to replace his father's valuable Superman comic that Brian had

ruined years before. 2001.   (9-12 yrs.)

Peck, Richard
The Teacher's Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts
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Set in a rural farm town in 1904, Russell is hopeful that they will close the school down now that their

teacher has died, but when a replacement is named and it is Russell's sister, the two know that they

are going to have quite an eventful year together as Russell tries to sabotage her plans at every turn.

2004. (10-14 yrs)

Pullman, Philip
I Was a Rat!
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When a young boy starts proclaiming that he was once a rat, the media and members of the community

get involved to find out the real truth behind his rather unusual tale. 2000. (9-12 yrs.)

Scieszka, Jon
Da Wild, Da Crazy, Da Vinci
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In their latest time travel adventure, Fred, Joe, and Sam da Brooklyn meet Leonardo da Vinci and try to

avoid becoming toilet scrubbers in a sixteenth-century Italian army. 2004. (9-12 yrs.)

Spratt, R. A.

The Adventures of Nanny Piggins

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When Mr. Green, a stingy widower with three children he cannot be bothered with, decides to find

a nanny for his children, he winds up hiring a glamorous ex-circus pig who knows nothing about children

but a lot about chocolate.  2009.