LOL! Humorous Books for Teens

• Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
  Mall-shopping, IM-ing cute boys, going to a snotty Australian prep school, and wearing the hijab full-time: can Amal make it work?
• Estrella's Quinceañera by Malín Alegría
  Who’s gonna wear the puffy-sleeved fufu-rufu orange gown with lace and frills? Not Estrella.
• The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
  To Junior, this new school off the reservation looks very, very white, in so many ways.
• Boy2Girl by Terence Blacker
  On a dare, Sam dresses like a girl and finds it has its advantages!
• 24 girls in 7 Days by Alex Bradley
  Speed-dating for the dateless.
• Bucking the Sarge by Christopher Paul Curtis
  How can 15-year-old Luther out-scam the greatest scam artist around—his mother?
• Brooklyn Dreams (Graphic Novel) by J.M. DeMatteis
  Lucky Carl’s guardian angel is a stray dog.
• Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier
  Is the “suitable boy,” with Indian parents like Dimple’s own, as suitable as everyone thinks?
• Split Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies / Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies by Brent Hartinger
  Best friends Russel (he’s gay and out about it) and Min (she’s out but her girlfriend’s not) audition to be extras in a scary movie – then learn the horrors of high school relationships!
• Bad Kitty by Michele Jaffe
  Trouble magnet Jasmine meets a supermodel and a three-legged cat in Vegas, and it all gets crazier from there.
• Repossessed by A. M. Jenkins
  Dark angel Kiriel enters recently-dead (but definitely gone) Shaun’s body, taking full advantage of living out the lust, hunger and zeal of a 17-year-old life.
• Alice, I Think by Susan Juby
  Alice, a homeschooled 15-year-old, really needs her crisis counselor, Death Lord Bob, as she re-enters school for the first time in ten years.
• What’s Michael? (Graphic Novel) by Makoto Kobayashi
  Michael is 100% cat with no apologies.
• Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman
  How awkward is it to date the daughter of an FBI agent when your father is a mob boss?
• Absolutely, Positively Not by David LaRochelle
  Covering his room with Superman and Playboy posters and hanging out with jocks just doesn’t seem to be getting the gay out of Steven.
• Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
  In this alternate universe, Infinite Darlene is both the star quarterback and the homecoming queen.
• Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie by David Lubar
  Freshman Scott writes letters of advice to "Smelly," his unborn brother.

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• Gil’s All Fright Diner by Martinez, A. Lee
  A waitress hires Duke the werewolf and Earl the vampire to fight a band of zombies on the loose in town because her shotgun isn’t quite doing the job.
• MAD about Super Heroes (Graphic Novel) by Nick Meglin and John Ficarra
  Unmask your favorite superheroes – X-men, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and more – Alfred E. Neuman style!
• Year of Secret Assignments by Jaclyn Moriarty
  A penpal program between two rival schools should promote peace and harmony—instead, it’s an all-out war with some great kissing included.
• Cromartie High, v.1 (Graphic Novel) by Eiji Nonaka
  Average student Takashi ends up at a reform school, learning street ABC’s with classmates such as a gorilla, a trashcan-shaped robot, and a bare-chested pro-wrestler.
• M or F? by Lisa Papademetriou
  Gay teen Marcus finds out why he shouldn’t impersonate his best friend Frannie in online flirtations.
• Three Clams and an Oyster by Powell, Randy
  Three high school juniors must find a winning fourth teammate for flag football. Their choices include Thor the total stoner, Tim of the bad hair, or pretty jock Rachel with the unshaved legs.
• The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
  The legend of The Pied Piper didn’t include a swindling cat and his gangster rat buddies. Now it does.
• Emily the Strange (Graphic Novel) by Rob Reger
  Emily and her black cats cure boredom with adventures such as creating the world’s first kangarooster or wandering through a warehouse store where the food samples turn shoppers into zombies.
• Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Louise Rennison
  In her diary, Georgia prays that she won’t inherit certain parts of her mum’s body as she proceeds with her private mission to impress hottie Robbie.
• Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen by Dylan Sheldon
  City girl Lola is flung into a suburban high school and runs smack into a popularity war with perfectly vicious Carla.
• Notes from the Midnight Driver by Jordan Sonnenblick
  Alex decapitates a garden gnome while driving drunk and is sentenced to doing time with cranky Sol in a nursing home. But Sol has more to offer than just unwanted advice.
• Local News by Gary Soto
  13 stories of mishaps include a blackmailing brother, a neighbor’s fence on fire, and a really bad mistake in the school play.
• Love Roma (Graphic Novel series) by Minoru Toyoda
  Hoshino announces his attraction to Negishi in front of their entire class, and the awkward moments continue!
• Hopeless Savages (Graphic Novel) by Jen Van Meter
  Punk rock star parents? Wanna rebel? Get a 9-5 job!
• It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
  What could possibly be funny about school pressure that drives Craig to drugs and to even consider suicide?
• My Cup Runneth Over: The Life of Angelica Cookson Potts by Cherry Whytock
  With a school fashion show approaching, help arrives for Angel in the form of a new bra.
• Gordon Yamamoto And The King Of The Geeks (Graphic Novel) by Gene Yang
  After getting something stuck in his nostril, goofy Gordon has a few things to learn.

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• King of the Mild Frontier: an Ill-Advised Autobiography by Chris Crutcher
  Along with his life story, the author tells why you should be scared of oysters and olives and how shutting your mouth can help you avoid brain surgery.
• Hawk: Occupation: Skateboarder by Tony Hawk and Sean Mortimer
  See Tony flunk pre-school. See Tony fall down. See Tony become a skateboarding legend.
• The Exploding Toilet: Modern Urban Legends by David Holt and Bill Mooney A woman licks an envelope only to find it filled with roach eggs that eventually hatch on her tongue. And that’s not all!
• Don’t Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea’s Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and Life by Tyler Perry
  Politically incorrect beauty, etiquette, and life survival tips from Madea, the character from the film Diary of a Mad Black Woman.
• American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: an Odyssey in the New China by Matthew Polly
  A 98-pound weakling transforms himself from a clumsy geek into a kickboxing stud.
• Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
  These 27 essays about his odd family will make you roll in the aisles.

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