Funny Fiction for Teens Absolutely Normal Chaos By Creech, Sharon 1997/02 - HarperTrophy 0064406326 Check Our Catalog Mary Lou Finney grudgingly begins writing a journal as a summer project for school. Then her cousin Carl Ray comes to stay, and what started out as a dull assignment quickly becomes an amazing record of first love and family intrigue. Mary Lou's hilarious observations on love, death, and the confusing mechanics of holding hands will delight fans of "Walk Two Moons." ...More Death by Eggplant By O'Keefe, Susan Heyboer 2004/09 - Roaring Brook Press 1596430117 Check Our Catalog ""It was last-period math, with summer vacation close enough to touch. My daydream was just getting to the part where the cute cooking groupies show me around Stockholm after the Nobel Prize awards dinner. Then Mrs. Menendez 's voice went up a notch, and the groupies vanished. Algebra could scare anyone away."" All Bertie 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! Bertie Hooks has to keep his dream of becoming a world-class chef - how nerdy is that? - a secret, especially from Nick Dekker, his mortal enemy. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll beg for cupcakes, as this hilarious journey to self-confidence takes a few detours along the way. ...More The Gospel According to Larry By Tashjian, Janet Tashjian, Janet Holt, Henry 2001/10 - Henry Holt & Company 0805063781 Check Our Catalog When teenager Josh Swensen sees consumerism and waste in America, he tries to do something about it with his controversial start-up Web site. When Josh rises to messiah status, he's trapped inside his own creation. Josh feels his only way out is to stage his death and be free of his Internet alter ego, "Larry." This plan comes with danger, and soon Josh finds himself cut off from the world. ...More Hoot By Hiaasen, Carl 2002/09 - Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers 0375821813 Check Our Catalog Winner - 2005 Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Award New to Florida, Roy spots the running boy--running away from the school bus, carrying no books and wearing no shoes. Sensing a mystery, Roy sets himself on the boy's trail, which leads him to potty-trained alligators, a fake-fart champion, and a renegade eco-avenger. ...More How I Spent My Last Night on Earth By Strasser, Todd 2008/03 - Simon Pulse 1416954112 Check Our Catalog Allegra Hanover is Time Zone High's over-achieving valedictorian, so motorcycle-driving surfer bum Andros Bliss seems like the last person she would date. But then an asteroid is rumored to be hurtling towards Earth, and the normal high school rules start to fade. Students and teachers are ditching class, and the lines between high school cliques are breaking down. Is the end of the world enough to make Allegra finally go for her secret crush? ...More Invasion of the Road Weenies: And Other Warped and Creepy Tales By Lubar, David 2006/08 - Starscape Books 0765353253 Check Our Catalog These 35 tales range from silly to horrifying. As an added bonus at the end of the book, the author provides a behind-the-scenes look at the inspirations for the stories in this collection. ...More The Roadkill of Middle Earth By Carnell, John 2001/11 - ibooks 0743434676 Check Our Catalog A loving parody of Tolkien's characters from his trilogy "Lord of the Rings, The Roadkill of Middle Earth" finds a killer truck on the loose, flattening any wizards, dragons or Hobbits that get in its way. Illustrations. ...More