Want to laugh? Of course you do! Here are some great new books almost guaranteed to tickle you. MS = Books for middle school readers
Bad Machinery
When a strange boy who knows nothing of cell phones appears at school, can Mildred, Lottie, and Shauna figure out where he came from? A graphic novel. MS
Format: Graphic Novel
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View Bad MachineryThe Haters
Wes and Corey aren’t very good at their summer jazz camp, so when Ash shows up, they ditch camp to see if they can teach themselves and get their own gigs.
Format: Book
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View The HatersFuzzy
Max must help the new student fit in at her school, but what does that mean when the new student is a robot, and the vice principal is a controlling supercomputer? MS
Format: Book
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View FuzzyDan Versus Nature
Dan’s mom announces she’s engaged to a man who wants to introduce Dan to camping, but Dan plans to prank Hank so hard he’ll call off the wedding.
Format: Book
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View Dan Versus NatureMacbeth #killingit
What if Macbeth had a smart phone and texted everything in his plot to kill the king? MS
Format: Book
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View Macbeth #killingitThe Go-between
Cammi’s Mexican family is rich, but when they move to the US for her mom’s acting career, no one believes her.
Format: Book
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View The Go-betweenBrooding YA Hero
As Broody McHottiepants writes his how-to guide on using him as the hero of your novel, his nemesis Blondie DeMeani thwarts his every move.
Format: Book
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View Brooding YA HeroIt Ain't So Awful, Falafel
Despite being an Iranian-American during the 1970s Iranian hostage crisis, Zomorod, aka Cindy, does her best to help her family integrate into their neighborhood. MS
Format: Book
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View It Ain't So Awful, FalafelOf Jenny and the Aliens
After Derek and Jenny hook up at an end-of-the-world party, nothing can stop him from pursuing her, not even one of the many aliens now on earth. Maybe one can help him?
Format: Book
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View Of Jenny and the AliensThe Boomerang Effect
Lawrence avoids expulsion by agreeing to mentor a Norwegian exchange student, but will any of the other students, or even his friends, believe that he won’t pull another prank?
Format: Book
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