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The Boys Start the War

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Soup

Robert Newton Peck · 96 pages

The adventures and misadventures of two boys growing up in a small Vermont town.

Middle GradeFunnySituational ComedySeries Starter
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The Worst Class Trip Ever

Dave Barry · 224 pages

When the eighth grade civics class of Miami's Culver Middle School goes on a trip to Washington, D.C., Wyatt Palmer finds himself in deep trouble before the plane even lands because his best friend Matt's decided the men sitting behind them are terrorists--and it's up to the boys to stop them.

Middle GradeSituational ComedyFunnySlapstick Comedy
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Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Louis Sachar · 128 pages

Presents humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.

Middle GradeSituational ComedySeries StarterFunny
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Jeff Kinney · 224 pages

Greg Heffley finds thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings like him share the hallways with much bigger kids who are already shaving. But nothing scares Greg more than the moldy piece of cheese on the blacktop. Can he and his best friend, Rowley Jefferson, make it through the year without getting the Cheese Touch?

Middle GradeSituational ComedyFunnySlapstick Comedy
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A Bear Called Paddington

Michael Bond · 160 pages

Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met Paddington, a most endearing bear from Darkest Peru on a railway platform in London. A sign hanging around his neck said, "Please look after this bear. Thank you" So that is just what they did. From the very first night when he attempted his first bath and ended up nearly flooding the house, Paddington was seldom far from imminent disaster. Jonathan and Judy were de

Middle GradeSituational ComedyFunnySeries Starter
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The War with Mr. Wizzle

Gordon Korman · 224 pages

Macdonald Hall is inefficient. Miss Scrimmage's school is out-of-shape. Enter Walter C. Wizzle and his computer to improve the Hall, and Miss Peabody, the new girls' physical education coach. The schools team up to get rid of Wizzle and Peabody.

Middle GradeSituational ComedyFunnySlapstick Comedy
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Anne of Green Gables

L.M. Montgomery · 308 pages

Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.

Middle GradeFunnySlapstick ComedySeries Starter
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The Terrible Two

Mac Barnett, Jory John · 224 pages

When master prankster Miles Murphy moves to sleepy Yawnee Valley, he challenges the local mystery prankster in an epic battle of tricks, but soon the two join forces to pull off the biggest prank ever seen.

Middle GradeFunnySeries StarterSlapstick Comedy
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Class Clown

Johanna Hurwitz · 98 pages

Lucas Cott, the most obstreperous boy in the third grade, finds it very hard to turn over a new leaf when he decides to become the perfect student.

Middle GradeSituational ComedyFunnySeries Starter
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Mrs. Cooney Is Loony!

Dan Gutman · 101 pages

Mrs. Cooney, the school nurse, is a knockout -- and A.J. has a crush on her! But are her charms just a cover for her secret identity as an international spy? Will A.J.'s love for Mrs. Cooney win out over his love for the good old USA?

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Horrid Henry

Francesca Simon · 167 pages

Horrible Henry causes his brother Perfect Peter all sorts of problems when he behaves properly for a change, upstages Peter at a dance recital, plays pirates, and goes on a camping trip.

Situational ComedyMiddle GradeFunnySeries Starter
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Mark Twain · 253 pages

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Beezus and Ramona

Beverly Cleary · 160 pages

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How to Grow Up and Rule the World, by Vordak the Incomprehensible

Scott Seegert, Vordak T. Incomprehensible · 191 pages

Middle GradeFunnySlapstick ComedySeries Starter
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Big Nate: Curse Of The Puffy Shorts

Lincoln Peirce

Nate Wright makes more mischief during his time in the sixth grade while trying to avoid detention.

Middle GradeSituational ComedyFunnySlapstick Comedy
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WeirDo

Anh Do · 142 pages

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My Weird School: #1-4 [Collection with Bonus Material]

Dan Gutman, Jim Paillot · 384 pages

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The Curse of the Bologna Sandwich

Greg Trine

After graduating from the superhero academy, Melvin Beederman heads for Los Angeles, where he unexpectedly teams up with Candace Brinkwater, school play actress, to nab the evil McNasty Brothers.

Middle GradeFunnySeries StarterSlapstick Comedy
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Dark Lord: The Early Years

Jamie Thomson

Evil Dark Lord tries to recover his dignity, his power, and his lands when an arch-foe transports him to a small town, into the body of a thirteen-year-old boy.

Middle GradeFunnySlapstick ComedySeries Starter
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Aliens Ate My Homework

Bruce Coville · 179 pages

Rod is surprised when a miniature spaceship lands in his school science project and reveals five tiny aliens, who ask his help in apprehending an interstellar criminal.

Middle GradeFunnySeries StarterSlapstick Comedy
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The Adventures of Nanny Piggins

R.A. Spratt · 239 pages

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.

Middle GradeFunnySeries StarterSlapstick Comedy
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Homer Price

Robert McCloskey · 149 pages

Six episodes in the life of Homer Price including one in which he and his pet skunk capture four bandits and another about a donut machine on the rampage.

Middle GradeSituational ComedyFunnySlapstick Comedy
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Ordinary Jack

Helen Cresswell · 288 pages

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Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

James Patterson, Chris Tebbetts · 320 pages

Middle GradeFunnySeries StarterSlapstick Comedy

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