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Just Annoying

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Just Crazy!

Andy Griffiths

Slapstick ComedyShort StoriesAbsurdist HumorMiddle Grade
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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.

Slapstick ComedyShort StoriesMiddle GradeAbsurdist Humor
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Miss Child Has Gone Wild!

Dan Gutman · 105 pages

A.J. and his fellow third-graders from Ella Mentry School, including new student Alexia, go on a field trip to the zoo, where they meet a very strange zookeeper.

Slapstick ComedyAbsurdist HumorMiddle GradeFunny
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Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal

Jeff Kinney · 224 pages

"In his first journal, middle schooler Rowley Jefferson, Greg Heffley's sidekick, records his experiences and misguided decision to write a biography of Greg, who, in his own mind, is destined to become rich and famous." --

Slapstick ComedyAbsurdist HumorMiddle GradeFunny
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Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets

Dav Pilkey · 136 pages

Principal Krupp once again turns into the superhero Captain Underpants in order to save the world, and Jerome Horwitz Elementary School, from the evil talking toilets and the Turbo Toilet 2000.

Slapstick ComedyAbsurdist HumorMiddle GradeFunny
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Fake Mustache

Tom Angleberger · 208 pages

Lenny Flem Jr. is the only one standing between his evil-genius best friend, Casper, and world domination as Casper uses a spectacularly convincing fake mustache and the ability to hypnotize to rob banks, amass a vast fortune, and run for president.

Slapstick ComedyAbsurdist HumorMiddle GradeFunny
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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

Judy Blume · 120 pages

Any fourth grader would agree that Peter Hatcher has a terrible problem—his little brother, Fudge. But the grown-ups in his life just can't see that there is something wrong with a two-year-old who breaks his front teeth try- ing to fly, decides that he is a dog, goes on a no-eat strike, and scribbles all over his brother's homework. Peter is always asked to perform so that Fudge will be less of

Slapstick ComedyMiddle GradeFunnyAbsurdist Humor
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Just William

Richmal Crompton · 224 pages

There is only one Just William. The loveable imp has been harassing his unfortunate family and delighting hundreds of thousands of readers for years. Here, the Outlaws plan a day of non-stop adventure. The only problem is, William is meant to be babysitting. But William won't let that stop him having fun with his gang - he'll just bring the baby along!

Slapstick ComedyShort StoriesMiddle GradeFunny
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George's Marvellous Medicine

Roald Dahl · 96 pages

In this popular Dahl story, George creates a very special medicine to cure his grandma of her nasty habits. Great new Quentin Blake cover as well as a whole new exciting end section about Roald Dahl and his world.

Slapstick ComedyAbsurdist HumorMiddle GradeFunny
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Fortunately, the Milk

Neil Gaiman · 128 pages

A little boy and his little sister awake one morning, milkless. Their mother is away on business, their father is buried in the paper, and their Toastios are dry. What are young siblings to do? They impress upon their father that his tea is also without milk and sit back to watch their plan take effect. But something goes amiss, and their father doesn’t return and doesn’t return some more. When he

Slapstick ComedyMiddle GradeAbsurdist HumorFunny
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You're A Bad Man, Mr. Gum!

Andy Stanton, David Tazzyman · 176 pages

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Big Nate Flips Out

Lincoln Peirce · 224 pages

"In this latest misadventure, Nate, the all-time record-holder for detentions, gets to see how the other half lives as he follows his best friend Francis's example and becomes a total neat freak; has Nate totally flipped out?"--

Slapstick ComedyMiddle GradeFunnyFirst Person Narrator
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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.

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Middle School: How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill

James Patterson, Chris Tebbetts · 320 pages

When Rafe Khatchadorian is sent to Camp Wannamorra, he teams up with his bunkmates to fend off the more popular kids' plans to ruin their summer

Slapstick ComedyMiddle GradeFunnyFirst Person Narrator
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My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish

Mo O'Hara · 189 pages

When Tom's big brother decides to become an Evil Scientist, his first experiment involves dunking Frankie the goldfish into toxic green gunk. To save Frankie Tom zaps him with a battery to bring him back to life, but there's something weird about the new Frankie. He's now a big fat zombie goldfish with hypnotic powers and he's out for revenge.

Slapstick ComedyMiddle GradeFunnyFirst Person Narrator
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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.

Slapstick ComedyAbsurdist HumorMiddle GradeFunny
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My Weird School: #1-4 [Collection with Bonus Material]

Dan Gutman, Jim Paillot · 384 pages

Slapstick ComedyMiddle GradeFirst Person NarratorFunny
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Sir Fartsalot Hunts the Booger

Kevin Bolger · 224 pages

Things really stink in the Kingdom of Armpit. King Reginald the Not Very Realistic has had it up to here with his practical joker of a son Prince Harry. Even Sir Bedwetter can't take the prince's Royal Clowning Around!Enter Sir Fartsalot, the bravest, boldest, er, most potent knight in all the land! He's on a quest to solve the riddle of the Foul West Wind, a ghastly odor that turns up whenever da

Slapstick ComedyAbsurdist HumorMiddle GradeFunny
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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.

Slapstick ComedyAbsurdist HumorMiddle GradeFunny
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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

Jon Scieszka · 54 pages

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales is the ultimate in fractured fairy tales. Not only do the characters create their own stories, they also design the structure of the book itself. Classic fairy tales are deconstructed and rewritten with different but recognizable names, such as The Princess and the Bowling Ball, The Really Ugly Duckling, The Tortoise and the Hair and Chicken Lick

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Visions of Sugar Plums

Janet Evanovich · 192 pages

It's five days before Christmas and things are not looking merry for Fugitive Apprehension Agent Stephanie Plum. She hasn't got a tree. She hasn't bought any presents. The malls are jam-packed with staggering shoppers. There's not a twinkle light anywhere to be seen in her apartment. And there's a strange man in her kitchen. Sure, this has happened to Stephanie Plum before. Strangers, weirdo

Slapstick ComedyAbsurdist HumorFunnyFirst Person Narrator
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Surf's Up, Geronimo!

Geronimo Stilton · 109 pages

Geronimo is stressed! Luckily, Trap knows just the place for a holiday. Geronimo is dreaming of a tropical paradise, but when he arrives, he finds a nightmare: the hotel is falling apart, the sea is full of sharks and the weather is terrible. How on earth will Geronimo survive a whole week of this? The series is perfect for 5 to 8 year old's both avid and reluctant readers due to its expressive ty

Slapstick ComedyMiddle GradeFunnyFirst Person Narrator
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The World of Jeeves

P.G. Wodehouse · 564 pages

The collection (first published in 1967, reprinted in 1989) contains all of the Jeeves short stories (with the exception of "Extricating Young Gussie") presented more or less in narrative chronological order.

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Slapstick ComedyAbsurdist HumorFunnyMiddle Grade
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