Banff Library Teen Site - Reading Lists, If You Like to Laugh

The Adventures of Captain Underpants – Pilkey, Dav (J PIL & YA PB P) Age: 7-12 School boys hypnotize their principal into thinking he is a diapered superhero. First in the hilariously controversial series.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – Fleming Ian (J FLE Audio book) Age: 6+ A riotous series of adventures follows the purchase of an unusual car.

Dahl, Roald – (J DAH) Age 7+ Read (or re-read!) everything of his!

Double Fudge – Blume, Judy (J BLU) Age: 8-12 And you thought your family could be embarrassing – at least your Dad isn’t called “Tubby”!

Frindle – Clements, Andrew (YP PB C) Age: 8-12 What kid doesn’t have a classroom fantasy about getting their LA teacher’s goat?

The Giggler Treatment – Doyle, Roddy (YP PB D) Age: 8-12 What’s the best remedy for a mean adult? Why, a “giggler” of course!

The Great Switcheroonie: Bill, Benny’s boots and bling! – Shearer, Alex (J SHE) Age: 9-14 Life gets complicated for a young celebrity look-alike.

Hamish X and the Cheese Pirates – Cullen, Sean (J CUL) Age: 11-15 Monkeys, pirates, stinky cheese and the indefatigable Hamish X battle it out.

How to Be a Pirate, by Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III – Cowell, Cressida (J COW) Age: 9-14 A Viking hero remembers his early days of swordfights and shipwrecks. Also read: How to Train Your Dragon.

The Last Burp of Mac McGerp – Smallcomb, Pam (J MCG) Age: 8-12 Will Principal Goodbody get in the way of Mac’s plans of making it to the National Burping Competition?

The Legend of Spud Murphy – Colfer, Eoin (J COL) Age: 8-12 Afternoons at the library should be dreadfully boring… right? Not so when you’re dealing with a “ninja librarian”! By the author of Artemis Fowl.

Molly Moon’s Incredible Book of Hypnotism – Byng, Georgia (J BYN) Age: 10-14 With more twists than you can possibly predict, this is a rollicking story about a young orphan who dreams of improving her lot in life.

Mr. Mumble’s Fabulous Flybrows – Rix, Jamie (YP PB R) Age: 7-11 Fabulously large eyebrows whisk Mr. Mumble around the world on a variety of great adventures.

The Nose from Jupiter – Scrimger, Richard (J SCH) Age: 10-13 It can only mean trouble when a tiny alien sets up house in Alan Dingwall’s nose.

Poop: a natural history of the unmentionable – Davies, Nicola (J 573.49 DAV) Age: 9-14 “Sloppy or ploppy” is fun but might be too much information!

Rare Beasts – Ogden, Charles (J OGD) Age: 8-12 Watch out! It’s like Lemony Snicket meets the Addams family. First in the Edgar & Ellen series.

The Scarecrow and his Servant – Pullman, Philip (J PUL) Age: 9-14 Jack must outwit the crooked Buffaloni family; if he can then vast riches await!

The Schernoff Discoveries – Paulsen, Gary (J PAU) Age: 9-12 Two hopeless geeks do their best to survive Jr. high school.

The Secret of Castle Cant – Bath, K. P. (J BAT) Age: 9-12 Lucy, a witty and attentive young maid, learns a shocking secret that could change her life.

A Series of Unfortunate Events – Snicket, Lemony (J SNI) Age: 10+ The first book in this quirky series is The Bad Beginning; try it… if you dare.

Sir Gadabout Goes Overboard – Beardsley, Martyn (J BEA) Age: 8-11 Who knew that knighthood could be so bothersome?

There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom – Sachar, Louis (J SAC) Age: 9-12 Bradley is hard to like, but the new school guidance counselor tries to help.

Toad Rage – Gleitzman, Morris (YP PB G) Age: 9-12 Limpy the cane toad sets out as ambassador to improve relations with humans.

Utterly Me, Clarice Bean – Child, Lauren (J CHI) Age: 8-13 It would be utterly unfair to yourself if you didn’t have a look at this amusing book.

Whales on Stilts – Anderson, M. T. (J AND) Age: 10-14 Lily and her pals must save the world from an invasion of… you guessed it – whales, on stilts!

The Wicked History of the World – Deary, Terry (J 909 DEA) Age: 10+ You’ll be engrossed – and grossed out! – by how funny history can really be.

Your Disgusting Head: the darkest, most offensive - and moist – secrets of your ears, mouth and nose – Dr. and Mr. Doris Haggis-on-Whey (J HAG) Age: 9-14 The title says it all, AND it whitens your teeth!


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