Humorous Novels You Might Enjoy...
Prepared by Cathy Belben
Burlington-Edison High School Librarian
Winter 1999
Suggestions on list include those from yalsa-bk listserv and LM-NET listserv.

Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, 1979.

Anderson, M.T. Thirsty.

Angell, Judie. Don’t Rent My Room, 1990.

Angell, Judie. Leave the Cooking to Me, 1990.

Anthony, Piers. Harpy Thyme, 1994.

Asprin, Robert. Any of the "Myth" Adventures.

Avi. Punch with Judy, 1993.

Avi. Romeo and Juliet: Together (and Alive) at Last!, 1987.

Baker, Russell. Russell Baker’s Book of American Humor, 1993.

Bauer, Joan Rules of the Road, 1998.

Bauer, Joan. Squashed, 1992.

Bauer, Joan. Thwonk, 1995.

Beaton, M.C. Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage, 1996.

Bechard, Margaret. My Mom Married the Principal, 1998

Bloor, Edward. Tangerine, 1997.

Brittain, Bill. The Fantastic Freshman, 1988.

Brooke, William J. A Is for Aarrgh!

Brooks, Terry. Magic Kingdom for Sale - Sold!, 1986.

Buckley, Christopher. Thank You for Not Smoking, 1994.

Carkeet, David. Quiver River, 1992.

Chabon, Michael. Wonder Boys, 1995.

Childress, Mark. Crazy in Alabama, 1993.

Churchill, Jill. Fear of Frying: A Jane Jeffrey Mystery, 1997.

Clairmont, Patsy. God Uses Cracked Pots, 1991.

Clarke, Judith. The Heroic Life of Al Capsella, 1988.

Cole, Brock. Celine, 1989.

Colville, Bruce Odder than Ever

Conford, Ellen. Dear Mom, Get Me Out of Here!, 1992.

Conford, Ellen. Genie with the Light Blue Hair, 1989.

Conford, Ellen. I Love You, I Hate You, Get Lost, 1994.

(short stories)

Cooney, Caroline B. Family Reunion, 1989.

Cooney, Caroline B. Twenty Pageants Later, 1991.

Cottonwood, Joe. Babcock, 1996.

Creech, Sharon Absolutely Normal Chaos.

Creech, Sharon. Chasing Redbird, 1996.

Curtis, Christopher Paul The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1967.

Cushman, Karen. Catherine, Called Birdy, 1994.

Cushman, Karen. Midwife’s Apprentice, 1995.

Danziger, Paula. This Place Has No Atmosphere, 1986.

Danziger, Paula. Remember Me to Harold Square.

De Haven, Tom. Joe Gosh, 1988.

Deaver, Julie Reece. You Bet Your Life: A Novel, 1993.

Doyle, Roddy. Paddy Clarke, Ha Ha Ha, 1993.

Edgerton, Clyde. In Memory of Junior: A Novel, 1992.

Edgerton, Clyde. Killer Diller, 1990.

Edgerton, Clyde. Walking Across Egypt, 1987.

Ephron, Nora. Heartburn, 1983.

Evanovich, Janet. One for the Money, 1994.

Everett, Rupert. Hello Darling, Are You Working?, 1992.

Feiffer, Jules. The Man in the Ceiling, 1993.

Fine, Anne. Flour Babies, 1994.

Fine, Anne. The Book of the Banshee, 1992.

Fitzhugh, Bill. Pest Control, 1997.

Flagg, Fannie. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe, 1987.

Fleischman, Paul. A Fate Totally Worse than Death, 1995.

Fleischman, Sid. Jim Ugly, 1992.

Fry, Stephen. The Liar, 1991.

Funny You Should Ask: The Delacorte Book of Original Humorous

Short Stories. David Gale, ed. 1992. (short stories)

Gallagher, Hugh. Teeth, 1998.

Gilden, Mel. The Planetoid of Amazement, 1991.

Gilmore, Kate. Enter Three Witches, 1990.

Gleitzman, Morris. Misery Guts, 1993.

Goldman, E.M. Getting Lincoln’s Goat.

Goldman, William. The Princess Bride, 1973.

Grafton, Sue. M is for Malice, 1996.

Greene, Constance C. The Love Letters of J. Timothy

Owen, 1986.

Hall, Lynn. Dagmar Schultz and the Green-Eyed Monster, 1991.

Hall, Lynn. Murder in a Pig's Eye, 1990.

Hardman, Ric Lynden. Sunshine Rider: The First Vegetarian Western, 1998.

Hayes, Daniel. Eye of the Beholder, 1992.

Hayes, Daniel. No Effect, 1994.

Hedges, Peter. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, 1991.

Heller, Jane. Princess Charming, 1997.

Heller, Joseph. Catch-22, 1961.

Hite, .Sid. Dither farm, 1992.

Hite, .Sid. Those Darn Dithers, 1996.

Holt, Tom. Expecting Someone Taller, 1988.

Howarth, Lesley. The Pits, 1996.

Howe, Norma. The Adventures of Blue Avenger. 1999.

Huff, Tanya. Summon the Keeper, 1998.

Hugh, Laurie. The Gun Seller, 1997.

Karl, Herb. The Toom County Mud Race, 1992.

Keller, Beverly. Amazon Papers, 1996.

Killien, Christi. Fickle Fever, 1988.

Kindl, Patricia. Owl in Love, 1993.

Kluger, Steve. Last Days of Summer, 1998.

Koertge, Ron The Boy in the Moon.

Koertge, Ron. Confess-O-Rama, 1996.

Koertge, Ron. The Harmony Arms, 1992.

Koertge, Ron Where the Kissing Never Stops.

Koertge, Ron. Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright: A Novel, 1994.

Korman, Gordon. The D- poems of Jeremy Bloom : A Collection of

Poems About School, Homework, and Life (sort of), 1992.

Korman, Gordon. Losing Joe’s Place, 1990.

Korman, Gordon. Son of Interflux.

Kornbluth, Josh. Red Diaper Baby, 1996.

Lally, Soinbhe. A Hive for the Honeybee. 1999.

Landis, James David. Looks aren’t Everything, 1990.

Landvik, Lorna. Patty Jane’s House of Curl.

Leroe, Ellen. Meet Your Match, Cupid Delaney, 1990.

Levine, Gail. Ella Enchanted, 1997.

Levitin, Sonia. The Mark of Conte, 1976.

Lynch, Chris. Extreme Elvin.

Lynch, Chris. Political Timber, 1996.

Lynch, Chris. Slot Machine, 1995.

McCants, William D. Anything Can Happen in High School: And It

Usually Does, 1993.

McCrumb, Sharon. If I’d Killed Him When I Met Him, 1995.

McKay, Claire. Laughs: Funny Stories, 1997. (short stories)

McManus, Patrick. The Good Samaritan Strikes Again, 1992.

McMillan, Terry. Waiting to Exhale, 1992.

Manes, Stephen. The Obnoxious Jerks, 1988.

Marino, Jan. Like Some Kind of Hero, 1992.

Mayl, Peter. A Dog’s Life, 1995.

Moore, Christopher. Practical Demonkeeping: A Comedy of

Horrors, 1992.

Myers, Walter Dean. The Righteous Revenge of Artemis Bonner, 1992.

Naylor, Grant. Red Dwarf: Better than Life, 1993.

Neenan, Colin. In Your Dreams, 1995.

Nodelman, Perry. Behaving Bradley.

Okimoto, Jean Davies. Eclipse of Moonbeam Dawson, 1997.

Okimoto, Jean Davies. Talent Night, 1995.

Paulsen, Gary. The Boy Who Owned the School, 1990.

Paulsen, Gary. Harris and Me: A Summer Remembered, 1993.

Paulsen, Gary. The Schernoff Discoveries, 1997.

Payne, C.D. Youth in Revolt, 1996.

Peck, Richard. Bel Air Bambi and the Mall Rats, 1993.

Peck, Richard. Long Way From Chicago.

Pilkey, Dav. Kat Kong, 1993. (picture book)

Pinkwater, Daniel. The Education of Robert Nifkin.

Pinkwater, Daniel. Young Adult Novel.

Plummer, Louise. The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman, 1995.

Pratchett, Terry. Maskerade: A Novel of Discworld Series, 1997.

Richardson, Bill. Bachelor Brothers Bed and Breakfast, 1996.

Robbins, Tom. Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas, 1994.

Rudnick, Paul. I’ll Take It: A Novel, 1989.

Ruff, Matt. Fool on the Hill, 1988.

Sachar, Louis. The Wayside School is Falling Down, 1989.

Sachs, Marilyn. Circles, 1991.

Scieszka, Jon and Lane Smith. The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly

Stupid Tales, 1992. (picture book)

Service, Pamela. Weirdos of the Universe, Unite!, 1992.

Sheldon, Dyan. The Boy of My Dreams.

Sleator, William. Oddballs.

Smith, Jeff. Bone, vol. 1: Out from Bonneville, 1996. (graphic novel)

Smith, Jeff. Bone, vol. 2: The Great Cow Race, 1996. (graphic novel)

Spinelli, Jerry. There’s a Girl in My Hammerlock, 1991.

Strasser, Todd. Girl Gives Birth to Prom Date, 1996.

Strasser, Todd. How I Changed My Life, 1995.

Strasser, Todd. How I Spent My Last Night on Earth. 1999.

Sutton, Jane. Definitely Not Sexy, 1988.

Taha, Karen T. Marshmallow Muscles, Banana Brainstorms, 1988.

Thomas, Rob. Green Thumb. 1998.

Thomas, Rob. Rats Saw God. 1995.

Townsend, Sue. The Adrian Mole Diaries, 1986.

Townsend, Sue. The Queen and I, 1993.

Trembath, Don. A Fly Named Alfred.

Trembath, Don. The Tuesday Cafe, 1996.

Trivizas, Eugene. The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig, 1993.

(picture book)

Vail, Rachel. Do-Over, 1992.

Vail, Rachel. Wonder, 1991.

Vande Velde, Vivian. Curses, Inc. and Other Stories, 1997. (short stories)

Welter, John. I Want to Buy a Vowel: A Novel of Illegal Alienation, 1996.

Wersba, Barbara. Farewell Kid, 1990.

Wersba, Barbara. The Best Place to Live is on the Ceiling, 1990.

Wersba, Barbara. You'll Never Guess the End, 1992.

White, Bailey. Mama Makes Up Her Mind: And Other Dangers of Southern

Living, 1993. (short stories)

Wrede, Patricia. Dealing with Dragons, 1990.

Wynne-Jones, Tim. Lord of the Fries. 1999.

Wyss, Thelma Hatch. Here at the Scenic-Vu Motel, 1988.

Young, Karen Romano. The Beetle and Me. 1999.