Funny Books

Dear Next Great Book...
I enjoyed reading your blog this morning. I am trying to find a new book. I really liked the book Marshfield Dreams and Middle School: The Worst Years of my Life. I liked finding out about the childhood of Ralph Fletcher. Some of the things that happened in that book were fun. With Middle School...I liked the kind of humor he used about his friends. For instance, the way Leonardo would never talk. He would just wave. I guess I like interesting characters who are kids. Can you help me?
Sincerely,
Funny Kid Book Reader

Dear Funny Kid Book Reader,
We love those books too. It sounds like you like books that are stories of people growing up and what happens in their lives, especially when they are funny. Some of us love realistic fiction too. If you like Ralph Fetcher he has some great chapter books. We love Flying Solo(this is an awesome book about a day when a class has no teacher and has to run the day themselves!) and Fig Pudding (Fig Pudding is also about Ralph's life so we think you will like that one.) We hear he has a brand new book out called Also Known as Rowan Pohi (It sounds like a great one where a kid makes up a new identity and applies to a fancy private school. When he gets in he has to decide what to do because it is all based on a lie! Sounds great - we want to read it.) Here are a few more we thought you might like:

• Diary of a Whimpy Kid books (If you have not read these get them you will love them. They are funny and filled with stories of these kids growing up in Middle School. These have comics and writing throughout the books. They are really funny and fun to read.)


• My Life As a Book and My Life As a Stunt Boy (These are SO great! They are both fun books that are filled with mystery and adventure... and tons of laughs! You will love the fun drawings on the sides of each pages that go with the vocabulary words.)


• Magic Figure (This is a hilarious book! It is so funny. It is about a girl who turns a family of hunters into a bunch of ducks with her magic finger! It is a quick read that we think you will really like.)


• The First Day of School Forever (This is a great book about a boy who keeps reliving the first day of school at a new school. Read it you will LOVE it!)


• Hank Zipner books are hilarious. (They are about a kid who is silly and makes tons of mistakes. We think you might like them... there are several.)

We will keep searching for funny books and we will write more when we have more but wanted you to have a list to start your vacation with! Enjoy and Happy Reading, Next Book