| Humorous Stories for YAs posted to YALSA-BK, October 2000 compiled by Will Cooper (wcooper@sjvls.lib.ca.us) * Indicates available at Cedar-Clinton Anderson, Matthew T. Thirsty. 1997. * YA Fiction An2416th >From the moment he knows that he is destined to be a vampire, Chris thirsts for the blood of people around him while also struggling to remain human. Bauer, Joan. Rules of the Road. 1998. * YA Fiction B3264ru Sixteen-year-old Jenna gets a job driving the elderly owner of a chain of successful shoe stores from Chicago to Texas to confront the son who is trying to force her to retire, and along the way Jenna hones her talents as a saleswoman and finds the strength to face her alcoholic father. Bauer, Joan. Squashed, 1992. YA Fiction Area B3264s Growing the largest pumpkin in Iowa turns out to be easier for 16 year-old Ellie than losing 20 pounds. Brooke, William. A is for Aaarrgh! 1999. * YA Fiction B7906aa Mog, a young boy living during the Stone Age, discovers words and language and teaches his fellow cave dwellers how to talk, thus altering the course of history. Clarke, Judith. Al Capsella and the Watchdogs. 1991 YA Fiction C5538al Whether goofing off with his friends or fleeing the unwanted attentions of a girl from school, fifteen-year-old Al suffers from constant surveillance by a growing horde of watchdog parents. Cole, Brock. Celine. 1989 YA Fiction C6741ce Before Celine, a sixteen-year-old artist, can take a promised trip to Europe, she must show a little maturity, finish an overdue term paper and support her seven-year-old neighbor during his parent's separation. Conford, Ellen. I Love You, I Hate You, Get Lost! 1994. YA Fiction C7604I A collection of seven humorous stories reflecting the ups and downs of teenage love and life. Conford, Ellen. If this is Love, I'll Take Spaghetti. 1983. * YA Fiction C7604if Nine short stories explore the trials and tribulations of teenage life. Conford, Ellen. Strictly for Laughs. 1985. YA Fiction C7604st An aspiring disc jockey and an aspiring comedian find their comfortable relationship becomes quite stormy when they get their big change to pursue their dreams. Cooney, Caroline B. Twenty Pageants Later, 1991. YA Fiction Area C7832tw Scottie-Anne finds herself trapped in a beauty pageant. Danzinger, Paula. Remember Me to Harold Square. 1987. * YA Fiction D2387re When Frank spends the summer with Kendra and her family in their New York City apartment, a friendship develops as the two teenagers set off on a scavenger hunt exploring the city's museums, restaurants, and other landmarks. De Haven, Tom. Joe Gosh. 1988. YA Fiction D3665jo Joe's life takes a humorous turn when he encounters a scientist with a machine that can make supermen out of ordinary "joes." Ferris, Jean. Love Among the Walnuts. 1998. * YA Fiction F4172Low Born and raised in isolation in a wealthy, eccentric family, Sandy is shocked when he, his parents, and their servants become victims of a vicious plot by his greedy uncles to incapacitate them and take their money. Gilmore, Kate. Enter Three Witches, 1990. YA Fiction G4228en Bren is fearful of having the girl of his dreams meet his family of witches. Hardman, Rick Lynden. Sunshine Rider: The First Vegetarian Western, 1998. * YA Fiction H22049s Not your usual western! Hayes, Daniel. No Effect, 1992. YA Display area H3264no An eighth grader joins the wrestling team and has his first crush on a teacher. Keller, Beverly. Amazon Papers, 1996. * YA Fiction Area K2813am Fifteen-year-old Iris gets into hilarious trouble when her mother goes on vacation and leaves her alone. Koertge, Ron. Confess-O-Rama, 1996. YA Fiction K8197co While his mother grieves the death of her fourth husband, Tony vents his feelings to the Confess-O-Rama, never suspecting who's on the other end of the line. Koertge, Ronald. The Harmony Arms. 1992 YA Fiction K8197ha Fifteen-year-old Gabriel is continually embarrassed by his teacher/writer father, but when he goes to live with him in Los Angeles in an apartment complex full of unusual characters, Gabriel gains new insights into himself and his father. Korman, Gordon. Don't Care High. 1985 YA K8419do Paul's attempts to adjust to New York City life are thwarted at his high school, nicknamed Don't Care High, until his manipulation of a new Student Council president wakes up the apathetic student body. Korman, Gordon. A Semester in the Life of a Garbage Bag. 1987. * YA Fiction K8419se Korman, Gordon. Son of Interflux. 1986. * YA Fiction K8419so Landis, James. Looks Aren't Everything. 1990. YA Fiction L2355loo Rosie suspends her heavy dating schedule to pursue her best friend's older brother and coach her inexperienced mother and best friend in the fine art of dating. Levitin, Sonia. The Mark of Conte. 1976. YA Fiction L5788m A computer error enables a high school student to assume a double identity, both selves of which become involved in the pranks of some slightly eccentric friends. Littke, Lael. Trish for President. 1984 YA Fiction L7195tr Trish campaigns for junior class president in an attempt to attract the romantic attentions of her opponent and then finds that she has mixed feelings about winning the election. Lynch, Chris. Slot Machine. 1995. * YA Fiction L9913sL When overweight thirteen-year-old Elvin Bishop is sent to camp at St. Paul's Seminary Retreat Center, he and his two best friends are forced to try out various sports in order to find out where they belong. Manes, Stephen. The Obnoxious Jerks. 1988 YA Fiction M3129ob High school sophomore Frank Wess relates his experiences as a member of the Obnoxious Jerks, an elite body dedicated to exposing both official and unofficial stupidity. Murphy, Barbara. Ace Hits the Big Time. 1981. * YA Fiction M9514a On the day he enters Kennedy High in Manhattan wearing a patch over one eye, sixteen-year-old Horace Hobart is urged to join the toughest gang at school. Parker, Jackie. Love Letters to My Fans. 1986. YA Fiction P2265la Pinkwater, David M. The Education of Robert Nifkin. 1998. * YA Fiction P6565ern Set in the 1950s in Chicago, Robert Nifkin tells his highly unorthodox high school experiences in the form of a college application essay. Pinkwater, David M. Young Adult Novel. 1982. * YA Fiction P6565yo The Wild Dada Ducks members cause all sorts of mischief around their junior high school, but although the boys are not bad, they like to pretend that they are true dadaists with unintentional and irrational behavior. Plummer, Louise. The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman, 1995. YA Fiction P7368un Seventeen-year-old Kate hopes for romance when her older brother's friend Richard comes to stay at their house during Christmas vacation. Rennison, Louise. Angus, thongs and full-frontal snogging: confessions of Georgia Nicolson. 2000 * YA Fiction R2946an Presents the humorous journal of a year in the life of a fourteen-year-old British girl who tries to reduce the size of her nose, stop her mad cat from terrorizing the neighborhood animals, and win the love of handsome hunk Robbie. Sharmat, Marjorie W. He Noticed I'm Alive - and Other Hopeful Signs. 1984. YA Fiction Sh2345he Jody's fifteenth summer brings major changes in her father's love life and her own, when she becomes attracted to his lady friend's son. Sheldon, Dyan. Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. 1999 * YA Fiction Sh4312co In her first year at a suburban New Jersey high school, Mary Elizabeth Cep, who now calls herself "Lola," sets her sights on the lead in the annual drama production, and finds herself in conflict with the most popular girl in school. Sieruta, Peter. Heartbeats and Other Stories. 1989 YA Fiction Si178he Includes nine short stories covering such themes as sibling rivalry, friendship, a room of one's own, madness, first love, and lost love. Sleater, William. Oddballs: stories. 1993. * YA Fiction Sl226o A collection of stories based on experiences from the author's youth and peopled with an unusual assortment of family and friends. Stone, Bruce. Been Clever Forever. 1988 * YA Fiction St7115be Thomas, Rob. Rats Saw God. 1996 * YA (New Book Area at C-C) T3665ra In hopes of graduating, Steve York agrees to complete a hundred-page writing assignment which helps him to sort out his relationship with his famous astronaut father and the events that changed him from promising student to troubled teen. Thompson, Julian. Simon Pure. 1987 YA Fiction T3743si Townsend, Sue. The Adrian Mole Diaries, 1986. * YA T6649ad A funny look at the ups and downs of this British teen's life. Wersba, Barbara. The Carnival in My Mind. 1982. * YA Fiction W4977ca Five-foot, 14-year-old Harvey Beaumont first meets Chandler ('Chan') Brown, a tall, young supposedly struggling actress . . . on a bus in Manhattan. Harvey's romantic nature and his dreams of joining a carnival to escape his life of family craziness and personal dissatisfaction cement his friendship with Chan. Harvey soon leaves the apartment of his eccentric divorced mother, who scarcely notices his absence . . . and moves into Chan's small Village apartment. Wersba, Barbara. The Farewell Kid, 1990. * YA Fiction W4977fa Seventeen-year-old Heidi Rosenbloom decides against college when she finishes high school and to devote herself to stray dogs instead; but the entrance of photographer Harvey Beaumont into her life adds another dimension. Wersba, Barbara. Just Be Gorgeous. 1988. * YA Fiction W4977j Heidi Rosenbloom is a mess. AT age sixteen she has come to the conclusion that she has neither beauty nor talent, personality nor brains, and that her life is going nowhere. Then she meets Jeffrey Collins, and everything changes. Wersba, Barbara. Wonderful Me. 1989. * YA Fiction W4977we Sequal to Just Be Gorgeous. Heidi Rosenbloom is reciving anonymous love letters. They tell her she is spring and sadness and fresh lilacs in the rain. But Heidi knows that she is really a mess: a short plump teenager with a crew cut and a voice like Woody Allen's. By the end of the story, readers of all ages will agree that Heidi Rosenbloom is wonderful. Young, Karen R. The Beetle and Me: a Love Story. 1999. * YA Fiction Y8593be Surrounded by her busy extended family and their many cars, fifteen-year-old Daisy pursues her goal of single-handedly restoring the car of her dreams, the old purple Volkswagen Beetle from her childhood. Zindel, Paul. The Undertaker's Gone Banana's. 1978. * YA Fiction Z663un Two teenagers believe a neighbor, an undertaker, has murdered his wife but can't convince anyone else. | |
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