Fun & Funny

Submitted by Mer L. [1] on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 9:51am

autotots With the end of school right around the corner, this is usually the time of year when you finally get the chance to read something just for fun. Below I’ve listed some newer titles that are just for fun or will have you laughing out loud. How will you celebrate your fast-approaching summer?

Mer’s New-ish Fun & Funny Picks:

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How Lamar’s Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy [2] by Crystal Allen
Geek: Fantasy Novel [3] by E. Archer
You Killed Wesley Payne [4] by Sean Beaudoin
Beauty Queens [5] by Libba Bray
Beat the Band [6] by Don Calame
Notes From a Totally Lame Vampire: Because the Undead Have Feelings Too! [7] by Tim Collins

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Ten Miles Past Normal [8] by Frances O’Roark Dowell
Sidekicks [9] by Jack D. Ferraiolo
The Big Crunch [10] by Pete Hautman
Shakespeare Makes the Playoffs [11] by Ronald Koertge
The Loser List [12] by Holly Kowitt
The Anti-Prom [13] by Abby McDonald

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Gimme a Call [14] by Sarah Mlynowski
Anna and the French Kiss [15] by Stephanie Perkins
Fat Vampire: A Never Coming of Age Story [16] by Adam Rex
Gemini Bites [17] by Patrick Ryan
Mad Love [18] by Suzanne Selfors
Beatle Meets Destiny [19] by Gabrielle Williams

Flickr CC [20]: autotots [21] Photo by: dave_apple [22]

Humor [23]
Teens [24]

Links:
[1] http://www.hcpl.net/users/mer-l
[2] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=How%20Lamars%20Bad%20Prank%20Won%20a%20Bubba-Sized%20Trophy%20by%20Crystal%20Allen&index=.GH#focus
[3] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Geek:%20Fantasy%20Novel%20by%20E.%20Archer&index=.GH#focus
[4] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=You%20Killed%20Wesley%20Payne%20by%20Sean%20Beaudoin&index=.GH#focus
[5] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Beauty%20Queens%20by%20Libba%20Bray&index=.GH#focus
[6] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Beat%20the%20Band%20by%20Don%20Calame&index=.GH#focus
[7] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Notes%20From%20a%20Totally%20Lame%20Vampire:%20Because%20the%20Undead%20Have%20Feelings%20Too!%20By%20Tim%20Collins&index=.GH#focus
[8] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Ten%20Miles%20Past%20Normal%20by%20Frances%20Dowell&index=.GH#focus
[9] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Sidekicks%20by%20Jack%20D.%20Ferraiolo&index=.GH#focus
[10] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=The%20Big%20Crunch%20by%20Pete%20Hautman&index=.GH#focus
[11] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Shakespeare%20Makes%20the%20Playoffs%20by%20Ronald%20Koertge&index=.GH#focus
[12] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=The%20Loser%20List%20by%20Holly%20Kowitt&index=.GH#focus
[13] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=The%20Anti-Prom%20by%20Abby%20McDonald&index=.GH
[14] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Gimme%20a%20Call%20by%20Sarah%20Mlynowski&index=.GH#focus
[15] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Anna%20and%20the%20French%20Kiss%20by%20Stephanie%20Perkins%20&index=.GH#focus
[16] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Fat%20Vampire:%20A%20Never%20Coming%20of%20Age%20Story%20by%20Adam%20Rex&index=.GH#focus
[17] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Gemini%20Bites%20by%20Patrick%20Ryan&index=.GH#focus
[18] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Mad%20Love%20by%20Suzanne%20Selfors&index=.GH#focus
[19] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Beatle%20Meets%20Destiny%20by%20Gabrielle%20Williams&index=.GH#focus
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[21] http://www.flickr.com/photos/dave_apple/805726058/in/photostream/
[22] http://www.flickr.com/people/dave_apple/
[23] http://www.hcpl.net/category/tags/humor
[24] http://www.hcpl.net/category/genres/teens