PACL Recommends: Funny Books for Middle GradesLike this list

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• A Little Bit Super

  With Small Powers Come Big Problems

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  The kids in these humorous short stories each have a minor superpower they're learning to live with. One can shape-shift--but only part of her body, and only on Mondays. Another can always tell whether an avocado is perfectly ripe. One can even hear…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fluffle Bunnies. 1, Buns Gone Bad

  Humphrey, Anna,

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  Three bunnies are left without their mother when she goes off to Brazil to learn jujitsu. With quick thinking, ingenuity and maybe a little bit of raccoon manipulation, these three buns will take on all comers to be the rulers of the park. Will they…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Volcanoes Are Hot!

  Cham, Jorge,

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  Eleven-year-old Oliver finds his reputation shattered after a cafeteria catastrophe, so he turns to his quirky geoscientist aunt for help and learns about volcanoes to prepare for the school science fair and a chance to dethrone champion Ana Lía…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last Hope School for Magical Delinquents

  Pau Preto, Nicki,

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  Unable to control her powers, twelve-year-old Lavinia finds herself at a last-resort magical school where she teams up with her misfit classmates to save the school from danger.

• The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science

  McKinnon, Kate, 1984-

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  Antiquarium is a place where all the girls wear fancy Tafeteen dresses, own a fluffy bichon frise, attend etiquette school to learn how to sit properly, and receive a silver spoon for their 10th birthdays. The Porch sisters, meanwhile, would rather…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Slugfest

  Korman, Gordon,

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  Forced to take Physical Education Equivalency, aka "Slugfest," in summer school so he can maintain his star spot on the JV football team, Yash recruits his fellow PE rejects to train with him and pass this course, an endeavor that turns into a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Adventures of Invisible Boy. 1

  Horner, Doogie,

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  After a spill at the science fair turns Stan and Gene invisible, one boy uses his powers for good while the other makes trouble.

• Mabuhay!

  Sterling, Zack

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  First-generation Filipino siblings, JJ and Althea, struggle to belong at school. JJ wants to fit in with the crowd, while Althea wants to be accepted as she is. But between the leftover Filipino food their mom packs for their lunches to having a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Attack of the Stink Monster!

  Shireen, Nadia,

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  A Bigfoot is on the loose! Ted, Nancy, Willow, and the rest of the Grimwood gang must embark on their greatest adventure yet to save their home from a nasty, thieving stink monster.

• Bea Wolf

  Weinersmith, Zach, 1982-

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  Listen! Hear a tale of mallow-munchers and warriors who answer candy's clarion call! Somewhere in a generic suburb stands Treeheart, a kid-forged sanctuary where generations of tireless tykes have spent their youths making merry, spilling soda, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

  Nayeri, Daniel,

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  This is the tale of an exciting journey along the Silk Road with a young Monk and his newfound guardian, Samir, a larger than life character and the so-called "Seller of Dreams." The man is a scammer; his biggest skill being the ability to talk his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Book That No One Wanted to Read

  Ayoade, Richard, 1977-

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  The life of a book isn't easy, especially when people judge you by your cover (not every book can be adorned with sparkly unicorns!). And this narrator should know--it's the book itself, and it has a lot of opinions. It gets irritated when readers…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bad Sister

  Harper, Charise Mericle,

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  Meet Charise. She's energetic, helpful, a model pet owner and full of inventions. But she's also a bad sister. When she goes too far and breaks little brother Daniel's tooth, can she redeem herself? Is an accident really an accident if you could…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Maya and the Robot

  Ewing, Eve L.,

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  A forgotten homemade robot comes to life just when aspiring fifth-grade scientist Maya needs a friend - and a science fair project.

• Total Mayhem. 1, Monday - Into the Cave of Thieves

  Lazar, Ralph,

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  Dash Candoo's Monday is filled with adventure--during breakfast battling scallywags and the Devil Cat and then at school, confronted with Total Mayhem Situations involving an assortment of missing objects.

• Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom

  Swanson, Matthew, 1974-

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  Eight-year-old Ben takes a fortune cookie literally, and believing he has only one day left to live, tries to do everything he has always wanted to before nightfall.

• The Magical Reality of Nadia

  Yūsuf, Bāsim, 1974-

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  From Bassem Youssef, a.k.a. The Jon Stewart of the Arab World, comes a hilarious and heartfelt story about prejudice, friendship, empathy, and courage. Nadia loves fun facts. Here are a few about her: - She collects bobbleheads -- she has 77 so far.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

  Kim, Jessica, 1980-

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  When eleven-year-old Yumi Chung stumbles into a kids' comedy camp she is mistaken for another student, so she decides to play the part.

• Don't Check Out This Book!

  Klise, Kate,

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  When Appleton Elementary's new school board president, Ivana Beprawpa, uses her position to line her own pockets, student sleuths Sara and May, supported by passionate librarian Rita B. Danjerous, seek the truth. Told through letters, memos, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Monster and Boy

  Barnaby, Hannah Rodgers

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  When Monster (who lives under the bed) meets Boy (who sleeps in the bed), the boy starts to scream--and Monster promptly swallows him. It's the beginning of a beautiful friendship!