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Stories to make you laugh, for grades 3-8.
Updated July 6, 2023
LINCC (Libraries in Clackamas County)
Milwaukie Ledding Library
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The terrible two
Barnett, Mac
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling authors Mac Barnett and Jory John comes The Terrible Two, the first book in a deviously funny series about fitting in, making your mark, and finding a friend where you least expect one. "A double helping of fun...
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#best babysitters ever!
Cala, Caroline
Paper Book
The first in a new laugh-out-loud series about three 12-year-old best friends who set up a babysitting business. When Bree, Malia and Dot find an old copy of the book The Babysitter's Club, they come up with a totally original idea - to set up their own babysitting business. I mean, they...
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The last last-day-of-summer
Giles, Lamar
Paper Book
"The Last Last-Day-of-Summer reminds me that all children deserve to exist in magical spaces where their imaginations and familial bonds will them into heroism. Every single child should have the freedom to be one of The Legendary Alstons. And I, for one, am grateful to Giles, and this brilliant...
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Mr. Lemoncello's very first game
Grabenstein, Chris
Paper Book
Before Mr. Lemoncello became everyone's favorite game maker, he was a kid who liked to roll the dice . . . Discover the origins of what James Patterson calls "the coolest library in the world" in this PREQUEL to the New York Times bestselling Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library.<...
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Olga and the smelly thing from nowhere
Gravel, Elise
Paper Book
Olga, animal-scientist-in-training, knows for sure that animals are better than humans. When she grows up she will be known as Genius Professor Olga, and will probably invent some new species herself. When she finds a pink, hairy creature living in her rubbish bin one day, it's a dream come true -...
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Stand up, Yumi Chung!
Kim, Jessica
Paper Book
One lie snowballs into a full-blown double life in this irresistible story about an aspiring stand-up comedian. On the outside, Yumi Chung suffers from #shygirlproblems, a perm-gone-wrong, and kids calling her "Yu-MEAT" because she smells like her family's Korean barbecue...
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Real pigeons fight crime
McDonald, Andrew
Paper Book
The first hilarious book in the blockbuster REAL PIGEONS series about crime-fighting, mystery-solving pigeons! Ever wonder why pigeons always act so weird? It's because they're out there chasing the bad guys and saving your butts! Did you know your city is...
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Accidental trouble magnet
Mian, Zanib
Paper Book
Welcome, readers, to the imaginative brain of Omar! You might not know me yet, but once you open the pages of this book you'll laugh so hard that snot will come out of your nose (plus you might meet a dragon and a zombie - what more could you want?). My parents decided it would...
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Rumble with the Romans!
Northfield, Gary
Paper Book
What happens when you mix the gladiatorial combat of ancient Rome with a fast-talking creature who is DEFINITELY NOT A STRIPY HORSE? From a smelly water hole on the African savanna, Julius Zebra is captured, along with Milus the scarred lion and Cornelius the clueless warthog....
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My big fat zombie goldfish
O'Hara, Mo
Paper Book
When Tom's big brother decides to become an Evil Scientist, his first experiment involves dunking Frankie the goldfish into toxic green gunk. Tom and his best friend Pradeep know that there is only one thing to do: Zap the fish with a battery and bring him back to life! But there's something...
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Mistakes were made
Pastis, Stephan.
Paper Book
"An endearingly pathetic antihero with delusions of greatness. . . . Seldom has failure been so likable -- or so funny." -- The Wall Street Journal Take Timmy Failure--the clueless, comically self-confident CEO of the best detective agency in town, perhaps...
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How to train your dad
Paulsen, Gary
Paper Book
From the living legend and award-winning author of Hatchet comes a laugh-out-loud eco-adventure about a boy, his free-thinking dad and the puppy-training pamphlet that turns their summer upside down.Twelve-year-old Carl is fed up with his dad; he may be brilliant, but bin-diving for food, scouring...
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The barf of the bedazzler
Reynolds, Aaron
Paper Book
"If you love fantasy, funny humor, flatulence, and friends, then Aaron Reynolds has written the perfect book for you!" --DAN SANTAT, author of The Aquanut, Sidekicks, and The Adventures of Beekle Fart and his friends take on a new belly-quaking quest in...
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The ice cream machine
Rubin, Adam
Paper Book
Don't miss the #1 New York Times bestseller everyone is raving about! From the wild and wonderful imagination of the author of Dragons Love Tacos comes this hilarious, irresistible debut collection of six totally different stories with the same exact name. In these...
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Ben Yokoyama and the cookie of doom
Swanson, Matthew
Paper Book
"This is my favorite book of the year." -Lincoln Peirce, New York Times bestselling author of Big Nate series Meet Ben, a literal-minded kid with a big heart and an even bigger sweet-tooth, who cracks open a fortune cookie and discovers that TODAY might be his last day...
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The double life of Danny Day
Thayer, Mike
Paper Book
A boy who lives every day twice uses his ability to bring down bullies at his new school in Mike Thayer's humor-filled middle grade novel, The Double Life of Danny Day. My name is Danny Day, and I live every day twice. The first time, it's a...
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Harriet the invincible
Vernon, Ursula
Paper Book
Sleeping Beauty gets a feisty, furry twist in this hilarious new comic series from the creator of Dragonbreath Harriet Hamsterbone is not your typical princess. She may be quite stunning in the rodent realm (you'll have to trust her on this one), but she is not so great at...
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