Humor Book Titles by Kim Field @libraryField https://padlet.com/libraryField/sl9wyv1yxld9 Central Middle School (CMS) Library humorous book titles. en-us 2017-10-13 17:48:45 UTC 2018-03-22 04:01:55 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Diskette.png The Schwa Was Here by Neal Shusterman libraryField https://padlet.com/libraryField/sl9wyv1yxld9/wish/196921983 6-9
When Anthony "Antsy"Bonano and his friends meet Calvin Schwa, they are impressed and puzzled by his ability to appear and disappear before their very eyes. Antsy concocts a moneymaking scheme based on the Schwa's invisibility that seems promising until he and his friends overreach and are caught by the town's legendary mean millionaire, Mr. Crawley. Their resulting community service project--walking the 7 virtues and 7 vices (Crawley's 14 afghan hounds) and going out with Crawley's granddaughter Lexie--cements and ultimately challenges friendships. The humor is just right for boys, but the complexity of plot, the depth and richness of the characters, and the underlying seriousness of the issues belies the easy-to-read comedy. Schwa is an average kid who hangs on the periphery of the crowd and longs to be noticed and included, not simply ignored. His character is extreme, but far too many adolescents--and the adults who work with them--will sadly and guiltily recognize him.
Booklist (December 1, 2004 (Vol. 101, No. 7))
]]> 2017-10-13 17:51:04 UTC https://padlet.com/libraryField/sl9wyv1yxld9/wish/196921983 Kinda like brothers by Booth, Coe libraryField https://padlet.com/libraryField/sl9wyv1yxld9/wish/227356853 Real Fic/Hum/Gr 4-6-
Life is a very complicated affair if you happen to be 11-year-old Jarrett of Newark, New Jersey. His mother takes in almost any foster child, including kids with special needs. The last straw is the arrival of two siblings, the developmentally challenged toddler, Treasure, and her tall, athletic 12-year-old brother, Kevon, who will be sharing Jarrett's room. The friction between Jarrett and Kevon gains momentum when Kevon makes the basketball team and shows off for the girls, including Caprice, the girl Jarrett has a crush on. The protagonist is bound to get even at all costs. He spies on Kevon and his social worker, digging for any way to humiliate his foster brother without thought to the consequences. School Library Journal (September 1, 2014)

]]> 2018-02-02 03:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/libraryField/sl9wyv1yxld9/wish/227356853 How Lamar's bad prank won a Bubba-sized trophyby Allen, Crystal libraryField https://padlet.com/libraryField/sl9wyv1yxld9/wish/227357293 Real Fic/Hum/Gr 5-8
Among the many complications in 13-year-old Lamar Washington's life are his reputation as a prankster, which is inhibiting his quest to get a girlfriend; a basketball star older brother, Xavier, who treats him with contempt; his suspicion that his best friend is being taken advantage of by his girlfriend; and the asthma that makes bowling the most strenuous sport in which he is allowed to engage. While the death of his mother is an ongoing heartache, Lamar receives support from his strict but loving father and his close-knit African-American community. School Library Journal (February 1, 2011)]]> 2018-02-02 03:48:05 UTC https://padlet.com/libraryField/sl9wyv1yxld9/wish/227357293 Public school superhero by Patterson, James; illustrated by Thomas, Cory libraryField https://padlet.com/libraryField/sl9wyv1yxld9/wish/227359232 Real Fic/Hum/9-12
Kenny's dreams of superpowered heroics provide a respite from his tough school. Kenny Wright loves his grandma, chess and superheroes. Less loved is his school, an overcrowded, underfunded cinderblock straight out of the fourth season of The Wire. A string of peculiar circumstances puts Kenny in the position of teaching his enemy, Ray-Ray, how to play chess, but this crummy state of affairs may be just what Kenny needs right now. Kirkus Reviews (February 1, 2015)
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