Young Adult Humor

Nicholas Herriman stands a good chance of being voted "The Most Average Kid to Ever Attend Peabody School"...until he stumbles on a trunk full of clothing and accessories that give him superpowers. Unfortunately, he doesn't know how to use the things in the trunk, and some of them are broken.

Leonardo frequenta la terza media e insieme al suo amico Pelle si diverte a escogitare brutti scherzi, come il lancio del cane sul postino o il caffè corretto al lassativo per i prof. È un vero teppista! Non studia, ha un conto in sospeso con l'insegnante di tecnologia Rocco Crotalo, e la sua unica passione sono i videogiochi. Nonostante i genitori panettieri cerchino di "educarlo", la tentazione di fare la parte del cattivo vince sempre. Ma quando per la prima volta è Leonardo a cadere vittima di un brutto scherzo, per rimediare ai danni è costretto a incontrare una vecchia suora.

High school nobody Kenan is doing just fine in the midst of the zombie apocalypse, thank you very much, but when his dream girl Katy comes stumbling around the corner, she turns his world upside-down. David Wood's first foray into young adult fiction is an action-packed horror tale laced with dark humor and even darker thrills.

Wieder einmal verbringen die Fünf Freunde ihre Ferien im Felsenhaus bei Tante Fanny und Onkel Quentin. Als Georg am Strand den Fischerjungen Alf sieht, wie er kreidebleich anscheinend vor etwas davonläuft, kommt ihr das komisch vor. Als sie ihn zur Rede stellt, erzählt er eine unglaubliche Geschichte...

Sam Campbell's school team, the Laggan Lairds, always loses. When someone suggests that their name be the Laggan Lard Butts, Sam thinks the team should change its name. What is a Laird, anyway? The basketball coach agrees, and soon the whole school is involved in an election for a new team name. Sam and his friends nominate the name Lard Butts. When the basketball team starts winning games after a warm-up cheer of "Go Lard Butts!" it seems the Lard Butt campaign might actually win the election.

Up until now, Marv’s uneventful life has revolved around playing football with his best mate, Jimmy. But things take a turn for the dramatic with the arrival at school of new girl Carly Stonehouse. Marv falls in love at first sight, but there’s no way a girl like Carly will ever look at him. Unless, perhaps, he enlists help from a very unusual source.

Sometimes it feels like Oddonis can’t do anything right. Especially compared to his literally perfect twin brother, Adonis. But this time, Oddonis has really messed up by accidentally turning his father, the all-powerful king of the gods, Zeus, into a giant baby. Now, it’s up to Oddonis to assemble a team of his odd friends - Mathena, Gaseous, and Puneous - and journey to the underworld to get the curse reversed. Along the way, Oddonis will have to overcome a series of dangerous obstacles, his obnoxious brother, his own self-doubt, and the horrible scents of his best friend.

Seventh grade was supposed to be Alli's breakout year, only her big debut ends up being a big disaster. Then queen bee Rachel Delaney takes Alli under her wing, and Alli finds herself in the inner circle of seventh-grade cool. But the inner circle is nothing like Alli expected, and ugliness lurks behind the prettiest faces. Can Alli figure out where she fits in, or will she get caught up in the glamour of running with the in-crowd?

What does a kid do when his Mum and Dad are past it? Get them into shape, decides Keith. And find them new partners. It's a brilliant plan, but he'll need help.

Unleash the laughter with "Funny Jokes for 13 Year Old Teens," the ultimate joke collection that's perfect for teenagers and anyone young at heart!

The Dreaded Summons and Other Misplaced Bills investigates seven unfortunate accounts piled together to make you laugh. The collection opens with Tina Teatree, who has a compulsion for weeding that soon digs up the root of her problem. The title story is "The Dreaded Summons", about an introvert and his friendship with a lost manatee. Other stories reveal the Breakfast Hunter, J.J. Whitweather, Shirley Short, and Fig B. Willingsbee.

I should have seen it coming. A long time before it came I should have known.I was six or seven years old and there was a girl living next door named Peggy. She was a year older than me and a lot stronger and we were wrestling and she held me down.... All of a sudden it seemed there was something about girls that wasn’t all bad. I didn’t know what it was but I should have known that this first feeling with Peggy Ollendorfer meant that down the road, later, I was in for a big surprise. Afterward, when I was a little older, if you’d asked me what the surprise was like, I’d have said it was about like getting hit by a train.

The fifth title in the BRILLIANT series by Pamela Butchart. Hamlet could NEVER make his mind up about ANYTHING. And one time he actually went to school in just his pants and got sent home because he couldn't decide what to wear. When Izzy (star of The Spy Who Loved School Dinners) is asked to tell her friends some HILARIOUS and SCARY stories, she knows exactly where to look: Shakespeare, the king of SUPER dramatic stuff.

How Penny Pollard learns to stop hating babies and (certain) boys is revealed in this hilarious and startling collection of letters.

La Didi i la Monsti són dues adolescents que se les empesquen totes per entomar amb humor la vida quotidiana, la difícil relació amb els companys de classe, les dèries dels professors i els conflictes familiars. La Didi descobreix el poder alliberador d’escriure i transforma tot el que els passa en les aventures esbojarrades de dos personatges delirants: l’arqueòleg karateka i el seu amic Quimsta.

Rafael Mundo, un escritor de literatura infantil, recibe una llamada muy especial: un niño, Matías, le pide un presupuesto para un cuento, pues quiere regalárselo a su amiga Chelo el día de su cumpleaños. Quiere que sea de intriga y que tenga monstruos. El escritor, a quien no se le ocurre ninguna idea para el guión de un anuncio de galletas encargado por una agencia de publicidad, pide ayuda a Matías. Pero la agencia - que en realidad busca niños creativos como Matías ("caza de cerebros infantiles").

Don't mess with Timothy. He might seem like your average chipmunk who loves seeds, sunbathing, and enjoying a quiet life in the suburbs. But after new neighbors move in and wreak havoc, they will have to come face to face with his wit and resourcefulness. The last straw is that the new neighbors keep calling him Chip. Convincing all manner of rodents and other small wildlife to work together, Timothy launches an assault against their invasive neighbors.

Conni besucht die weiterführende Schule. Ihre Liebe zu Tieren wird zur echten Herausforderung, als sie einen Hundewelpen aus dem heißen Inneren eines Autos befreit. Blöd nur, dass sowohl Auto als auch Hund dem Direktor der Schule gehören. Das Thema Tierschutz wird zur Familiensache, da auch Connis Oma Liane nach ihrer Pensionierung auf einem Gnadenhof für alte und ausgesetzte Tiere gebraucht wird.

Stare if you dare, into Paul Jennings' wild world. What happens when you grow younger?

Ein Schock! Der goldene Dreikönigsschrein ist aus dem Kölner Dom verschwunden...