Young Adult Humor

Nick Rhodes and his friends Pratchett, Hogue, and Jared - together known as Beef Squad - have got seventh grade totally hacked. They make perfect grades by day, pull spectacular pranks by night, play video games in between, and do it all with a zany sense of humor only they find funny.

Sixteen-year-old songwriter and aspiring social outcast Caleb Clifford fills his world with music, but - like most things - keeps his songs to himself. That is, until his little brother leaks Caleb's most personal track online - a track that's quite obviously about his secret crush. Having his innermost feelings (accompanied by a funky bass line) go viral is not Caleb's idea of a good time. But is this the end of everything or the start?

Gideon’s short-lived run as a locally famous boy detective ended when middle school started, and everyone else—including his best friend, Lily—moved on while Gideon kept holding on to his trench coat, fedora, and his treasured film noir collection. Now he’s sixteen and officially retired. That is, until Lily shows up suddenly at Gideon’s door, needing his help. He might be mad at her for cutting him off with no explanation, but Gideon can’t turn down a case.

Uno de esos audiolibros que marcan para siempre a los lectores que se adentran en él, jóvenes y no tan jóvenes. Ilya, un joven que lleva una vida rutinaria en una aldea del centro de Europa, es mordido por un vampiro. Su aparente transformación hará cambiar la vida a su alrededor, pero también el modo en que él mismo contempla la vida. Una lúcida reflexión sobre la identidad contada con un sentido del humor que nos hará sonreír con un colmillo.

Quando Greg Heffley e la sua famiglia partono per un viaggio in camper attraverso il Paese, sono pronti a vivere la più grande delle avventure. Ma le cose non vanno secondo i piani e così si ritrovano bloccati in un campeggio che non è esattamente un paradiso estivo. Le cose peggiorano quando un violento nubifragio li scaraventa in un mare di guai... come faranno a salvare la loro vacanza?

Ein skurriler und schmerzhafter Coming-of-Age-Roman über einen Außenseiter und dessen gewöhnungsbedürftigen Begleiter, in dem Tankred Lerch ein Wechselspiel aus Ernsthaftigkeit, schrägem Humor und einer guten Prise Sex inszeniert. Seit Joe, der Rüberbringer, aufgetaucht ist, herrscht in Reds Leben das pure Chaos. Egal, um was es geht - Joe stellt alles auf den Kopf. Wieso lässt ihn dieser Typ nicht einfach in Ruhe? Doch oft genug trifft Joe mit seinen Sticheleien genau ins Schwarze. Vielleicht sind seine Ideen ja doch gar nicht so übel.

Una historia tan desternillante como el mejor Solo en Casa. Carmen y Guillermo son dos bromistas natos, el terror de su clase y de todo su colegio. Sin embargo, pronto van a enfrentarse a un enemigo a su altura: Míster Ideas de Bombero, un ladrón profesional que asaltará su casa junto a sus secuaces. Carmen y Guillermo están a punto de descubrir a quién se le dan mejor las bromas pesadas.

From the author of Layoverland comes another bitingly clever, laugh-out-loud funny novel, about a group of teen girls going up against an exploitative megachurch in their small Montana town.

The day I realized my brother would be a rock star...was the same day I accidentally pooped my pants. They’re not related, just memorable. Should my famous brother be writing his own story? Certainly. But...I'm the one they got to tell the story. Where is he?

Skylar's got ambitious #goals. And if she wants them to come true, she has to get to work now. (At least she thinks so....) Step one in her epic plan is showing everyone that her latest app is brilliant. To do that, she's going to use it to win State at the Scholastic Exposition, the nerdiest academic competition around. First, she'll need a team, and Skylar's not always so good with people. But she'll do whatever it takes to put one together...even if it means playing Cupid for her teammates Joey and Zane, at Joey's request.

Not only is Janine Green but the dog comes into her bedroom every morning and speaks to her. Yes! The dog can speak, but then so can the cat. However this morning the dog doesn't come in. Where is he? What has happened to him? This is the problem for Green Janine to solve. She will hunt for him until she finds him and brings him home. But how to do so is going to be the problem. After one unsuccessful attempt and a run in with the police, her friend Mr Mafista turns up (he does magic but not always very well) and they locate the dog.

Miraculously, within a few moments, Red, the caddie master, came shuffling over to the caddie shed, as if Frankie's sad refrain was heard, telling Frankie and Ozzie that he needed two caddies. Ozzie quickly said to Frankie, "You do have a big mouth, but I think it came in handy this time," delighting the now cheerful Frankie.

The Mcbovy Series is about a retired clown, who is battling demons and is trying his best to make his son Bobo proud. Throughout the book, Mcbovy makes the wrong decisions, and Bobo creates new ideas to make their life easier. But life is never easy. They go through ups and downs, but somehow they always make it work.

There's a mean buck sheep on the loose, and Finn gets trapped in no-man's-land between the yard fence and the coal shed. That ram is born to butt and he's after Finn. With his parents in town, city-slicker Uncle Rob is the only adult for miles around. Uncle Rob's initial reaction: "What am I supposed to do about that"? Good clean fun on the farm ain't so much fun with the big bad buck sheep on the prowl.

Everyone's favorite wizard, before the beard. We know him well. Ever-flowing wisdom. Concealed power. A white beard and a proclivity for mentoring chosen-ones. In so many tales, we find ourselves enamored with a kindly wizard guiding our protagonist, curious about his roots, source of power, and hidden knowledge. This is that wizard’s story. Falin is only 20 years of age, and with 980 years left to explore the world, he is eager to begin his quest for the Gems of Elsana, four jewels that provide wizards with their full power.

Meet Paul (again). Yes, Paul has solved the mystery of his girlfriend’s behavior; no, Paul makes no sense out of his encounter with the creepy guy; and, yes, Paul does manage to finish his paper and turn it in on time. However, Paul, Jesus, and Lacy only discover more unanswered questions than answers. It doesn’t help matters either that Jesus finally meets the creepy guy with the pristine dental work. Will Paul recover from his second trip to lunch detention for reasons that nobody would believe? Will it go on his transcript?

La storia di due amici, Huck Finn e Jim, che cercano la libertà, nell'America dell'800, in lingua inglese! Una collana di Classici della letteratura in lingua originale, per giovani desiderosi di imparare una nuova lingua, in forma ridotta per renderli più facili. Pubblicati come audiolibri per permettere di apprendere in modo ancora più semplice la pronuncia delle parole.

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.

58,643,129. That's how many dollars 17-year-old Fortuna Jane Belleweather just won in the lotto jackpot. It's also about how many reasons she has for not coming forward to claim her prize. Problem #1: Jane is still a minor, and if anyone discovers she bought the ticket underage, she'll either have to forfeit the ticket or worse.... Problem #2: Let her hoarder mother cash it. The last thing Jane's mom needs is millions of dollars to buy more junk. Problem #3: Jane's best friend, aspiring journalist Brandon Kim, declares on the news that he's going to find the lucky winner.

It’s the summer holidays and 13-year-old Luke has just had his life turned upside down. First his older sister, Rose, moved 'across the road’ - where a community of climate rebels are protesting the planned airport expansion - and now his dad’s gone, too. Dad only went to get Rose back, but he’s out there building totem poles out of old furniture and wearing sandals and drinking mead (whatever that is) with the best of them. Luke is determined to save his dad, his sister AND his summer.