Middle School Boys: Humor
Gennifer Choldenko. Al Capone Does My Shirts. (Putnam, 2004)
Jack Gantos. "Joey Pigza" (Series):
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key. (Farrar, Strauss, Graux, 1998)
Joey Pigza Loses Control. (Farrar, Strauss, Graux, 2000)
What Would Joey Do? (Farrar, Strauss, Graux, 2002)
Morris Gleitzman. Toad Rage. (Random House Books for Young Readers, 2004)
Toad Heaven. (Random House Books for Young Readers, 2005)
Toad Away. (Random House Books for Young Readers, 2006)
Andy Griffiths. The Day My Butt Went Psycho. (Scholastic, 2003)
Zombie Butts From Uranus. (Scholastic, 2004)
Butt Wars!: The Final Conflict. (Scholastic, 2005)
Dan Gutman. The Talent Show. (Simon & Schuster, 2010)
Which do you think will cause more chaos, a tornado, or a school full of school kids with a stage, a
microphone, and a desire to stick it to the man? This town will never be the same, twice!
Gordon Korman. Schooled. (Hyperion, 2007)
Gordon Korman. The 6th Grade Nickname Game. (Hyperion, 2007)
Josh Lieb. I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I want to Be Your Class President. (Razor Bill, 2009)
Lenore Look. Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters. (Schwartz & Wade
Books, 2009)
Do you know why you should always take toilet paper on a camping trip? Alvin Ho does; unfortunately,
his dad does not. Alvin is a helmet-wearing, goggle-eyed, super hero wanna-be with a zest for life, so
long as he can observe it from the safety of his own house. He is not happy to be dragged out
camping where he will be exposed to any number of natural disasters. Little does he know that the
biggest natural disaster in the woods is him!
Blake Nelson. Gender Blender. (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2007)
Gary Paulsen. Harris and Me. (Harcourt, 1993)
Richard Peck. The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Acts. (Dial, 2004)
Lincoln Pierce. "Big Nate" (Series):
Big Nate: In a Class By Himself. (Harper, 2010)
Getting a detention slip from a teacher who doesn't even bother to write your name, just "Kid with the
wierd hair"? That's a bad day! Wet stains on your gym shorts, 148 servings of green beans, and
having your teacher find your list of nicknames for her, that's a world record bad day.
Big Nate Strikes Again. (Harper, 2010)
Jerry Spinelli. Loser. (Joanna Cotler, 2002)
Michael P. Spradlin, illustrated by Jeff Weigel. Jack and Jill Went Up to Kill: A Book of Zombie Nursery
Rhymes. (Harper, 2011)
You never realize how many sheep there are in nursery rhymes until you see that the most timid of
creatures make the most ravenous undead.
Todd Strasser. "Help! I'm Trapped..." (Series):
Help! I'm Trapped in My Teacher's Body. (Scholastic, 1993)
Help! I'm Trapped in The First Day of School. (Scholastic, 1994)
Help! I'm Trapped in Obedience School. (Scholastic, 1995)
Help! I'm Trapped in My Gym Teacher's Body. (Scholastic, 1996)
Help! I’m Trapped in the President’s Body. (Scholastic, 1997)
Help! I'm Trapped in Obedience School Again. (Scholastic, 1997)
Help! I'm Trapped in My Sister's Body. (Scholastic, 1997)
Help! I'm Trapped in the First Day of Summer Camp. (Scholastic, 1997)
Help! I'm Trapped in Santa's Body. (Scholastic, 1997)
Help! I'm Trapped in My Principal's Body. (Scholastic, 1998)
Help! I'm Trapped in an Alien's Body. (Apple, 1998)
Help! I'm Trapped in My Camp Counselor's Body. (Apple, 1998)
Help! I'm Trapped in a Movie Star's Body. (Apple, 1999)
Help! I'm Trapped in My Lunch Lady's Body. (Scholastic, 1999)
Help! I'm Trapped in a Vampire's Body. (Scholastic, 2000)
Help! I'm Trapped in a Professional Wrestler's Body. (Scholastic, 2000)
Help! I'm Trapped in a Supermodel's Body. (Apple, 2001)
Help! I'm Trapped in Summer Camp. (Scholastic, 2006)
Todd Strasser. Is That a Sick Cat in Your Backpack? (Scholastic, 2007)
Is That a Dead Dog in Your Locker? (Scholastic, 2008)
Is That a Glow-in-the-Dark Bunny in Your Pillowcase? (Scholastic 2009)
Wendelin Van Draanen. Swear to Howdy. (Knopf, 2003)
Daniel H. Wilson. Bro-Jitsu: The Martial Art of Sibling Smackdown. (Bloomsbury, 2010)
Physical and psychological torture of bratty little brothers and bossy older sisters is part of a grand
tradition going back to caveman times. Master the arts of noogies, fake nipples, the hanging spit fake,
and the python leg squeeze, then hide this book before your brother finds it and turns this ancient art
against you!
Henry Winkler. "Hank Zipzer: The World's Greatest Underachiever" (Series):
Niagara Falls, or Does It? (Grosset & Dunlap, 2003)
I Got a "D" in Salami. (Grosset & Dunlap, 2003)
Day of the Iguana. (Grosset & Dunlap, 2003)
Gennifer Choldenko. Al Capone Does My Shirts. (Putnam, 2004)
Jack Gantos. "Joey Pigza" (Series):
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key. (Farrar, Strauss, Graux, 1998)
Joey Pigza Loses Control. (Farrar, Strauss, Graux, 2000)
What Would Joey Do? (Farrar, Strauss, Graux, 2002)
Morris Gleitzman. Toad Rage. (Random House Books for Young Readers, 2004)
Toad Heaven. (Random House Books for Young Readers, 2005)
Toad Away. (Random House Books for Young Readers, 2006)
Andy Griffiths. The Day My Butt Went Psycho. (Scholastic, 2003)
Zombie Butts From Uranus. (Scholastic, 2004)
Butt Wars!: The Final Conflict. (Scholastic, 2005)
Dan Gutman. The Talent Show. (Simon & Schuster, 2010)
Which do you think will cause more chaos, a tornado, or a school full of school kids with a stage, a
microphone, and a desire to stick it to the man? This town will never be the same, twice!
Gordon Korman. Schooled. (Hyperion, 2007)
Gordon Korman. The 6th Grade Nickname Game. (Hyperion, 2007)
Josh Lieb. I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I want to Be Your Class President. (Razor Bill, 2009)
Lenore Look. Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters. (Schwartz & Wade
Books, 2009)
Do you know why you should always take toilet paper on a camping trip? Alvin Ho does; unfortunately,
his dad does not. Alvin is a helmet-wearing, goggle-eyed, super hero wanna-be with a zest for life, so
long as he can observe it from the safety of his own house. He is not happy to be dragged out
camping where he will be exposed to any number of natural disasters. Little does he know that the
biggest natural disaster in the woods is him!
Blake Nelson. Gender Blender. (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2007)
Gary Paulsen. Harris and Me. (Harcourt, 1993)
Richard Peck. The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Acts. (Dial, 2004)
Lincoln Pierce. "Big Nate" (Series):
Big Nate: In a Class By Himself. (Harper, 2010)
Getting a detention slip from a teacher who doesn't even bother to write your name, just "Kid with the
wierd hair"? That's a bad day! Wet stains on your gym shorts, 148 servings of green beans, and
having your teacher find your list of nicknames for her, that's a world record bad day.
Big Nate Strikes Again. (Harper, 2010)
Jerry Spinelli. Loser. (Joanna Cotler, 2002)
Michael P. Spradlin, illustrated by Jeff Weigel. Jack and Jill Went Up to Kill: A Book of Zombie Nursery
Rhymes. (Harper, 2011)
You never realize how many sheep there are in nursery rhymes until you see that the most timid of
creatures make the most ravenous undead.
Todd Strasser. "Help! I'm Trapped..." (Series):
Help! I'm Trapped in My Teacher's Body. (Scholastic, 1993)
Help! I'm Trapped in The First Day of School. (Scholastic, 1994)
Help! I'm Trapped in Obedience School. (Scholastic, 1995)
Help! I'm Trapped in My Gym Teacher's Body. (Scholastic, 1996)
Help! I’m Trapped in the President’s Body. (Scholastic, 1997)
Help! I'm Trapped in Obedience School Again. (Scholastic, 1997)
Help! I'm Trapped in My Sister's Body. (Scholastic, 1997)
Help! I'm Trapped in the First Day of Summer Camp. (Scholastic, 1997)
Help! I'm Trapped in Santa's Body. (Scholastic, 1997)
Help! I'm Trapped in My Principal's Body. (Scholastic, 1998)
Help! I'm Trapped in an Alien's Body. (Apple, 1998)
Help! I'm Trapped in My Camp Counselor's Body. (Apple, 1998)
Help! I'm Trapped in a Movie Star's Body. (Apple, 1999)
Help! I'm Trapped in My Lunch Lady's Body. (Scholastic, 1999)
Help! I'm Trapped in a Vampire's Body. (Scholastic, 2000)
Help! I'm Trapped in a Professional Wrestler's Body. (Scholastic, 2000)
Help! I'm Trapped in a Supermodel's Body. (Apple, 2001)
Help! I'm Trapped in Summer Camp. (Scholastic, 2006)
Todd Strasser. Is That a Sick Cat in Your Backpack? (Scholastic, 2007)
Is That a Dead Dog in Your Locker? (Scholastic, 2008)
Is That a Glow-in-the-Dark Bunny in Your Pillowcase? (Scholastic 2009)
Wendelin Van Draanen. Swear to Howdy. (Knopf, 2003)
Daniel H. Wilson. Bro-Jitsu: The Martial Art of Sibling Smackdown. (Bloomsbury, 2010)
Physical and psychological torture of bratty little brothers and bossy older sisters is part of a grand
tradition going back to caveman times. Master the arts of noogies, fake nipples, the hanging spit fake,
and the python leg squeeze, then hide this book before your brother finds it and turns this ancient art
against you!
Henry Winkler. "Hank Zipzer: The World's Greatest Underachiever" (Series):
Niagara Falls, or Does It? (Grosset & Dunlap, 2003)
I Got a "D" in Salami. (Grosset & Dunlap, 2003)
Day of the Iguana. (Grosset & Dunlap, 2003)
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