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ā¦or at least chuckle.
Although if weāre talking Weirdos vs Bumskulls and Julius Zebra then there was some serious laughter going on. I do hope you check these out and enjoy them as much as I did.
Weirdos vs Bumskulls by Natasha Desborough
Funnier, weirder, ruder ā Blossom is back. After performing the brilliant and unlikely feat of getting sexy rock god Josh Raven to perform at the school disco, Blossom Uxley-Michaels has decided that being a Weirdo is actually kind of awesome. Things get more exciting when Blossomās band, Camel Toe, enter the Battle of the Bands.
But Camel Toe find they have competition from an unlikely source. Then Blossom meets Vince, sexy mancake and lead singer of rival band Bumskulls. And supposedly loved-up Petrina has been spotted dribbling at the bass playerā¦ Amidst a churning whirlpool of love, war and music, can the Weirdos keep their quest for musical domination on track or will it all go norks up?
This is actually the sequel to Weirdos vs Quimboids (which I recommend you read as well) and it had me rolling with laughter. I am not kidding.
Ā Julius Zebra: Rumble With The Romans by Gary Northfield
From a smelly watering hole deep in the heart of the Serengeti to the ferocious clamour of the Colosseum, join Julius Zebra and his motley menagerie of friends as they gear up to beā¦ GLADIATORS!
Only if they win the love of the Roman crowds will they win back their freedom. But do Julius and his pals have what it takes to succeed in a world where only the meanest and toughest survive?
Ā Rockoholic by C J Skuse
Sheās got it bad, and he aināt good ā heās in her garage?
Gonna have to face it: Jodyās addicted to Jackson Gatlin, frontman of The Regulators, and after her best bud Mac scores tickets, sheās front and center at his sold-out concert. But when she gets mashed in the moshpit, loses her precious moon rock, and bodysurfs backstage, she ends up with more than a mild concussion to deal with. By the next morning, the strung-out rock star is coming down in her garage. Jody ā oops ā kind of kidnapped him. By accident. And now he doesnāt want to leave.
Ā Petunia Perry and the Curse of the Ugly Pigeon by Pamela Butchart
Petunia Perry has decided to write her memoirs. She wants the world to know what itās like to start secondary school with a best friend who stages one-person flash mobs in the canteen, a mother who over-shares at parentsā evenings and an unwelcome suitor who draws pictures of her as a unicorn. But itās when she decides to start a band with a spoon-player and a lead-singer whoās a cat that things take a turn for the truly crazyā¦
Ā Have a Little Faith (Faith #1) by Candy Harper
Year Ten has just begun and Iām already in trouble. The way Miss Ramsbottom acts youād think Iām always causing explosions or giving teachersā radical haircuts (whereas it was just that one time). And now sheās separated me from my best friend, Megs, which means I have no one to give me a piggy back or check for dangly bogies. At least the school is trying to make amends by bussing in boys for our choir. So I can stare at Dreamy Finn until he realises Iām the girl for himā¦ except heās singing a duet with my sworn enemy and her big head keeps blocking my view. Fortunately, Iāve got a plan to solve both problems; as long as Iām careful with the squeezy cheese and the underage driving everything should be just fineā¦
Good news, there is two more books in the series. ;)
My Fair Godmother by Janette Rallison
After her boyfriend dumps her for her older sister, sophomore Savannah Delano wishes she could find a true prince to take her to the prom. Enter Chrissy (Chrysanthemum) Everstar: Savannahās gum-chewing, cell phoneācarrying, high heel-wearing Fair Godmother. Showing why sheās only Fairābecause sheās not a very good fairy studentāChrissy mistakenly sends Savannah back in time to the Middle Ages, first as Cinderella, then as Snow White. Finally she sends Tristan, a boy in Savannahās class, back instead to turn him into her prom-worthy prince. When Savannah returns to the Middle Ages to save Tristan, they must team up to defeat a troll, a dragon, and the mysterious and undeniably sexy Black Knight. Laughs abound in this clever fairy tale twist from a master of romantic comedy.
Geekhood: Close Encounters of the Girl Kind by Andy Robb
āIf you havenāt worked it out yet, girls donāt do this. They donāt come to the Hovel. They donāt like goblins and dragons. They donāt paint miniatures. They donāt play role playing games or re-enact fictional battles. And they donāt talk to Geeks like me especially if theyāre pretty. And this girl is pretty.ā
What do you do if youāre a fourteen-year-old Geek, and a Beautiful Girl has appeared in the midst of your geeky world? And she seems to like youā¦ For Archie, the natural reaction would be to duck and cover ā¦ run for the hills ā¦ buy a new model elfā¦ Anything but risk stepping into the Real World. But even Geeks have to put their heads above the parapet at some point. With his mum barely able to contain her excitement that her son is about to join the human race, and his step-father, Tony the Tosser, offering crass advice, itās time for Archie to embark on a daring Quest to win the Beautiful Girlās heart and shake off his Geekhood for goodā¦
Ā The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by KatarinaĀ Bivald
Warning: once you let books into your life, the most unexpected things can happenā¦
This is a book about books. All sorts of books, from Little Women and Harry Potter to Jodi Picoult and Jane Austen, from to Stieg Larsson to Joyce Carol Oates to Proust. Itās about the joy and pleasure of books, about learning from and escaping into them, and possibly even hiding behind them. Itās about whether or not books are better than real life.
Itās also a book about a Swedish girl called Sara, her elderly American penfriend Amy and what happens when you land a very different kind of bookshop in the middle of a town so broken itās almost beyond repair.
There arenāt any laugh-out-out moments as such but there are some momentsā¦
Ā The Diaries of Bluebell Gadsby Series
Blue Gadsbyās twin sister, Iris, died three years ago and her family has never been the same. Her histrionic older sister, Flora, changes her hair color daily; her younger siblings, Jasmine and Twig, are completely obsessed with their pet rats; and both of her parents spend weeks away from homeāand each other. Enter Zoran the Bosnian male au pair and Joss the troublemaking boy next door, and life for the Gadsby family takes a turn for the even more chaotic. Blue poignantly captures her familyās trials and tribulations from fragmented to fully dysfunctional to ultimately reunited, in a sequence of film transcripts and diary entries that will make you cry, laugh, and give thanks for the gift of families.
It doesnāt matter which book. Each one has moments that will make you laugh.
Mackenzie Wellesley has spent her life avoiding the spotlight. At Smith High, sheās the awkward junior people only notice when they need help with homework. Until she sends a burly football player flying with her massive backpack and makes a disastrous ā not to mention unwelcome ā attempt at CPR. Before the day is out, the whole fiasco explodes on YouTube. And then the strangest thing happens. Suddenly, Mackenzie is an Internet sensation, with four million hits and counting. Sucked into a whirlwind of rock stars, paparazzi, and free designer clothes, she even catches the eye of the most popular guy at school. And thatās when life gets really interestingā¦
Ten #Books That Will Make You Laugh... with @katarinabivald & @MarniBates Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. ...or at least chuckle.
