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Andrews, Jesse. The Haters"A road trip adventure about a trio of jazz-camp escapees who, against everyrealistic expectation, become a band."E-book I Audio-book

England, M. K. The Disasters"Nax and a handful of other space Academy washouts are the only survivingpilots after the school is hijacked by terrorists, but in order to spread the truthabout the attack, Nax and his fellow failures must execute a dangerous heist."E-book

Easton, T.S. Boys Don’t Knit (In Public)"After a brush with the law, Ben, a dyed-in-the-wool worrier, must take up a newhobby and chooses knitting, an activity at which he excels but must try to keepsecret from his friends, enemies, and sports-obsessed father."E-book

Funny Booksfor Teens

Chao, Gloria. American Panda"MIT freshman Mei Lu tries to live up to her Taiwanese parents' expectations, butshe soon finds that she cannot keep secrets hidden from her parents if she wantsto truly be herself."E-book I Audio-book

Gantos, Jack. The Trouble in Me"Fourteen-year-old Jack falls under the spell of a delinquent Florida neighbor andgets way more trouble than he bargained for."E-book

Henry, Katie. Heretics Anonymous"When nonbeliever Michael transfers to a Catholic school in eleventh grade, hequickly connects with a secret support group intent on exposing the school'shypocrisies one stunt at a time."E-book I Audio-book

Ness, Patrick. The Rest of Us Just Live Here"The best friend of a kid with superhuman qualities endeavors to have a life of hisown that is both normal and extraordinary in the face of constant world-shakingchallenges, threats against his school, and an elusive pretty girl."E-book I Audio-book

Giles, Lamar. Not So Pure and Simple"High school junior Del Rainey unwittingly joins a Purity Pledge class at church,hoping to get closer to his long-term crush, Kiera."E-book

Goo, Maurene. I Believe in a Thing Called Love"A disaster in romance, high school senior Desi Lee decides to tackle her flirtingfailures by watching Korean television dramas, where the hapless heroine alwaysseems to end up in the arms of her true love by episode ten."E-book I Audio-book

Johnson, Leah. You Should See Me in a Crown"A Black, underprivileged misfit from a wealthy, prom-obsessed midwesterncommunity carefully plans to attend a prestigious medical college before theunexpected loss of her financial aid forces her to compete for her school’s prom-queen scholarship."E-book I Audio-book

Menon, Sandhya. When Dimple Met Rishi"When Dimple Shah and Rishi Patel meet at a Stanford University summerprogram, Dimple is avoiding her parents' obsession with "marriage prospects" butRishi hopes to woo her into accepting arranged marriage with him."E-book I Audio-book

Philippe, Ben. The Field Guide to the North American Teenager"When Norris, a Black French Canadian, starts his junior year at an Austin,Texas, high school, he views his fellow students as cliches from 'a bad 90s teenmovie.'."E-book

O'Malley, Bryan Lee. Scott Pilgrim. 1, Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life"Scott Pilgrim's fantastic life takes an unforseen turn when rollerblading deliverygirl Ramano Flowers makes her appearance."

Strand, Jeff. How You Ruined My Life"Rod's life is going well until his rich, prankster cousin, Blake, moves in for threemonths--moving into his room and moving in on his girlfriend and band--ruiningeverything."E-book

Rubin, Lance. Crying Laughing"Fearing her comedic ambitions are beyond her reach after a disastrous stand-upset at her own bat mitzvah, Winnie is invited to join her school’s improv troupebefore her efforts are shaped by epically bad dates, frustrating performances anda parent’s failing health."E-book I Audio-book

Yang, Gene Luen. American Born Chinese"Alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young ChineseAmericans trying to participate in the popular culture."E-book

Stone, Nic. JackpotRico thinks her luck has changed after selling a winning lottery ticket. The onlyproblem is she has to find the winner first and only Zan can help.E-book I Audio-book

Book descriptions in quotes are taken directly from the database Novelist.Those without were written by the compiler of this list.

This list was compiled October 2020 by UPL Teen Services Librarian Amanda Borgia