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Funny stories about school, friendship, and family, many of which are told through journal entries, drawings, letters, and more. For fans of the popular "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series by Jeff Kinney.
*Many titles listed are the first in their series!
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Big Nate: In a Class by Himself
Lincoln Peirce - HarperCollins
Format: Library Binding
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Nate knows he's meant for big things. REALLY big things. But things don't always go your way just because you're awesome. Nate barely survives his dad's toxic oatmeal before rushing off to school - minus his lunch. He body slams the no-nonsense principal. He accidentally... |
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Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
Stephan Pastis - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover
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Want to aspire to greatness? Check out this new edition of Timmy Failure's first adventure - featuring the bonus section "How to Draw Timmy and Total."He may be clueless, but the comically self-confident Timmy Failure is CEO of the best detective agency in town, perhaps even the nation.... |
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Stick Dog
Tom Watson - HarperCollins
Format: Book
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Introducing everyone's new best friend: Stick Dog!
He'll make you laugh...he'll make you cry...but above all, he'll make you hungry!
Follow Stick Dog as he goes on an epic quest for the perfect burger. With hilarious text and stick-figure drawings, reluctant readers will... |
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Sticker Girl
Janet Tashjian - Henry Holt and Company
Format: Book
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Martina Rivera has a remarkable imagination. But with two extroverted brothers at home, she's always struggled to make a big impression on those around her. Life soon takes an exciting turn when Martina discovers the secret power of her sticker collection: They come to life! Among her magical... |
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I Funny: A Middle School Story
James Patterson - Little Brown and Company
Format: Book
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Jamie Grimm is a middle schooler on a mission: he wants to become the world's greatest standup comedian--even if he doesn't have a lot to laugh about these days. He's new in town and stuck living with his aunt, uncle, and their evil son Stevie, a bully who doesn't let Jamie's... |
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The Last Kids on Earth
Max Brallier - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Book
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Ever since the monster apocalypse hit town, average thirteen year old Jack Sullivan has been living in his tree house, which he's armed to the teeth with catapults and a moat, not to mention video games and an endless supply of Oreos and Mountain Dew scavenged from abandoned stores.... |
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Roller Girl
Victoria Jamieson - Dial Books
Format: Paperback
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For most of her twelve years, Astrid has done everything with her best friend Nicole. But after Astrid falls in love with roller derby and signs up for derby camp, Nicole decides to go to dance camp instead. And so begins the most difficult summer of Astrid's life as she struggles to keep... |
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El Deafo
Cece Bell - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Book
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New York Times Bestseller
A 2015 Newbery Honor Book Going to school and making new friends can be tough. But going to school and making new friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest? That requires superpowers! In this funny, poignant... |
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Dork Diaries 1: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
Rachel Renée Russell - Aladdin
Format: Book
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Nikki confesses all in her first diary ever: her epic battle with her mom for an iPhone, meeting her new soon-to-be BFFs Chloe and Zoey, falling for adorably sweet crush Brandon, dealing with her zany little sister Brianna's antics - and the immediate clashes with mean girl MacKenzie,... |
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Swindle
Gordon Korman - Scholastic Press
Format: Book
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Ocean's 11... with 11-year-olds, in a super stand-alone heist caper from Gordon Korman! After a mean collector named Swindle cons him out of his most valuable baseball card, Griffin Bing must put together a band of misfits to break into Swindle's compound and recapture the card.... |
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Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
Jack Gantos - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Book
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"They say I'm wired bad, or wired sad, but there's no doubt about it -- I'm wired."Joey Pigza's got heart, he's got a mom who loves him, and he's got "dud meds," which is what he calls the Ritalin pills that are supposed to even out his wild mood... |
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The 13-Story Treehouse
Andy Griffiths - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover
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Andy and Terry live in a treehouse. But it's not just any old treehouse, it's the most amazing treehouse in the world!This treehouse has thirteen stories, a bowling alley, a see-through swimming pool, a secret underground laboratory, and a marshmallow machine that follows you around and automatically... |
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