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Bel-Air Bambi and the Mall Rats
By Richard Peck. 1993
When Bambi Babcock's TV-producer father bankrupt, the Babcocks have to get out of Los Angeles ... fast. Dad heads for…
his hometown of Hickory Fork, which he remembers as a wholesome place for kids to grow up. But Bambi, her sister Buffie, and their little brother Brick come up against the Mall Rats, a down-home teenage gang run by scary Tanya and beef Jeeter. When the Mall Rats walk into school dives for cover. They've already trashed the mall. Bambi knows that if her show-biz family is going to get stuck here, they must turn the school around and save the town. The Mall Rats will never know what hit them.The Twinkie Squad
By Gordon Korman. 1992
In the world of Gordon Korman, dreamers, geniuses, and misfits do triumph, and in this book they triumph hilariously, wonderfully,…
and in the best Gordon Korman style. Readers will cheer for the Twinkie Squad, which includes Dave with an attitude problem who thinks everything stinks, Yolanda who skips school to watch movies, Gerald, the ten-year-old boy genius terrified of middle-school, hyperactive, wall-climbing Ric, and Anita who agrees with everybody because she can't think for herself. The kids are resentful and bored until Douglas, son of diplomats, visionary, dreamer--the most eccentric sixth-grader in Middle School, joins. Then Commando, smooth mover, basketball star, a short kid who fights bullies and wins, and a way cool guy--until he met Douglas is forced to join up too, thanks to hitting Douglas in the nose with a basketball. Only special students, students who get 45 minutes of group counseling after school every day, get to be in the group labeled Twinkie Squad by the rest of the school who calls them crazy losers and won't go near them. Commando never planned on being that special. But Douglas doesn't understand why Commando is worried. The Twinkie Squad, Douglas feels, has real potential. And he has Big Plans for it. Before Douglas is through, the school will smell like rotting fish, the principal will be on the verge of a nervous breakdown, and reality itself will be up for special discussion. Best of all, with Douglas's help, the Twinkie Squad will have achieved its potential--in ways nobody, not even Douglas Fairchild, could ever have anticipated. You'll start out laughing, laugh your way through the book, and end up high fiving The Twinkie Squad! The cover is described.La Leyenda De Ron Añejo
By Ed Teja, Martina Tort. 2014
Ron es uno de los mayores aventureros de todo el Caribe. Vive en la isla ficticia de Kayakoo y trabaja…
en su viejo barco de madera. Disfruta de una vida gloriosa con un presupuesto más bien ajustado, que a menudo solo le llega para comprar comida y ron. Se enfrenta al mundo con un optimismo desmesurado, e intenta pasárselo bien y vivir el momento sin pensar demasiado en las consecuencias. Mientras tenga su barco, todo irá bien.Cherise the Niece
By Benton, J. K.. 2008
Edward Gorey meets The Bunny Suicides in a murderously funny tale from the creator of It’s Happy Bunny From the creator of the…
hugely successful It’s Happy Bunny franchise comes a little piece of work named Cherise, who may be, it turns out, a not-so-nice niece. In the tradition of Edward Gorey’s The Gashlycrumb Tinies, Jim Benton’s first adult picture book, with hilarious rhymes and illustrations, is a darkly comic masterpiece of the macabre. She was orphaned quite young In a mysterious way, Her parents just up and vanished one day. ” The bloody footprints leading out of Cherise’s bedroom are the first clue that perhaps the little darling with the bow in her hair is not an angel. As Cherise is shuttled from one aunt’s home to another, her aunts vanish, meeting inventive and hysterical ends. With a killer punch line on its final page, Jim Benton’s Cherise the Niece will leave readers laughing. .The Autobiography of Methuselah
By John Kendrick Bangs. 2012
Having recently passed into what my great-grandson Shem calls my Anecdotage, it has occurred to me that perhaps some of…
the recollections of a more or less extended existence upon this globular[1] mass of dust and water that we are pleased to call the earth, may prove of interest to posterity, and I have accordingly, at [2]the earnest solicitation of my grandson, Noah, and his sons, Shem, Ham and Japhet, consented to put them into permanent literary form.Yard Sale: A Mud Flat Story
By James Stevenson. 1996
Simsbury is sitting under his favorite tree when a red chair and an accordion pass by, prompting him to get…
up and take a look at the Mud Flat Yard Sale.Menace of the Mutanator (Garfield's Pet Force #4)
By Jim Davis. 1998
The evil Vetvix has kidnapped four of the Pet Force members and combined them into one vicious creature -- the…
Mutanator. Will Garzooka be able to free his friends from Vetvix's spell?I Do - Or Do I?
By Karen King. 2016
Local journalist Cassie is getting married to hot-shot lawyer, reliable Timothy and his 'Monster-in-Law' mother Sylvia wants to plan the…
entire wedding. When Sylvia books the exclusive ID images to take photographs of the extravagant wedding, Cassie has no idea what she's walking into. The elusive JM who is the newest photographer employed just so happens to be Jared, Cassie's first love and ex-fiancée, who broke off their engagement to follow his life-long dreams. Jared is back to earn some cash before jetting off on his next wild adventure. When Cassie is asked to write an article with top tips and advice for Brides to Be, she jokingly writes a column depicting her current scenario and a co-worker submits it in place of the real article. Cassie's column is soon making the headlines with readers asking the age old question Who Will She Choose?Ma thérapie shopping
By Agnes Ruiz, Colette Kebell. 2017
Lèche-vitrine ! Ne détestez-vous pas ce terme ? C’est comme aller dans une confiserie et ne pas pouvoir acheter quoi…
que ce soit, ou ne pas savoir quoi acheter en premier. C’est précisément mon domaine professionnel, aider les gens à faire le bon choix. Je suis l’une de ces consultantes de mode qui sont si populaires aujourd’hui parmi le gratin, bien que j’ai commencé il y a longtemps. Choisir les bons vêtements pour la bonne occasion n’est pas une tâche facile : la tenue doit correspondre à votre personnalité et, si possible, l’améliorer encore. Cette histoire raconte comment j’ai abandonné le stress du quotidien où je passais des jours dans un bureau juridique. J’ai suivi mon rêve de devenir consultante en mode. Je crois même que je suis plus que ça ; une thérapeute du shopping. Je suis sûre que vous avez envie de découvrir comment j’ai commencé et comment j’ai aidé mes clients à devenir sensationnels ! Alors, qu’attendez-vous! Dépêchez-vous, cliquez sur ce bouton « acheter » là-haut et préparez-vous à entrer dans le monde mystérieux d’une fille de Berkshire et de sa thérapie shopping.Inherited Disorders: Stories, Parables & Problems
By Adam Ehrlich Sachs. 2016
A son receives an inheritance from his father and tries to dispose of it before it destroys him. Inherited Disorders…
tells this elemental story in over 100 hilarious, witty variations.Adam Ehrlich Sachs's Inherited Disorders is a rueful, absurd, and endlessly entertaining look at a most serious subject--the eternally vexed relations between fathers and sons. In a hundred and seventeen shrewd, surreal vignettes, Sachs lays bare the petty rivalries, thwarted affection, and mutual bafflement that have characterized the filial bond since the days of Davidic kings. A philosopher's son kills his father and explains his aphorisms to death. A father bequeaths to his son his jacket, deodorant, and political beliefs. England's most famous medium becomes possessed by the spirit of his skeptical father--who questions, in front of the nation, his son's choice of career. A Czech pianist amputates his fingers one by one to thwart his father, who will not stop composing concertos for him. A nineteenth-century Italian nobleman wills his ill-conceived flying contraption--incapable of actual flight--to his newborn son. In West Hollywood, an aspiring screenwriter must contend with the judgmental visage of his father, a respected public intellectual whose frozen head, clearly disappointed in him, he keeps in his freezer. Keenly inventive, but painfully familiar, these surprisingly tender stories signal the arrival of a brilliant new comic voice--and fresh hope for fathers and sons the world over.Night of the Living Vidiots: A Collection of Comics
By Andy Ristaino. 2014
Sci-fi, horror, and comedy melted together and topped with a Twilight Zone twist. Darkly funny tales featuring mad science, gothic…
anime, TV zombies, kaiju, giant robots, monsters from the deep, and even a haunted sweatshirt. From the Emmy Award-winning storyboard artist and character designer of Adventure Time. Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.Is Your Dog Gay?
By Victoria Roberts, Charles Kreloff, Patty Brown. 2004
Twitter: The Comic (The Book)
By Mike Rosenthal. 2014
From a simple, brilliant premise--to create comics from the weirdest and funniest tweets around--artist Mike Rosenthal (@VectorBelly) has crafted a…
hilariously surreal world that has attracted over a million followers to his blog Twitter: The Comic. Each carefully curated tweet delivers concentrated humor in the language of the Internet, reproduced in the comics with typos and all. As envisioned by Rosenthal, each comes to life through a bizarrely recognizable cast of bassoon-playing cops, sarcastic teens, bear MDs, clueless dads, potential insect overlords, and more. Featuring more than 120 of these comics, including dozens unique to this book, Twitter: The Comic (The Book) is a dementedly funny vision of our strange online age. Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.Sarah und Sophie gehen zur Schule für Zwillinge
By Beatrice Pires-Stadler, Teddy Rose O'Malley. 2015
Sarah und Sophie beginnen die zweite Klasse an einer Schule für Zwillinge. Sie machen Feinde und Freunde und müssen einspringen,…
wenn Freundinnen sich zerstreiten. Dies ist jedoch das geringste ihrer Probleme. Wenn der Schulleiter plant, alle Zwillinge dazu zu zwingen, sich gleich anzuziehen, nehmen Sarah und Sophie Stellung. Es wird Ärger geben - im Eiltempo.Charcos de amor y barro
By Cecily Anne Paterson, Christian Carvajal Gutiérrez. 2015
Cuando Coco Franks, una chica de trece años amante de la moda, finalmente ingresa al grupo popular de su escuela,…
su padre le anuncia que se mudaran al campo junto a su familia para crear nuevos lazos afectivos. Su vida social se ve amenazada, sus zapatos están cubiertos de barro todo el tiempo y todo lo que Coco quiere es volver con sus amigas de la ciudad. Después de todo, las cosas no pueden empeorar, ¿o sí? Sólo necesitará un chico sin sentido de la moda con unas botas horribles y un caballo obstinado llamado Cupcake para poder entrar en razón, pero podría ser demasiado tarde.Ana y Fe van a la Escuela para Gemelos
By Teddy Rose O'Malley, Lucia Dominguez Garcia. 2015
Ana y Fe cursan su segundo año en una escuela para gemelos. Hacen amigas y enemigas y tienen que intervenir…
cuando hay peleas. Sin embargo, este será el menor de sus problemas. Cuando el director quiere obligar a todos los gemelos a vestir igual, Ana y Fe no aceptarán tan fácilmente. Un problema... multiplicado por dos.Les Cools portent des lunettes
By Teddy O'Malley, Monique Kountangni. 2016
Ne plus être « la plus cool »? Voilà ce qui pourrait arriver à Mandy si elle doit porter des…
lunettes. Mandy Harper, une vraie petite peste, dirigeait l'école et tyrannisait les autres élèves. Elle décidait qui était cool et qui ne l'était pas, jusqu'au moment où Kayla Littlebe commença à s'opposer à elle. Un jour, Mandy apprend qu'elle devra peut-être porter des lunettes. Pourra-t-elle continuer à diriger l'école ou ses nouvelles lunettes l'aideront-elle à réaliser ses erreurs ? Cette histoire parle d'amitié, de l'importance d'être sympa avec les autres et de les défendre si nécessaire. On y apprend aussi qu'il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences.Las Chicas Populares Llevan Gafas
By Teddy O'Malley, Álvaro Gutiérrez Sánchez. 2015
Mandy Harper, una de las niñas más repelentes del mundo, era la única que podía poner las normas en el…
colegio. Ella decidía quién era popular y quién no. Hasta que Kayla Littlebe decidió oponerse a ella. Un día, Mandy descubrió que necesitaba gafas. ¿Podría seguir mandando en la escuela con sus gafas nuevas, o tendría que darse cuenta del error que cometía comportándose como lo hacía? Algunos de los valores que enseña esta aventura son: la amistad, la importancia de ser amable con los otros, defender a alguien con dificultades y no juzgar a las personas por su apariencia.Cyanide & Happiness: Punching Zoo (Cyanide & Happiness)
By Kris Wilson, Rob Denbleyker, Dave McElfatrick. 2014
PUNCHING ZOO includes a buttload of our favorite comics from the site, 30 brand-new, too-hot-for-the-Internet comics, "The Hot Date" (a…
choose-your-own-adventure where you decide the story), and a nice forward by Alexis Ohanian, one of the founders of reddit.Dracula is a Pain in the Neck
By Elizabeth Levy. 1983
[from the back cover] "Is Dracula Haunting Camp Hunter Creek? Kids started calling Robert a vampire because he brought his…
Dracula doll to camp. Now Robert is afraid their teasing made the real Dracula angry. Weird things have been happening. Unearthly howling noises have been heard after sundown. Even the counselors are getting spooked. Then one night Robert and his older brother, Sam, see something that chills their very bones.... Is the most famous vampire of them all really haunting Camp Hunter Creek? And if he is, will Robert be his next victim?" Pictures are described. Ages 710 RL 2.6