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Classic fiction, Historical fiction, Humourous fiction
This classic story of two nineteenth-century social climbers is the basis for countless films and TV series, and one of… the UK’s “Best-Loved Novels.” Before the Real Housewives, there were Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley. Ruthless and cunning, Becky may have been born in a lower class, but now that she’s graduated from school, she’s ready to climb up to a better life—and do whatever it takes to get there. Her friend Emmy, however, is the opposite. She may have mastered music, dancing, and embroidery like any young woman of her class, but she utterly lacks a backbone. Together these friends navigate the perils of Regency society as they search for love and happiness. Social battles are waged against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, and when the smoke finally clears, there’s no telling who will come out victorious. A satirical masterpiece, Vanity Fair was #14 on The Guardian’s list of the 100 Best Novels and #122 in the BBC’s “Big Read” poll for the UK’s best-loved novel. It has inspired numerous adaptations, from early silent films to a 2004 movie by Mira Nair starring Reese Witherspoon as Becky.
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General fiction, Humourous fiction
National Book Award winner William Alexander conjures up a spooky adventure full of excitement in this entertaining sequel to A… Properly Unhaunted Place Rosa Ramona Diaz the ghost appeasing assistant librarian has unleashed all the ghosts who were previously shut out of the small town of Ingot Now ghosts are everywhere and the town s living residents are either learning to cope or trying to do the one thing no one can successfully do banish the ghosts At school something supernatural is stealing kids voices and leaving them speechless And it s Rosa s job to solve the mystery and set things right Meanwhile her best friend Jasper is dealing with what remains of the Renaissance Festival where ghosts from Ingot s past are now battling it out with the ghosts of the Renaissance reenactors And Rosa is experiencing a haunting of her own could her father s ghost have followed her here Somehow Rosa and Jasper are going to have to find a way to bring Ingot back to normal in a world where the living are now residing side-by-side with the dearly departed
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General fiction, Humourous fiction, Sports fiction
Nat Boyd and Boyd Fink love making up crazy games to play. In their latest, Faboo Facts, the two Boyds… go head-to-head, battling to out-faboo each other with the more impressive fact. But this crash of craniums is destined for disaster. It's not long before the competition has gone too far, and Fink starts to change. He's not the same Fink any more... now he's Fink in a funk! Nat had better find a way to break Fink's funk. If he doesn't, he'll lose more than just the game. He'll lose his best friend!
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General fiction, Humourous fiction
The Academy's mascot is a pit bull, and its students have taken its lead when it comes to fierceness, strength,… and desire to win. But never, ever underestimate the power of a banana. A banana? Yes Northwest Southeast Central's new mascot is a banana. And it's about to show the pit bull and its owners a thing or two. If it can only figure out where the field day is being held.... Once again, Andy Griffiths brings his laugh-a-minute sensibility to the corridors of grade school in a winning combination of super storytelling and hilarious humor.
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General fiction, Humourous fiction, Science fiction
Life is not easy for Pleskit Meenom, the son of the first ambassador from another planet to arrive on Earth.… Not only does he have to worry about just fitting in, but now he's shrunk his teacher and lost his grandfather's brain!!
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Adventure stories, General fiction, Humourous fiction, School stories
Meet Henry McThrottle, a fifth-grader with an extremely active imagination. His flights of fancy lead to adventures of the sort… only Andy Griffiths could dream up, in the first entry of a hilarious new series.
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General fiction, Humourous fiction
Meet Olga, the amazing child scientist who LOVES animals (because they are super-cute)!Olga and the Smelly Thing from Nowhere is… jam-packed with fun: vibrant illustrations, word bubbles, quirky humor, olgamus facts, and plenty of excitement for readers who love making discoveries and meeting new friends. Olga is a charming combination of independent, curious, and smart—making her the coolest girl scientist around—perfect for fans of Dork Diaries and Captain Underpants. When Olga crosses paths with a weird creature and becomes the first kid to discover the species olgamus ridiculus, she is ecstatic! What does an olgamus eat? How does it poop? Why does its burp sound like the word rubber? With her trusty observation notebook and the help of a librarian, a shopkeeper, and some friends, Olga sets out to do science—learning the facts about her smelly, almost-furry pal and searching for him when he goes missing. The scientific method is the best way to discover anything!
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Humourous fiction, Movie and television tie-ins
Join Pocoyo and his friends Pato, Elly, and Loula for another fun adventure! Boys and girls ages 2 to 5… will love this Little Golden Book based on the popular Pocoyo TV series.
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Humourous fiction, Movie and television tie-ins, Fantasy
The cult classic TV show is now a charming picture book for the youngest fans in the Buffyverse In this… new picture-book story brought to life with cute and colorful illustrations young readers see what the world s strongest vampire slayer was like back when she was a kid Join not-so-brave little Buffy Willow and Xander as they investigate strange sounds coming from the closet seek advice from their school librarian Giles and encounter everyone s favorite Buffyverse monsters Charmingly illustrated by Pop Classics artist Kim Smith this sweet silly and not-so-scary book borrows Joss Whedon s beloved characters to tell an endearing bedtime story
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Classic fiction, Humourous fiction
Sidney Trefusis is a proselytizing socialist. Armed with irony and paradox, he is determined to overthrow a society riddled with… class and sexual exploitation. Henrietta, his adoring wife, 'loves' him: he must abandon her. Son of a millionaire, he gives up everything to pose as an 'umble peasant'. But when this unsocial socialist goes to work as a gardener in the vicinity of a girls' school he meets his match - for Agatha Wylie is a new kind of woman, perfectly armed: and she doesn't love him. With the character of his clown-prophet Trefusis, George Bernard Shaw presented for the first time his view of what the relationship between the sexes should be. Galloping, exuberant, and irresistibly entertaining, AN UNSOCIAL SOCIALIST is a brilliant satire on social prejudice from a great author of the past.
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Animal stories, Classic fiction, Humourous fiction
An American Wind in the Willows this charming tale of Mr Lobster and his underwater and dry land… friends celebrates curiousity and having an open mind and will be sure to delight children and parents Whether you are five or one hundred and five chances are you ve never met a lobster as learned and charming as Mr Lobster and he d be the very first to tell you so Mr Lobster has evaded the fisherman s trap for decades but life in his corner of the ocean seems duller by the day The time has come to seek new adventures new friends and even gasp new dry lands Dry land is of course perilous for a saltwater-dwelling creature as are the folks you can meet there like badgers bears birds and snakes But Mr Lobster has a way of turning every enemy into a dear friend and of escaping the scrapes his curiosity gets him into An American Wind in the Willows The Curious Lobster stories have been delighting a small and devoted fellowship of readers for going on eighty years Sweet but not cloying instructive but not didactic they acknowledge the challenges of getting along with others and celebrate the possibilities of a life lived beyond the normal swim of things This edition collects all of Richard W Hatch s Mr Lobster stories originally published in two volumes The Curious Lobster and The Curious Lobster s Island
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Adventure stories, Humourous fiction, Science fiction
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Humourous fiction
The victim of endless pranks turns the tables on his nemesis Chadwick Musselman decides it s… time to get revenge in this hilarious school story Chadwick Musselman has spent years being terrorized by Terry Vance aka the Nile Crocodile His luck changes when it appears that Terry has flunked the fifth grade Chadwick will swagger into sixth grade as a ruler of the school without him Sadly Terry has no intention of ending his reign of terror and Chadwick decides to turn the tables and finally get revenge In Chadwick s Epic Revenge by Lisa Doan a battle of wits pranks misunderstandings and embarrassing moments abound in this quirky and uproarious novel
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General fiction, Historical fiction, Humourous fiction, Romance
Libby Kelting had always felt herself born out of time. No wonder the historical romance-reading, Jane Austen-adaptation-watching, all-around history nerd… jumped at the chance to intern at Camden Harbor, Maine's Oldest Living History Museum. But at Camden Harbor Libby's just plain out of place, no matter how cute she looks in a corset. Her cat-loving coworker wants her dead, the too-smart-for-his-own-good local reporter keeps pushing her buttons, her gorgeous sailor may be more shipwreck than dreamboat -- plus Camden Harbor's haunted. Over the course of one unforgettable summer, Libby learns that boys, like ghosts, aren't always what they seem.
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Animal stories, General fiction, Humourous fiction
A pun-filled tale. . . older children more likely to appreciate the puns, while younger ones will simply enjoy the… humor. . . playful illustrations. . . clever tale. School Library Journal
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Humourous fiction, Contemporary romance
After a perfect first kiss Aurora s second kiss lands her boyfriend in the hospital and… her matchmaking strategies start to backfire in this sequel to Tara Eglington s How to Keep a Boy from Kissing You For a girl who shares her name with a princess aka Sleeping Beauty Aurora Skye s romantic life seems fathoms away from a fairy tale Sure she s landed her prince charming Hayden Paris And she got her wish one first kiss with all the knee-trembling butterfly-inducing gloriousness she d hoped for But instead of happily ever after their second kiss landed Hayden in the emergency room If that s not mortifying enough the whole school is now referring to her as Lethal Lips When Aurora s best friend decides to run for class president and offers up Aurora s matchmaking service as one of her campaign initiatives the kissing games begin Aurora has to convince everyone that her program works but that might be hard to do when it seems like her own love life might be falling apart
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Humourous fiction, General fiction
When bubble creatures start disappearing from the World of Make-Believe Daisy and Posey are on the case in this… eighth Daisy Dreamer chapter book When Posey spots the quarter vending machines with plastic bubbles filled with tiny toys at Daisy s local store he tries to talk to them But when they don t answer Daisy explains that the bubbles are just toys in the real world So Posey invites Daisy to the World of Make-Believe where of course there s an entire world inside of those machines Bubble creatures happily live in their plastic capsules but it turns out there s a tiny problem A giant has been borrowing those bubble friends Can Daisy and Posey save those bubbles before they go pop With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page the Daisy Dreamer chapter books are perfect for emerging readers
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General fiction, Humourous fiction, Science fiction
Pleskit's quest to sample all things earthling -- especially earthling foods -- inevitably leads him to... peanut butter. He adores… it. There's only one problem: He has an allergic reaction to the stuff that ends up making him feel incredibly romantic.
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Humourous fiction
The dreary succession of randomly selected Kings of England is broken up when Auberon Quin, who cares for nothing but… a good joke, is chosen. To amuse himself, he institutes elaborate costumes for the provosts of the districts of London. All are bored by the King's antics except for one earnest young man who takes the cry for regional pride seriously - Adam Wayne, the eponymous Napoleon of Notting Hill.
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Humourous fiction, Humour
In 1947, Dr. Sebaceous Piafraus discovered the Terminally Ill Sea Scrolls in the same month the Dead Sea Scrolls were… found. The Dead Sea Scrolls became internationally famous, but the Terminally Ill Sea Scrolls were consigned to obscurity, along with their discoverer. Dr. Piafraus, who endured decades of ego-bruising neglect, provides translations of well-known Old Testament stories, which he insists are the most authentic versions of the stories because the Jewish eschatological cult that created the Scrolls claimed that they were. These stories are more fully developed than in the Old Testament and are humorous, though some parts are appalling, because Bible stories often are appalling.