YA Romeo and Juliet ... Together (and alive!) At Last by Avi
Eighth grader Ed Sitrow's friend Pete is in love. Ed masterminds a plan to bring Pete and the girl of his dreams together on stage. Students, awaiting the kissing scene, are in for a funny and disastrous production of Romeo and Juliet.

YB Thwonk by Joan Bauer
A.J. needs some help in attracting the attention of the boy she loves. A cupid doll comes to life and offers romantic assistance with funny results in this humorous look at love and adolescence.

YB Dog Days of Arthur Cane by T. Ernesto Bethancourt
Arthur's dog days begin when he offends a friend who knows shaman magic. Transformed into a dog, Arthur spends the entire summer having various dog escapades, including a job as a seeing eye dog.

YK Middle School Bluesby Lou Kassem
Cindy wonders what the big deal is about going to middle school. Unable to locate any information from the library, or anywhere else, she decides to write her own book. A humorous account of Cindy's struggles and the ten rules she comes up with to survive middle school.

YK Don't Care High by Gordon Korman
Don Carey High School, better known as Don't Care High, must change according to Paul. Paul and his friend Sheldon try to jolt the apathetic students into action with hilarious results.

YM Ace Hits the Big Time by Barbara Murphy
Horace Hobart arrives the first day at a new school with a patch over one eye to cover his sty, and a dragon on the back of his jacket because that is all he could find to wear. Horace is surprised when the beautiful Raven invites him to lunch with her and her friends the Purple Falcons, the toughest gang in school. Horace receives an invitation to join the gang. What should he do? How can he say no?

YP The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death by Daniel Pinkwater
Walter Galt, Winston Bongo, a green haired girl named Rat, and Flipping Hades Terwilliger are masters of the art of "snarking out." Their zany antics lead to some truly comic adventures as they search for Rat's uncle.

YP Buffalo Brenda by Jill Pinkwater
The friendship between Brenda Tuna and India Ink Teidelbaum brings about crazy, hilarious happenings at Florence High School, from an underground newspaper to a live bison as the school's mascot.

YS Summer of Wheels by Gary Soto
Hector and Mondo, a pair of Chicano boys from East L.A., hop on their bikes for a laugh-filled adventurous six-day journey to Santa Monica. Their adventures include recording a rap song and pretending to be wax figures at the Hollywood Wax Museum.