Our teen book spotlight this week is all about humorous books as April is National Humor Month!!! Books are some of the best ways to get some laughs and are filled with so many different types of humor; some catch you by surprise while there are others that are filled with so many awkward moments that you can’t help but laugh and squirm in your seat at the same time. If you are ever in need of a good laugh or a better day, check out one of these--we have some adventure, fantasy, realistic, and sports titles so there is something for everyone and every mood. These books and more can be found by searching the catalog using the search tag #yahumor as well as on Libby and Hoopla. Check back next week for a new teen book spotlight and if you have any book suggestions, please let us know!!
My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand--At 16, Lady Jane is married off to a boy she's never met, crowned as the reigning Queen of England, and gets caught up in a royal plot to keep the throne away from her cousin, King Edward. With a nod to the actual history of Lady Jane Grey, the story dives into a fantasy realm where shape-shifting people known as Edians live freely among humans—one of them being Jane's new husband Gifford—and then gives the young queen a much happier ending than in real life.
The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo--When Clara Shin takes a practical joke too far, she's sentenced to working in her dad's food truck, the KoBra, all summer with her uptight classmate, Rose Carver. As the summer progresses and she starts dating a boy named Hamlet and becoming invested in her father's business, Clara starts to examine her relationships to see if she can let go of the old, irresponsible Clara.
Going Bovine by Libba Bray--Sixteen-year-old Cameron is an average high school student just drifting through life until he is diagnosed with mad cow disease. Lying in the hospital, Cameron meets Dulcie — an angel or a hallucination — and she offers him a chance to save himself and the planet. Cameron embarks on a road trip based on "Don Quixote" that takes him from Texas to Florida accompanied by a teen dwarf named Gonzo and a yard gnome who might be the Norse god Balder. Along the way, Cameron ponders quantum physics, true love and the meaning of life and death.
Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber--It's prom night, and 18-year-old Perry Stormaire is less than thrilled with the occasion, due in large part to the fact that he is being forced to escort foreign exchange student Gobija Zakasauskas. The night takes a wildly unexpected turn, however, when Perry realizes Gobija is actually an extremely efficient assassin. Soon after this revelation, the two begin making their way all over Manhattan and Brooklyn (despite Perry's protests) so that Gobija can begin taking out her assigned targets. What follows is an evening of car chases, explosions, and shootouts as Perry does his best to keep up – and maybe even enjoy himself.
Winger by Andrew Smith--Ryan Dean West is a 14-year-old rugby player for the rich-kids' boarding school of Pine Mountain. Madly in love with his best friend, Annie—who thinks of him only as a little boy and therefore too young for her—Ryan has lashed out in ways that land him in Opportunity Hall, the dorm for rule-breakers. His roommate is a bully on the rugby team, and does not help at all in alleviating Ryan's pubescent troubles, which involve academic pressures, girl troubles, late-night shenanigans with friends and enemies both, on top of the hormonal changes he is experiencing but doesn't understand.
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green--When 17-year-old child prodigy Colin Singleton is dumped for the 19th time by the 19th girl named Katherine, his friend Hassan decides that he and Colin should take a road trip to get his mood in the right direction. Upon arriving in Gutshot, Tennessee, they proceed to tour the grave site of Archduke Franz Ferdinand until they meet a local girl who helps Colin work on his "Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability." Predicting the future of any romantic relationship and making a name for himself is enough motivation for Colin. However, Colin soon realizes that he can't determine his fate, but he may just reinvent himself and land a date with a girl not named Katherine.