humorous fiction

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Me and my little brain

2004
In the absence of his older brother, the Great Brain, J.D. finds that his own little brain can accomplish feats on a somewhat lesser scale.

The Huckabuck family and how they raised popcorn in Nebraska and quit and came back

2004
After the popcorn the Huckabucks had raised explodes in a fire and Pony Pony Huckabuck finds a silver buckle inside a squash, the family decides it is time for a change.

One April vacation

1981
Nine-year-old Kate, sure she will die in one week because she has pulled out a nose hair, decides to make her last week a good one.

Mr. Little

1979
Greatly disappointed that the celebrated Miss K will not be their teacher, Finley Streeter and Stanley Dragavich pull pranks on the new teacher in their small town.

The little old woman who used her head and other stories

1973
Nineteen adventures of the little old woman who had such problems to solve as keeping her geese warm during the winter while taking their feathers for a feather bed.

The children on Troublemaker Street

1991
Jonas, Maria, and Lotta, the rambunctious and unpredictable Nyman children, have a year of roughhouse adventures and prove that, while they are around, anything can happen.

The three and many wishes of Jason Reid

1987
Eleven-year-old Jason is granted three wishes which land him and his friends in some hilarious scrapes.

The pig at 37 Pinecrest Drive

1981
His mother's latest "educational experience" gives Terry the notoriety he thought he wanted, in addition to a quick lesson in politics and handy knowledge about pigs.

The Great Brain at the academy

1972
The Great Brain faces the challenge of life at a strict Catholic boarding school with daring exploits and money-making schemes.

Good driving, Amelia Bedelia

1996
Amelia Bedelia's literalness causes some problems when Mr. Rogers takes her out to practice her driving.

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