humorous fiction

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Gooney Bird Greene

2004
A most unusual new student who loves to be the center of attention entertains her teacher and fellow second graders by telling absolutely true stories about herself, including how she got her name.

The slippery slope

2004
In the perilous Mortmain Mountains, Klaus and Violet Baudelaire meet another well-read person, who helps them try to rescue Sunny from the villainous Count Olaf and his henchmen as they all near "the last safe place.".

The carnivorous carnival

2003
On the run as suspected murdered, the unlucky Baudelaire orphans find themselves trapped in the Caligari Carnival, where they must masquerade as freaks in order to hide from the evil Count Olaf.

Just another day!

1995
A world of worries is weighing down the Benumbed family, until they look outside and find that their house has floated into outer space.

The kid who became President

1999
Thirteen-year-old Judson Moon becomes president of the U.S.A.

On the go with Pirate Pete and Pirate Joe

2002
Pirate Pete and Pirate Joe go out for seafood with their cat Studley and their dog Dudley.

Lucky days with Mr. and Mrs. Green

2008
Mr. and Mrs. Green, an alligator couple, solve the mystery of the lost jewelry, enter a gumball-guessing contest, and enter a town talent show.

No more water in the tub!

1998
After filling the bathtub too full one night, William goes sailing through his apartment building floor by floor in his tub, collecting neighbors in his wake.

If the world ran out of B's

2002
Explores what would happen if people used up the limited supplies of the letter B, with such results as Bill becoming ill, and children opening gift oxes.

Saving Sweetness

1996
The sheriff of a dusty western town rescues Sweetness, an unusually resourceful orphan, from nasty old Mrs. Sump and her terrible orphanage.

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