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Humorous Books Grades 4-5
 Juvenile Fiction Titles
The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity
by Mac Barnett

When a quilt containing America's secrets is stolen and he is falsely accused of the crime, Steve Brixton must use all the skills he has to solve the mystery and find the real culprits. 
Series: 
Brixton Brothers 
Call Number:  J BARNETT
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
by Judy Blume

Peter finds his demanding two-year-old brother to be an ever increasing problem.
Call Number:  J BLUME
NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society
by Michael Buckley

While running a spy network from their elementary school, five unpopular misfits combine their talents and use cutting-edge gadgetry to fight evil around the world.
Series:
NERDS
Call Number:  J BUCKLEY
 
Beezus and Ramona
by Beverly Cleary

Beezus keeps busy following her younger sister around and trying to prevent trouble.
Call Number:  J CLEARY
Matilda
by Roald Dahl

Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.
Call Number:  J DAHL
The Secret Science Alliance and the Copycat Crook
by Eleanor Davis

Moving to a new school and hoping to shed his nerdy reputation once and for all, Julian Calendar's plans change when he meets other young, smart scientists like himself and they all decide to develop a club where they can make their incredible inventions in peace.   Graphic Novel
Call Number:  J DAVIS
 
Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading
by Tom Greenwald

Charlie Joe Jackson has managed to get through life without ever reading an entire book from cover to cover. But now that he's in middle school, avoiding reading isn't as easy as it used to be.
Call Number:  J GREENWAL
Flush
by Carl Hiaasen

When his father is arrested for sinking a boat he is certain is illegally dumping raw sewage into the harbor, young Noah visits his father in jail who teaches him an important lesson about justice--inspiring Noah to finish the job he started using a clever, but legal, plan!
Call Number:  J HIAASEN
Middle School Is Worse than Meatloaf: A Year Told through Stuff
by Jennifer L. Holm

Told entirely through notes, grocery receipts, report cards, bottle caps, and a vast array of other items, this hilarious story follows Ginny, who is having the worst school year ever.
Call Number:  J HOLM
The Popularity Papers : Research for the Social Improvement and General Betterment of Lydia Goldblatt & Julie Graham-Chang
by Amy Ignatow

Two best friends embark on a project to study the behavior and taste of the popular girls at their elementary school so that by the time they get to middle school they too will be in the right crowd.
Call Number:  J IGNATOW
Schooled
by Gordon Korman

After his hippie grandmother ends up in the hospital, Cap Anderson is forced to leave the commune where he is homeschooled and attend Claverage Middle School, where his odd looks and behavior make him the target of bullies.
Call Number:  J KORMAN
Pippi Longstocking
by Astrid Lindgren

Relates the antics of a rambunctious girl who lives with a horse and a monkey--but without any parents--at the edge of a Swedish village.
Call Number:  J LINDGREN
Mason Dixon : Fourth-Grade Disasters
by Claudia Mills

Mason Dixon is his usual pessimistic self as he starts fourth grade, dreading joining the school choir and unenthused about his sports-obsessed teacher.
Call Number:  J MILLS
Lawn Boy
by Gary Paulsen

After he is given his grandfather's old lawnmower and begins mowing lawns to earn a bit of money, a twelve-year-old boy is greatly changed as his business grows, he meets a financial adviser, and he makes a good investment in a prizefighter named Joey Pow.
Call Number:  J/YA PAULSEN
 
Liar, Liar: The Theory, Practice, and Destructive Properties of Deception
by Gary Paulsen

Fourteen-year-old Kevin is very good at lying and doing so makes life easier, but when he finds himself in big trouble with his friends, family, and teachers, he must find a way to end his lies forever.
Call Number:  J PAULSEN
Spaceheadz
by Jon Scieszka

Michael K. is going to a new school, and the other two new kids are really weird. As it turns out, Bob and Jennifer (and the class hamster) are aliens.
Call Number:  J SCIESZKA 
 
How to Grow Up and Rule the World
by Scott Seegert

The evil genius Vordak the Incomprehensible conveys to the inferior masses his nefarious methods for achieving ultimate control of the planet.  Series: Vordak the Incomprehensible
Call Number:  J SEEGERT
Wonkenstein
by Obert Skye

Twelve-year-old Rob has stuffed his closet with old laboratory experiments, unread books and other miscellaneous items, so when a creature emerges from the chaos, who seems to be a cross between two characters from books that were stashed in the closet, Rob has to do such dreadful things as visit a library and speak at a school assembly in order to set things right again.
Call Number:  J SKYE
 
My Life as a Stuntboy
by Janet Tashjian

Twelve-year-old Derek Fallon has the opportunity of a lifetime--to perform stunts in a movie featuring a popular 12-year-old star--but complications arise involving his best friend, his pet monkey and his chronic inability to concentrate on schoolwork.
Call Number:  J TASHJIAN
 
Warp Speed
by Lisa Yee

Marley Sandelski has always felt invisible at school when he is not facing bullies, but a series of unexpected events gives him a taste of popularity and insights into some classmates, well-liked or greatly-feared.
Call Number:  J YEE
 Juvenile Nonfiction Titles
Knucklehead: Tall Tales & Mostly True Stories about Growing Up Scieszka
by Jon Scieszka

Author Jon Scieszka tells hilarious tales about his childhood, like when his brother sold him his own shirt and when he charged the neighborhood kids to watch his baby brother eat something gross.
Call Number:  J 921 SCI
Knots in My Yo-Yo String: The Autobiography of a Kid
by Jerry Spinelli

With all the warmth, humor, and drama of his best-selling fiction, a Newbery medalist presents a humorous account of his childhood in Norristown, Pennsylvania, which includes his first kiss, first punch, and first trip to the principal's office.  Also available in Adult Nonfiction at 813.54 SPI.
Call Number:  J 921 SPI
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