Juvenile & Young Adult / Humorous Stories

The Fran with Four Brains

by Jim Benton

Being a mad scientist in the modern world is very hard work. With so much that needs to be done in such a short period of time, multitasking can become overwhelming. Franny needs some additional help.

But for...

The Frandidate

by Jim Benton

Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist, has always had her eye on world domination, and she has to start somewhere...like her class elections! If people vote for her, theyll be giving her all the control she wants.

But...

The Treasures of Weatherby

by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Three-time Newbery Honor winner Zilpha Keatley Snyder combines a cast of quirky characters with an eerie old mansion to create a spellbinding tale of mystery and magic.

Harleigh J. Weatherby IV feels misunderstood....

Frantastic Voyage

by Jim Benton

Frannys faithful Lab assistant, Igor, has swallowed a doomsday device that is ready to go off at any moment! For a regular scientist, it might seem like theres only one way to get the device outum...make that...

The Missing Golden Ticket and Other Splendiferous Secrets

by Roald Dahl & Quentin Blake

More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA

My Teacher Flunked the Planet

by Bruce Coville & John Pierard

Alien Invasion of Earth!

Peter Thompson, a typical seventh-grader, finds himself touring the planet with his friends Susan Simmons and Duncan Dougal—and three aliens in disguise!

Their mission? To file the final...

Hard Time

by Julian F. Thompson

“When we’re born, we’re sentenced to, like, life. And some of us—I’d be a prime example—are made to do hard time."

So says Annie Ireland, sentenced to a life of trying to live up to her parents’...

My Teacher Glows in the Dark

by Bruce Coville & John Pierard

Kidnapped in Space?

Peter Thompson has had some pretty weird teachers in his life. By the time he discovers that his newest teacher glows in the dark, he’s flying away from Earth in a spaceship full of aliens,...

My Teacher Fried My Brains

by Bruce Coville & John Pierard

Brains are sizzling in the seventh grade...

The first day of seventh grade is probably the worst day of Duncan Dougal’s life. He knows that things are really bad when he finds an alien’s hand in a Dumpster...

My Teacher Is an Alien

by Bruce Coville & Mike Wimmer

Sixth grade is just out of this world!

Susan Simmons can tell that her new substitute teacher is really weird. But she doesn't know how weird until she catches him peeling off his face—and realizes that “Mr....

The Grunts All At Sea

by Philip Ardagh & Axel Scheffler

Mr Grunt's a man with a mission. He has to get a Person of Great Importance (or POGI) to someone called Mrs Bayliss by the twenty-fifth. Alive and well. And he can't tell anyone more than that, not even his...

It's a Baby, Andy Russell

by David A. Adler & Leanne Franson

In Book 6 of the Andy Russell series, Andy gets a new baby brother, masterminds a daring pet rescue, and tries to survive his overbearing aunt's visit . . . all with his trademark quirky humor.

Andy Russell, Not Wanted by the Police

by David A. Adler & Leanne Franson

Andy Russell’s neighbors have asked nine-year-old Andy and his best friend, Tamika, to watch their house while they are away. But when Andy sees unexplained lights and movements, he becomes convinced there...

Yuck's Big Booger Challenge

by Matt and Dave & Nigel Baines

Join Yuck for some bona fide Yucky fun as he takes on big boogers and stinky socks in these two revolting adventures.

In “Yuck’s Big Booger Challenge,” Yuck is always getting in trouble for picking his...

The Barftastic Life of Louie Burger

by Jenny Meyerhoff & Jason Week

Fifth grader Louie Burger figures that with a goofy name like his, he must be destined to be a king of comedy like his idol Lou Lafferman. But he’s only ever performed his stand-up act in his closet, where...

The Magic Finger

by Roald Dahl & Quentin Blake

More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA

The Boy Who Ate Dog Biscuits

by Betsy Sachs

Billy Getten really wants a dog. He’s so dog crazy that he eats dog biscuits! But Billy’s parents won’t give in. They say he’s too irresponsible. Then Billy meets the dog of his dreams. Can Billy convince...

Grasshopper Magic

by Lynne Jonell & Brandon Dorman

   Chicken? Abner is not a chicken, no matter what his brother Derek says. But when it comes to giving a speech in front of the whole town, Abner is . . . well . . . he's more than a little nervous.

   Then...

The Fran That Time Forgot

Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist #4

by Jim Benton

Franny K. Stein didn’t think the time would ever come when someone would realize what the K in her name stood for. And she REALLY didn’t think that same someone would say her middle name in front of the...

The Invisible Fran

Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist #3

by Jim Benton

There’s nothing better than being a mad scientist—at least according to Franny. So she’s making it her mission to help her classmates discover their own inner mad scientists. All Franny needs for her latest...