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May 08, 2018 | ISBN 9780147517838 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
May 09, 2017 | ISBN 9780698409446 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
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May 08, 2018 | ISBN 9780147517838 | Middle Grade (8-12)
May 09, 2017 | ISBN 9780698409446 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Funny Girl is a collection of uproarious stories, rollicking comics, rib-tickling wit, and more, from 25 of today’s funniest female writers for kids. What could be funnier than family? Read stories about Ursula Brown’s grandmother driving her on a road trip to disaster, Lisa Brown’s little brother getting a Tic-Tac stuck up his nose, and Carmen Agra Deedy’s mom setting the bathtub on fire. What could be funnier than friends? Pretty much nothing, as Rita Williams-Garcia shows two besties hatching a bird-brained scheme to get on to a TV talk show, and Deborah Underwood introduces a dynamic dog-and-cat duo teaming up on a pet advice column. What could be funnier than YOU? Tell your future with Mad Libs, discover your Chinese Zodiac sign with Lenore Look, and learn the best tricks of the comedy trade from professional humorists like Adrianne Chalepah and Delaney Yeager. With clever contributions from award-winning and bestselling authors including Cece Bell, Sophie Blackall, Libba Bray, Shannon Hale, Lisa Graff, and Raina Telgemeier, this anthology of funny girls will make you laugh until you cry. Or cry until you laugh. Or maybe you won’t cry at all. Either way, you’ll definitely laugh. Funny Girl isn’t just an anthology: it’s a cause, a mission, a movement. Girls are funny. Now it’s time for the world to know it.
Betsy Bird is the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library, and the former Youth Materials Specialist of New York Public Library. Betsy reviews for Kirkus, served on the 2007 Newbery Award committee, and her children’s literature blog, A… More about Betsy Bird
* “Stellar. . . . Will surely appeal to a wide audience. ”–Kirkus Reviews, starred review* “Certain to fit the bill for just about any child looking for a good laugh or 20.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review* “This book supports free choice reading, but has the potential to be the culprit that interrupts silent sustained reading because girls will break out in giggles or outright laughter.” –School Library Connection, starred review“Timely . . . girl-power humor for the middle-grade set.”–The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books“These stories are bound to engage most readers and tickle ribs.”–School Library Journal“Hilarious and heartfelt, this won’t only appeal to future funny girls and boys, it’ll inspire them.”–BooklistA Junior Library Guild SelectionOne of Publishers Weekly‘s Best Summer Books
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