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Despite the number of grit and grim titles out there, you'll
find a wide range of titles for young adults and middle grade readers who
want a laugh.
The following links, though not comprehensive will get you started.
Please email me names of YA books that you find particularly humorous or
links to other lists of funny YA books and I'll post the information below.
Wit and Humor in YA Literature
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/humor.htm
from the Internet School Library Media Center
maintained by
Inez Ramsey, Professor Emeritus
Library Science Program
James Madison University
ramseyil@jmu.edu
Links on this site include:
Chicago Public Library Recommended
Young Adult Humorous Fiction Titles
(Suggested Age Levels: 11-15)
http://www.chipublib.org/003cpl/childrensrvcs/yaficbib.html#humor
Humor in the Nineties
An annotated bibliography of 1990's young adult and middle grade
humorous fiction from the Kokomo, IN public library
http://www.kokomo.lib.in.us/ya_humor.html
Funny Selections for Teens
Annotated bibliography of humorous books for teens
from the Gates Public Library, Rochester, NY
http://www.gateslibrary.org/humor.htm
Children's Literature Comprehensive Database
This comprehensive database will sort on a number of descriptors
including "humor." To find humorous books for children using
this database, after you log in:
Use"Go to browse" from the search screen
and enter the browse word "humor" (no quotes)
in the browse category "text words."
I came up with 5362 entries.
You can get a trial subscription to this database at the link
below, or ask your favorite librarian to search for you.
http://www.childrenslit.com/
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