About Me

I'm the school librarian at G.S. Lakie Middle School. As you can see - me, reading and comfy chairs go way back. I still enjoy Asterix and many other graphic novels. My main reason for blogging is for reviewing books for the students and anyone else that might be interested in YA literature.

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Guys Read: Funny Business


Guys Read: Funny Business edited by Jon Scieszka
Funny Business is based around the theme of - what else?- humor, and if you're familiar with Jon and Guys Read, you already know what your in for: ten hilarious stories from some of the funniest writers around. Before you're through you'll meet a teenage mummy; a kid desperate to take a dip in the world's largest pool of chocolate milk; a homicidal turkey; parents that hand their son's room over to a biker; the only kid in middle school who hasn't turned into a vampire, wizard or superhero; and more. Ten stories guaranteed to delight, amuse and possibly make you spit your milk in your friend's face, from the following esteemd writers: Mac Barnett, Eoin Colfer, Christopher Paul Curtis, Kate DiCamillo, Jon Scieszka, Paul Feig, Jack Gantos, Jeff Kinney, David Lubar, Adam Rex and David Yoo.
This will definately appeal to those fans of David Lubar's short story collections - The Curse of the Campfire Weenies - etc.
I especially liked Eoin Colfer and Jack Gantos's stories. But really they all gave me a bit of a chuckle.
Here's the ten authors telling the intro joke.

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