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Humor is very individual: this is a sampling of
books that make us laugh. Humor runs an emotional gamut too: the
other side of that laughter might be tears.
Realistic Fiction
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How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents.
Alvarez, Julia. Penguin, 1992.
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Gorilla, My Love.
Bambara, Toni Cade. Vintage, 1992.
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Rules of the Road.
Bauer, Joan. Putnam, 1998.
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Weetzie Bat.
Block, Francesca Lia. Harpercollins, 1991.
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Entries From a Hot Pink Notebook.
Brown, Todd D. Washington Square, 1996.
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Ironman.
Crutcher, Chris. Bantam, 1996.
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The Watsons Go To Birmingham-1963.
Curtis, Christopher P. Bantam, 1997
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Esperanza’s Box of Saints.
Escandón, María Amparo. Simon & Schuster, 1999.
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Catch-22.
Heller, Joseph. Dell, 1989.
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The Best of Simple.
Hughes, Langston. Farrar, 1990.
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A Prayer for Owen Meany.
Irving, John. Ballantine, 1997.
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The Amazon Papers.
Keller, Beverly. Harcourt, 1996.
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Tiger Tiger, Burning Bright.
Koertge, Ronald. Avon, 1995.
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Political Timber.
Lynch, Chris. HarperTrophy, 1996.
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To Die For.
Maynard, Joyce. NAL, 1995.
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Youth in Revolt: The Journals of Nick Twisp.
Payne, C. D. Doubleday, 1996.
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The Catcher in the Rye.
Salinger, J. D. Little, Brown, 1991
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Coffee Will Make You Black.
Sinclair, April. Avon, 1995.
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Rats Saw God: A Comic Emotionally Charged Tale.
Thomas, Rob. Simon & Schuster, 1996.
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The Adrian Mole Diaries.
Townsend, Sue. Avon, 1997.
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The Tuesday Café.
Tremblath, Don. Orca, 1996.
Science Fiction and Fantasy
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
Adams, Douglas. Ballantine, 1995.
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Owl in Love.
Kindl, Patricia. Puffin, 1994.
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Blood and Chocolate.
Klause, Annette Curtis. Bantam, 1998.
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Cat’s Cradle.
Vonnegut, Kurt. Dell, 1998.
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To Say Nothing of the Dog.
Willis, Connie. Bantam, 1998.
Graphic Novels
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Why I Hate Saturn.
Baker, Kyle. Piranha, 1990.
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It’s So Magic.
Barry, Lynda. Harper, 1994.
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Simpsons Comics Simpsorama.
Groening, Matt. HarperCollins, 1996.
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Larry Marder’s Beanworld: A Most Pecular Comic Book Experience.
Marder, Larry. Beanworld, 1995.
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The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book.
Watterson, Bill. Andrews & McNeel, 1995.
Biographical Nonfiction
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Drive Thru America.
Condon, Sean. Lonely Planet, 1998.
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The Rice Room; Growing Up Chinese American: From Number Two Son to Rock n’ Roll.
Fong-Torres, Ben. NAL, 1995.
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Red Diaper Baby: 3 Comic Monologues.
Kornbluth, Josh. Mercury House, 1996.
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Lost in Place: Growning Up Absurd in Suburbia.
Salzman, Marc. Vintage, 1996.
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Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays.
Sedaris, Davis. Little, 1995.
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Mama Makes Up Her Mind, and Other Dangers of Southern Living.
White, Bailey. Random, 1994.
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