Entering Grade 8

HUMOR

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Slugfest
by Gordon Korman
Yash is such an amazing athlete that he is playing up on the high school's JV teams, but that means he hasn't actually taken any middle school physical ed classes this year and will have to take summer school. There are other students in the same boat and together they call themselves "slugs." In true Gordon Korman style, the hijinx that happen and the friendships that grow make this story a laugh out loud read.
Messy Roots
by Laura Gao
After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffalos and devouring stinky tofu, Laura immigrates to Texas, where her hometown is as foreign as Mars—at least until 2020, when COVID-19 makes Wuhan a household name. (Graphic novel)
Dan vs. Nature 
by Don Calame
Body odor, flatulence, awkward sex jokes, and regurgitation are just the beginning of the onslaught of embarrassing experiences encountered by Dan while on a "wilderness bonding" trip with his soon to be stepdad. The result is coming-of-age by way of catastrophe.
Simon vs. the Homosapiens Agenda
by Becky Albertalli
Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight.
A Field Guide to the North American Teenager
by Ben Phillipe
Plunked into a new high school in Texas, Norris finds himself cataloging everyone he meets: the Cheerleaders, the Jocks, and the Loners. Making friends has never been a priority for him, and this way he can at least amuse himself until it’s time to go back to Canada, where he belongs.
Denton Little’s Deathdate
by Lance Rubin
​A darkly humorous story about a world in which we are born knowing your own date of death, and how that changes the way one man chooses to live.
Don’t Get Caught
by Kurt Dinan
Max gets setup by the Chaos Club and a battle of pranking between rival groups ensues.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy            
by Douglas Adams     
When the Earth is destroyed to make way for a cosmic freeway, Arthur Dent is flung into wild  adventures across the universe. First in a series.
Boys Don’t Knit
by T.S. Easton
Ben takes a knitting class to annoy his macho father, and because he thinks it's taught by the new, attractive teacher at school. It turns out it isn't but he starts to enjoy knitting.
Losers Take All
by David Klass 
A band of misfit non-athletes create a soccer team whose primary objective is to LOSE at all costs. 
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