Makes You Laugh

ACCELERATED READER
Reading level : 6.3    Lexile: 980

Wacky. Insane. Completely and utterly ridiculous.

A House Called Awful End is quite like Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events, only less sinister. There are indeed evil characters ready to strike within Ardagh's pages, but there is a much more light-hearted fell to Ardagh's world.

Eddie Dickens is a troubled boy whose parents become ill (with an odd disease that "that made them turn yellow, go a bit crinkly around the edges, and smell of old hot water bottles"). When this happens, Eddie is sent away to live with his mad aunt and uncle, who do really live up to their titles. Once in their custody, things go awry and Eddie meets a slew of odd characters.

A House Called Awful End is a very absurd book- completely unbelievable and ridiculous. But that is what makes it so much fun. A lot of the humor is very smart, so don't be surprised if you don't catch all the jokes the first time around.

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Reading level : 4.2    Lexile: 700

I have not read Bunnicula for quite a long time. However, the idea of a vampire bunny who is not interested in blood, but rather in sucking the juices out of vegetables still brings a smile to my face.

Bunnicula is told from Harold's point of view, and Harold happens to be a dog. He's not so sure why the Monroes decided to bring Bunnicula home from the movie theatre (which was coincidentally playing Dracula). And when Bunnicula starts exhbiting odd behavior, Harold and Chester (the family cat) start to get suspicious.

Bunnicula is an all around amusing book. It is not a high-level book and seems to be the kind that most anyone can zoom through in a few days. However, the short length of the book does not take away from the creative premise or the lovable characters.

Lexile: 740

Unfortunately, Soup doesn't get checked out too often because we have a very old copy with a boring cover. But like I always say, it is what lies inside is important.

Soup is nothing more than a tale of two best friends getting into loads and loads of trouble. The premise is as simple as that, and yet joyously entertaining. You'd be surprised just how much trouble these boys can get into in the 1920s, and just how creative they are- always scheming and shrugging off responsibility. Kind of reminds me of a lot of students here....

Lexile: 560

BEWARE, if you are looking for a funny novel, this is not it. Math Curse is a picture book. Now what is a picture book doing in a junior high library? Curing the woes of those who hate mathematics, of course.

Math Curse is an amusing book about the trials and tribulations of every (and not so everyday) math. The illustrations are superb, and the storyline is a quaint tale of what can happen when your math teacher tells you that everything can be approached as a math problem.