Read Series: Tales To Tickle The Funnybone
by Author Gary Paulsen
The Schernoff Discoveries (1998)
Harold Schernoff, 14-year-old science whiz and social nerd, has a theory for every problem, from dating, to bullies, to making money, to sports, to how to buy a car when you're underage. When he and his buddy team up to put his theories to the test, nothing goes according to plan. A ski lesson be...
The Amazing Life of Birds: The Twenty-Day Puberty Journal of Duane Homer Leech (2006)
GARY PAULSEN CATEGORYDuane. I feel your pain. Sometimes I feel like I'm going to turn into a zit too. I'm sorry that it doesn't go away with puberty. We can be zit monsters together. The Amazing Life of Birds does exactly what the rest of the title depicts. It follows the 20 day puberty journal o...
Lawn Boy (2007)
One day I was 12 years old and broke. Then Grandma gave me Grandpa's old riding lawnmower. I set out to mow some lawns. More people wanted me to mow their lawns. And more and more. . . . One client was Arnold the stockbroker, who offered to teach me about "the beauty of capitalism. Supply and Dem...
Harris and Me (2007)
Whya 5 star rating?This is a laugh-out-loud, seriously hilarious book you will want to read over and over. With one of the funniest characters I have ever had the pleasure of reading, this story will make you want to relive your childhood!Plot Summary:"Harris and Me" by Gary Paulsen illustrates ...
Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day (2006)
J Short Chapter PaulsenIf you are looking for a funny and light book, this is the one. I chuckled throughout. Have you ever had one of "those days" when everything went wrong? Molly's day will make yours seem like nothing.Molly is a highly organized seventh grader, or at least she was when she...
Lawn Boy Returns (2010)
This was terrible. I had hoped Gary would bring things back to reality a bit and maybe show the ups and downs of investing and return things to a more believable state but he doesn't. It was just more of the same without any real new insight or lessons. I really enjoy Gary's work for young reader...