Funny Diaries

What is worse than not knowing whether a cute boy likes you or not? Not knowing whether two cute boys really like you or not! Lily the good witch is totally confused. Is she being set up at the annual cheerleading competition by one of the district's meanest bullies, or does a boy finally have a crush on her? In a bid to win the cheerleading championship for her school for the first time, Lily encounters disaster after disaster on their scramble up the leader board. There are so many catastrophes, it seems to be a little bit more than just bad luck, and Kaitlyn, Lily's team mate and friend,...

‘Diary of a Wickedly Cool Witch’ contains a wonderful concoction of magical mystery, a squeeze of fantasy, a splash of realism, and a huge dash of crazy humor, with a little bit of romance stirred in - for older middle grade children and teenagers. A cool holiday book for middle grade girls and young teenagers about bullies, boys, and Christmas baubles. What sort of girl steals boyfriends? Especially when you don’t even have a boyfriend to steal in the first place. Once again Lily, the good-hearted, 12 year old witch, steps up to the challenge when the school’s meanest cheerleaders,...

Greg Heffley and his family hit the road for a cross-country camping trip, ready for the adventure of a lifetime. But things take an unexpected turn and they find themselves stranded at an RV park that's not exactly a summertime paradise. When the skies open up and the water starts to rise, the Heffleys wonder if they can save their vacation-or if they're already in too deep.

The Halloween Harvest (Herobrine's Library of Horror: Book Two) Drop the candy and run! NOW!!!! Jane and her friends are in for a real treat this year. The Pumpkin Man is coming for their souls. He's not just another urban legend. No, he's very real... This spine tingling thriller will have you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. Who will survive The Halloween Harvest?

Before Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah, and Doonesbury, there was Art Buchwald. For more than fifty years, from 1949 to 2006, Art Buchwald’s Pulitzer Prize-winning column of political satire and biting wit made him one of the most widely read American humorists and a popular player in the Washington world of Ethel and Ted Kennedy, Ben Bradlee, and Katharine Graham. Dean Acheson, former U.S. Secretary of State, called Buchwald the “greatest satirist in the English language since Pope and Swift.”

David Lee Stone has been a chronic oversharer since the moment he first learned to talk. In this brutally honest memoir told through a series of therapy sessions David recounts many hilarious tales from the 80s and 90s, recounting the lessons he’s learned. These include cautionary tales on why it’s never a good idea to deal with retail customers' complaints using a sock puppet, why it was entirely possible to order obscene items that didn’t exist back in the glorious days of Blockbuster Video, why discovering what your dog REALLY thinks of you is a bad idea and how the sort of BMX ...

After the international success of The Laughing Policeman and Cop Out, I'm back with another collection of disasters—recently unearthed travel stories that prove I should never be allowed to leave New Zealand. Armed with misplaced confidence and a talent for finding trouble, I've managed to stumble around the globe with unfortunate friends who really should have known better. From the depths of the Bornean jungle to the mean streets of Belfast during 'the troubles', I've blundered through it all, creating chaos and completely overestimating my abilities at every turn. Join me on these ...

STEADY ON, GEORGE! is the stirring and humorous account of the adventures of two mature men in Spain. Five months after his friend George becomes a widower, 76-year-old Mel Taylor finally gets his new knee into gear and flies out to visit him in Denia. Intending to stay for a couple of weeks, George soon whisks him off on a trip whose consequences threaten to turn his quiet life by the English seaside upside down. Despite the misgivings of his protective daughter Beth, Mel soon finds George’s desire for change and renewal so contagious that previously unthinkable ideas begin to seem quite...

My name is Pancho. I am a very small dog with a very big problem. When my family decided to fly across the country for a family reunion, I was terrified. Airplanes are loud. Airports are crowded. And I do not have the best track record when it comes to staying calm under pressure. Thankfully, I had help. My therapist, Dr. Poopsalot, and my best friend Tank worked hard to prepare me for the trip. We practiced breathing exercises. We tackled fake turbulence drills. I even faced a vacuum cleaner without hiding in the laundry basket. I was ready. Or so I thought. Nothing could have prepared me ...

Suburban Cleveland housewife Helen Spall has three difficult kids and a tax-attorney husband who’s inclined to be brutally frank about her shortcomings. Then she inherits a rundown house in a blue-collar town on the shores of Lake Erie, and her life begins to blossom. She investigates a once-popular, now forgotten novelist and her mysterious connections to Helen’s family. With her marriage dissolving and a possible new love in her life, Helen encounters surprise after surprise as she uncovers the many secrets that lay buried in those seductive novels.

"What if Pikachu was a hard-boiled detective?" That's what Nintendo asked of us when they revealed this new and unexpected direction for our favorite Pokemon. Join Pikachu in gritty, quirky, upbeat and unexpectedly dramatic cases but make sure to read them in order or you'll soon find yourself lost in a whole world of intrigue where a wide cast of intricate characters will share their past, present and future with you.

* BERYL AND FRED IN SPAIN now available, containing this book plus A Cat called Cheryl, with Fred and Beryl at a reduced price.* When Beryl and Fred decide to sell up and take a camper van tour around Spain with their lovable Cocker Spaniel, Ted, little do they realise how eventful their poorly planned trip will turn out to be. Intending to tour the whole country thoroughly in an anti-clockwise direction, one unexpected incident after another throws them off track and sees their faithful VW Camper, Vernon, transporting them to the south coast well ahead of any real or imagined schedule. ...

The Felix Diary Thingy is a constant and reliable source of upliftment in a world gone awfully confused. The Felix and his subordinates (the Dogheads, The Piggles, the Cockatiel Horde, two Dactyls, and his ever confused Trainee) along with a rotating cast of animate and inanimate objects will keep you in stitches (not the kind you get from Dr. Noseitall when you cut yourself.) Join this unlikely Presidentialing candidate as he deals with The Low Blood Sugars, Pistachio shortages, Booger Trees, Weirdo Neighbors, Doghead butt-snorfling and yellow pellet poisoning. You can't go wrong with a ...

A MONOLOGUE BOOK FOR ANYONE TRYING TO FIGURE LIFE OUT. YOU'LL APPRECIATE THERE ARE OTHERS OUT THERE, TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF THE WORLD. GREAT FOR AUDITIONS AND FOR GENERAL DISCUSSIONS. UNIQUE AND ORIGINAL, ESPECIALLY GREAT FOR PERFORMANCE PIECES WHEN YOU WANT TO STAND OUT. MALE AND FEMALE AND ANDROGYNOUS CHOICES

Q: Who wants their five star funny story included in Oakfield School's story book? A: Everyone! But what will Tom write about? Inspiration strikes when he looks at his excellent collection of odd objects and remembers the funny stories behind each one. Starting with Great Great Aunt Aggie's fake bird hat, the weird stone with a hole and his very special doodle pen. Marcus wants to write about Tom (which is annoying), Amy's got a funny poem and Norman's story is all about...cheese. But Mr Fullerman can only choose the five star stories – will Tom get his work in on time?

Every story starts with a single idea, a spark that sets your imagination on fire. Sometimes you might yearn to tell a story but can't find that initial spark. Maybe you just need one fresh idea to coax that wimpy flicker into a roaring, magical blaze? To that end, I’ve created a list of silly, funny, interesting, and crazy prompts that you can use to get your imagination burning. All you need to do is take one prompt (or throw a dozen together) and write down your notes and ideas in the space provided. I hope you have a lot of fun, and I can’t wait to read your stories! 5-Star Review ...

If you thought that 2019 was a bad year, then wait until you get a load of 2020. We started the year with out of control bushfires in Australia, threats of World War III between the U.S.A. and Iran and then came the big one, the Pandemic. Nobody could have foreseen a small "flu" virus which started in China late in 2019 becoming the dominating force in 2020 and changing our lives forever. If you like reading factual information on a day-by-day basis, a journey through 2020 written with my own particular brand of sarcastic humour, then this is the book for you. It's is my account of what ...

Michael Carter is 12 years old, and everything's going wrong. Every. Single. Thing. The Ninjas have to figure out how to stop the ghosts, but how? At least with the zombies and the aliens, they kind of knew how to stop and fight them. Ghosts? Not so much. They’re just like farts that developed consciousness.

Are you ready for the zombie apocalypse? Ever wonder what it would be like to be a real life ninja kid? Sounds like you need the ninja code! Take a peek at what is really going on with the zombie apocalypse. Michael Carter, with a handful of new friends, a dog with secret abilities, and his fart brother, need to find a safe place to hide.

Join Paul and Rob as they ditch their walking boots for something a little faster—an electric car. But not just any electric car, oh no—a first-generation Nissan Leaf. That’s right, our intrepid duo is setting out on a road trip across England to answer the ultimate question: Can you actually go on a road trip in an electric car? Spoiler alert: the answer might just be “sort of, but it’s complicated.” Will the car make it to the next charger? Will the charger even exist when they get there? And if it does exist, will it actually work? As Paul and Rob discover, there are a lot of...