Laugh-out-Loud Books

Our Laugh-out-Loud Books Collection highlights titles that bring levity to literature through satire, dark humor, or hilarious dialogue. Representing genres ranging from romantic comedies to classic children's titles, this Collection features titles to tickle every reader's funny bone.

Flipped

by Wendelin Van Draanen

Publication year 2001

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Perseverance, Love, Forgiveness, Childhood & Youth, Fathers, Family

Tags Romance, Humor, Children`s Literature, Realistic Fiction, Modern Classic Fiction

Flipped is a contemporary young adult novel by Wendelin Van Draanen. The main characters, Juli Baker and Bryce Loski, are neighbors in Mayfield, a fictional American town. Now in eighth grade, the two protagonists reveal the story of their relationship in a dual narrative of alternating first-person chapters that recount how Juli “flips” for Bryce at a young age but later decides she is not interested…right around the time Bryce finally “flips” for Juli. The... Read Flipped Summary

Float

by Laura Martin

Publication year 2018

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Fear, Loneliness, Disability, Friendship, Self Discovery, Safety & Danger

Tags Science Fiction, Children`s Literature, Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Humor

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Flora And Ulysses

by Kate DiCamillo

Publication year 2013

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Family, Friendship

Tags Humor, Children`s Literature, Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Animals

Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures is a middle-grade magical realism novel written by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by K. G. Campbell, and originally published in 2013. DiCamillo is a renowned middle-grade author who also wrote Because of Winn-Dixie and The Tale of Despereaux, among other books. Flora and Ulysses was the recipient of the John Newbery Medal for the Most Distinguished Contribution to American Literature for Children in 2014. It was also adapted into a... Read Flora And Ulysses Summary

Flush

by Carl Hiaasen

Publication year 2005

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Good & Evil

Tags Realistic Fiction, Children`s Literature, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Modern Classic Fiction, Action & Adventure, Humor

Teenage Noah Underwood finds himself facing the unpleasant task of visiting his dad in jail on Father’s Day. Paine Underwood has just sunk a casino boat called the Coral Queen because its owner, Dusty Muleman, has been dumping waste from the casino’s toilets into the bay and poisoning the surrounding waters. Paine is an environmental activist who sometimes gets carried away, as his long-suffering wife Donna can attest.Since Paine hasn’t been able to prove Dusty’s... Read Flush Summary

Forrest Gump

by Winston Groom

Publication year 1986

Genre Novel, Fiction

Tags Modern Classic Fiction, World History, Dramatic Literature, Historical Fiction, Action & Adventure, Humor, Classic Fiction

Much of the discussion around Winston Groom’s highly acclaimed 1986 novel Forrest Gump concerns how different it is from the wildly popular movie it inspired. This does the novel a disservice, in that it deserves to be judged on its own merits rather than solely in comparison. That said, thematically, it is identical to the movie, and the characters are nearly all the same.  Forrest Gump is the first person narrator of the novel. He... Read Forrest Gump Summary

Framed

by Gordon Korman

Publication year 2010

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Perseverance, Friendship, Justice

Tags Mystery & Crime Fiction, Action & Adventure, Humor, Children`s Literature, Realistic Fiction, Animals

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Framed!

by James Ponti

Publication year 2016

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Coming of Age, Family, Friendship, Teamwork, Justice, Safety & Danger

Tags Children`s Literature, Horror & Suspense, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Action & Adventure, Humor

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Freaky Friday

by Mary Rodgers

Publication year 1972

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Family, Conflict, Self Discovery, Love, Coming of Age, Gender Identity, Childhood & Youth, Mothers, Siblings, Beauty

Tags Fantasy, Humor, Children`s Literature, Coming of Age

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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

by Fannie Flagg

Publication year 1987

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Aging, Love, Memory

Tags Romance, Southern Literature, Modern Classic Fiction, World History, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ+, Humor, Classic Fiction

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is a 1987 novel by American author and actress Fanny Flagg, who also wrote an award-winning screen adaption of the book. The narrative contains two interconnected stories that unfold several decades apart. The frame narrative, which takes place in Birmingham, Alabama between December 1985 and December 1986, depicts the developing friendship between a middle-aged housewife named Evelyn Couch and an elderly widow named Ninny Threadgoode. As the... Read Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe Summary

Frindle

by Andrew Clements

Publication year 1996

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Language, Education, Community, Coming of Age, Childhood & Youth, Literature, Conflict

Tags Children`s Literature, Realistic Fiction, Humor, Modern Classic Fiction, Education, Education

Frindle is a 1996 middle grade novel by children’s author Andrew Clements, illustrated by Brian Selznick. The story follows a fifth-grade boy named Nick Allen who—both for fun and to exasperate his strict language arts teacher—creates a new word for pen: “frindle.” Nick’s new word captures more attention than he expected, and soon the entire country is engaged in a discussion about how people ought to use vocabulary. The novel explores themes about differing adult... Read Frindle Summary

Full of Beans

by Jennifer L. Holm

Publication year 2016

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Coming of Age, Friendship, Family, Truth & Lies, Guilt, Community

Tags Children`s Literature, Realistic Fiction, World History, Humor, Historical Fiction, Great Depression

Jennifer L. Holm’s Full of Beans is a 2016 middle-grade historical novel set in 1934. Main character and first-person protagonist Beans Curry is a 10-year-old boy born and raised in Key West, Florida. The Great Depression causes difficulties for the locals of the dilapidated town, including Beans’s family. “New Dealer” Mr. Julius Stone, Jr. arrives with the plan to boost Key West’s failing economy by recreating it as a tourist destination, but Beans decides that... Read Full of Beans Summary