Funny girl
Subtitle: funniest. stories. ever
By: edited by Betsy Bird
Contributors: Yeager, Delaney; Telgemeier, Raina; DeCamp, Alison; Vernon, Ursula; Deedy, Carmen Agra; Underwood, Deborah; Bell, Cece; DiPucchio, Kelly; Hughes, Akilah; Underwood, Deborah
Publisher: Viking; Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Published: 2017
Place of publication: New York, New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9780451477316
Subjects: Girls; Humorous stories; Juvenile literature; Literary collections
Description: Every kid loves to laugh, so now here are twenty-five brand-new works for middle-grade readers to get their giggles on. From a pet advice column, to a babysitting horror story, to a series of letters demanding that Grandpa hand over $1,000 in small, unmarked bills, Funny Girl is a smorgasbord of silliness, written by some of today s most talented and beloved children s humor writers. There are no serious and meaningful parts to this book, but still the serious meaning shines through loud and clear: girls and women are hilarious!
Notes: 456 Childrens Plus, Inc.

Accelerated Reader MG 4.5 4 189072
Table of contents: title: Introduction / by Betsy Bird -- How to tell a joke / by Delaney Yeager and Mackenzie Yeager -- In which young Raina learns a lesson / by Raina Telgemeier -- Dear grandpa: give me money / by Alison DeCamp -- Grandma in oil country: a true story / by Ursula Vernon -- One hot mess / by Carmen Agra Deedy -- Fleamail / by Deborah Underwood -- A most serious recitation of the poem "Trees" / by Cece Bell -- Things could be verse / Kelly DiPucchio -- Swimming is for other kids / Akilah Hughes -- Dear Bella and Rover / Deborah Underwood -- Thumb incident / Meghan McCarthy -- Desdemona and sparks go all in / Rita WIlliams-Garcia and Michelle Garcia -- 7 things I thought were (think are) funny but were really kind of sad, and that all happened to my little brother / Lisa Brown -- Babysitting nightmare / Shannon Hale -- Dear Bella and Rover (again) / Deborah Underwood -- Can we talk about whiskers? / Jennifer L. Holm -- Brown girl pop quiz: all of the above / Mitali Perkins -- Over and out / Lisa Graff -- Doodle / Amy Ignatow -- Fleamail pawed-cast / Deborah Underwood -- How to play imaginary games / Leila Sales -- Great Expectations / Christine Mari Inzer -- A public service announcement about your period from Sarah T. Wrigley, Age 12 3/4 / Libba Bray -- Smart girl's guide to the Chinese zodiac / Lenore Look -- Bad luck dress / Charise Mericle Harper -- World's most awkward mermaid / Sophie Blackall -- Tell your future with Mad Libs  -- My life being funny (and how you can do it, too) / Adrianne Chalepah.