Stick Dog and his team of strays are off on another outrageous caper. To snatch some breakfast treats for his hungry pals, he will need to stop a moving truck, outfox a man on a telephone pole, and face an enemy squirrel.
Humorous fiction
- Author:Watson, TomSummary:
- Author:Watson, TomSummary:
In this second book, Stick Dog is at it again and he's hungrier than ever. He and his four friends, Poo-Poo, Mutt, Stripes, and Karen, must execute a master plan to steal some hot dogs. But the closer they get to the hot-dog vendor...
- Author:Hiaasen, CarlSummary:
The aftermath of Hurricane Andrew draws individuals who prey on the storm's victims. They find easy targets for their insurance scams, but are unprepared for their opposition led by a tough ex-governor.
- Author:Andrews, Mary Kay.Summary:
The winds of change are blowing, bringing gentrification to Callahan Garrity's funky Atlanta neighborhood. Though it probably won't harm her House Mouse housecleaning service, not everyone welcomes the rebirth. And when the...
- Author:Strand, JeffSummary:
You can't always believe what you see in this hilarious coming of age novel from the author of The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever and I Have a Bad Feeling about This Harry Houdini. Penn and Teller. David Copperfield. Marcus Millian the...
- Author:Hiaasen, CarlSummary:
When a deranged Florida congressman falls for a gorgeous but virtuous stripper, he dedicates himself to pursuing this tasselled princess who is also a damsel in distress.
- Author:Guertin, ChantelSummary:
“Refreshingly realistic … as good as having Sunday brunch with a girlfriend.” — Winnipeg Free Press
Mara Brennan is about to unravel. Three days after her 28th birthday, her boyfriend dumps her, leaving her with nothing...
- Author:Reynolds, JasonSummary:
Portico Reeves's superpower is making sure all the other superheroes--like his parents and two best friends--stay super. And safe. Super safe. And he does this all in secret. No one in his civilian life knows he's actually...
- Author:Kilmer, MaureenSummary:
Amy Foster considers herself lucky. After she left the city and moved to the suburbs, she found her place quickly with neighbors Liz, Jess, and Melissa, snarking together from the outskirts of the PTA crowd. One night during their...
- Author:King, ThomasSummary:
Jeremiah Camp, a.k.a. the Forecaster, can look into the heart of humanity and see the patterns that create opportunities and profits for the rich and powerful. Problem is, Camp has looked one too many times, has seen what he hadn't...
- Author:Birney, Betty G.Summary:
When Humphrey hears that school is ending, he can't believe his ears. What's a classroom hamster to do if there's no more school? It turns out that Mrs. Brisbane has planned something thrilling for Humphrey and Og the...
- Author:Nguyen, Mai.Summary:
A tender and funny debut about a Vietnamese Canadian family who will do whatever it takes to keep their no-frills nail salon afloat after a multimillion-dollar chain opens across the street. Vietnamese refugees Debbie and Phil Tran have...
- Author:Smith, Alexander McCallSummary:
Once more, we catch up with the delightful goings-on in the fictitious 44 Scotland Street from Alexander McCall Smith. With customary charm and deftness, Alexander McCall Smith gives us another instalment in this popular series, now...
- Author:Lambert, AnnieSummary:
À trente et un ans, j'ai l'horloge biologique qui sonne dans le tapis ! Le problème ? L'homme avec qui je partage ma vie refuse de s'engager dans mon projet d'avoir un enfant. Résultat ? Je le plaque. Suis-je plus avancée ? Pas vraiment...
- Author:Learn, PeterSummary:
Surrender is a wacky tale about a defunct school mascot, Chester the Beaver, and how he comes back to haunt the school principal responsible for his demise. It is a witty and outrageously funny book, abounding in linguistic pyrotechnics...
- Author:McCarthy, CormacSummary:
By the author of Blood Meridian and All the Pretty Horses, Suttree is the story of Cornelius Suttree, who has forsaken a life of privilege with his prominent family to live in a dilapidated houseboat on the Tennessee River near...
- Author:Hart, LivySummary:
I've got ninety-nine problems and my brother's snarky, smart-mouthed best friend Sam is tangled up in every last one of them. When it comes to firefighter Sam O'Shea, absence-and a regime of tactical avoidance-has been...
- Author:Brown, Rita MaeSummary:
In this fast-paced mystery by Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown, Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen and her animal friends seek to solve a whodunit rooted in eighteenth-century Virginia-uncovering a shocking secret that...
- Author:Davies, RobertsonSummary:
An amateur production of The Tempest provides a colorful backdrop for a hilarious look at unrequited love when a mathematics teacher, stirred by Shakespeare's play, falls for a young beauty.
- Author:Quinn, SpencerSummary:
Spencer Quinn's Tender Is the Bite is a brand new adventure in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling series that Stephen King calls without a doubt the most original mystery series currently available. Chet and Bernie are...