| Description |
xv, 205 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Note |
For Lilian. The original girl funny girl. |
| Summary |
Presents a collection of humorous stories from over two dozen contemporary female writers, as well as autobiographical essays, comics, poems, and comic strips. |
| Contents |
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 / by Kelly DiPucchio -- Swimming is for other kids / by Akilah Hughes -- Dear Bella and Rover / by Deborah Underwood -- Thumb incident / by Meghan McCarthy -- Desdemona and sparks go all in / by 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 / by Lisa Brown -- Babysitting nightmare / by Shannon Hale -- Dear Bella and Rover (again) / by Deborah Underwood -- Can we talk about whiskers? / by Jennifer L. Holm ; art by Matthew Holm -- Brown girl pop quiz: all of the above / by Mitali Perkins -- Over and out / by Lisa Graff -- Doodle / by Amy Ignatow -- Fleamail pawed-cast / by Deborah Underwood -- How to play imaginary games / by Leila Sale -- Great Expectations / by Christine Mari Inzer -- A public service announcement about your period from Sarah T. Wrigley, Age 12 3/4 / by Libba Bray -- Smart girl's guide to the Chinese zodiac / by Lenore Look -- Bad luck dress / by Charise Mericle Harper -- World's most awkward mermaid / by Sophie Blackall -- Tell your future with Mad Libs® -- My life being funny (and how you can do it, too) / by Adrianne Chalepah. |
| Awards |
A Junior Library Guild selection. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.5 4 189072. |
| Subject |
Girls -- Literary collections -- Juvenile literature.
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Girls -- Humor -- Juvenile literature.
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Humorous stories -- Juvenile literature.
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Humorous stories.
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Short stories.
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Girls. (OCoLC)fst00942866
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Humorous stories. (OCoLC)fst00963818
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| Genre/Form |
Humorous fiction.
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Short stories.
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Short stories.
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Humorous fiction.
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Essays.
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Comics (Graphic works)
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Poetry.
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies. (OCoLC)fst01919894
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Comics (Graphic works) (OCoLC)fst01921613
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Essays. (OCoLC)fst01919922
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Humorous fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726649
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Literary collections. (OCoLC)fst01423811
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Poetry. (OCoLC)fst01423828
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Short stories. (OCoLC)fst01726740
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| Added Author |
Bird, Betsy, editor.
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Yeager, Delaney, 1990- contributor.
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Yeager, Mackenzie, 1987- contributor.
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Telgemeier, Raina, contributor.
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DeCamp, Alison, contributor.
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Vernon, Ursula, contributor.
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Deedy, Carmen Agra, contributor.
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Underwood, Deborah, contributor.
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Bell, Cece, contributor.
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DiPucchio, Kelly, contributor.
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Hughes, Akilah, 1989- contributor.
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Williams-Garcia, Rita, contributor.
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Garcia, Michelle, 1984- contributor.
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Brown, Lisa, 1972- contributor.
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Hale, Shannon, contributor.
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Holm, Jennifer L., contributor.
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Holm, Matthew, illustrator.
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Perkins, Mitali, contributor.
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Graff, Lisa (Lisa Colleen), 1981- contributor.
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Ignatow, Amy, contributor.
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Sales, Leila, contributor.
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Inzer, Christine Mari, 1997- contributor.
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Bray, Libba, contributor.
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Look, Lenore, contributor.
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Harper, Charise Mericle, contributor.
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Blackall, Sophie, contributor.
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Chalepah, Adrianne, 1985- contributor.
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| ISBN |
9780451477316 (hardback) |
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0451477316 (hardback) |
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9780147517838 (paperback) |
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0147517834 (paperback) |
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