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Fever Beach A Novel [electronic resource] : by Hiaasen, Carl.aut; CloudLibrary;
Another instant classic from Carl Hiaasen—laugh-out-loud funny, tackling the current chaotic and polarized American culture (following in the path of Squeeze Me), with two wonderful Hiaasen heroes “The afternoon of September first, dishwater-gray and rainy, a man named Dale Figgo picked up a hitchhiker on Gus Grissom Boulevard in Tangelo Shores, Florida. The hitchhiker, who reminded Figgo of Danny DeVito, asked for a lift to the interstate. Figgo said he’d take him there after finishing an errand.” Thus begins Fever Beach, with an errand that leads—in pure Hiaasen-style—into the depths of Florida at its most Floridian: a sun-soaked bastion of right-wing extremism, white power, greed, and corruption. Figgo, it turns out, is the only hate-monger ever to be kicked out of the Proud Boys for being too dumb and incompetent. On January 6, 2021 he thought he was defacing a statue of Ulysses S. Grant, but he wound up spreading feces all over a statue of James Zacharia George, a Civil War Confederate war leader. Figgo's already messy life is about to get more complicated, thanks to two formidable adversaries. Viva Morales is a newly transplanted Floridian, a clever woman recently taken to the cleaners by her ex-husband, now working at the Mink Foundation, a supposedly philanthropic organization, and renting a room in Figgo’s apartment because there’s no place else she can afford. Twilly Spree has an anger management problem, especially when it comes to those who deface the environment, and way too many inherited millions of dollars. He's living alone a year after his dog died, two years after he sank a city councilman’s party barge, and three years after his divorce. Viva and Twilly are plunged into a mystery—involving dark money and darker motives—they are determined to solve, and become entangled in a world populated by some of Hiaasen’s most outrageous characters: Claude and Electra Mink—billionaire philanthropists with way too much plastic surgery and a secret right-wing agenda—and Congressman Clure Boyette—who dreams of being Florida’s (and maybe America’s) most important politician. The only things standing in his way are his love for hookers and young girls, and his total lack of intelligence. We meet Noel Kristianson—a Scandinavian agnostic injured when Figgo thinks he’s a Jewish threat to humanity and runs him over with his car; Jonas Onus—Figgo’s partner in white power idiocy; and many, many more. Hiaasen ties them all together and delivers them to their appropriate fates, in his wildest and most entertaining novel to date.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Suspense; Mystery & Detective; Humorous;
© 2025., Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group,
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The abominable snow teacher / by Passen, Lisa;
Determined to teach even on a snow day, Miss Irma Birmbaum encounters mysterious lights that transform her into an Abominable Snow Teacher.
Subjects: Teachers; Yeti; Monsters; Humorous stories;
© 2004., H. Holt,
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She's A Killer [electronic resource] : by McDougall, Kirsten.aut; cloudLibrary;
'Satire at its best' ELEANOR CATTON 'Outrageous, comic, disturbingly timely' THE GUARDIAN Bold, darkly funny and brilliantly bizarre, She’s a Killer is the story of what happens when a stubborn slacker is forced to confront a very weird world. Thirty-something Alice has an IQ of 159 (almost a genius) and lives at home with her mother, with whom she communicates only by Morse code.  Meanwhile, the climate is in crisis. Wealthy immigrants are flocking to New Zealand for shelter, stealing land, driving up food prices and taking over.  When Alice meets attractive wealthugee Pablo, she thinks she has found a way out of her dull existence. But then in walks his teenage daughter, Erika, an actual genius with impeccable eye makeup, and Alice finds herself drawn into action of the most radical – and dangerous – kind. Just what is a slacker to do?General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Black Humor; Contemporary Women; Satire; Science Fiction; Dystopian;
© 2023., Gallic Books,
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Here comes the big, mean dust bunny! / by Thomas, Jan,1958-;
Dust bunnies who enjoy rhyming games and a boisterous cat who likes to chase and grab learn how to play together.
Subjects: Cats; Dust; Humorous stories.; Play; Rhyme;
© 2009., Beach Lane Books,
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How Santa got his job / by Krensky, Stephen; Schindler, S. D.;
Subjects: Santa Claus; Occupations; Humorous stories;
© c1998., Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division,
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M.O.M. (Mom Operating Manual) / by Cronin, Doreen.; Cornell, Laura.;
A guide to the care and maintenance of mothers, who are, according to the manual, "the most advanced human models on the planet.""Ages 4-8"--P. [2] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Mothers; Mothers; Humorous stories.;
© c2011., Simon & Schuster Children's Pub.,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Judy Moody predicts the future / by McDonald, Megan.; Reynolds, Peter,1961-;
After Judy obtains a mood ring, she tries to convince herself and her third-grade classmates that she can predict the future.
Subjects: Prophecies; Rings; Schools; Humorous stories.;
© 2005, c2003., Candlewick Press,
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Miss Daisy is crazy! / by Gutman, Dan.; Paillot, Jim.;
Miss Daisy's unusual teaching methods surprise her second grade students, especially reluctant learner A.J.Ages 7-10.
Subjects: Learning; Schools; Teachers; Humorous stories.;
© c2004., Harper,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Yuck's big booger challenge ; and Yuck's smelly socks / by Morgan, Matthew.; Sinden, David.; Baines, Nigel,illustrator.; Morgan, Matthew.Yuck's booger challenge.; Morgan, Matthew.Yuck's smelly socks.;
In the first of two stories, Yuck makes a deal with his mother to stop picking his nose, making the whole family suspicious; and in the second, Yuck has a brilliant(ly disgusting) idea to make sure his mother never again nags him about wearing clean socks.
Subjects: Behavior; Nose; Cleanliness; Socks; Humorous stories.;
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Christmas at the Women's Hotel A Biedermeier Story [electronic resource] : by Lavery, Daniel M..aut; CloudLibrary;
New York Times bestselling author Daniel M. Lavery returns to the world of Women’s Hotel in this delightful and heartwarming novella about one especially lively Christmastime at the Biedermeier. Christmas at the Biedermeier Hotel means work. For much of the year, employment comes infrequently to Biedermeier residents. But during the Advent season, they're in high demand all over the city: as holiday window dressers, sales-girls at the card stores on Forty-Second Street, Broadway usherettes, assisting the Lincoln Center laundress at the Nutcracker, or working for Pinkerton as off-season security guards at the World’s Fair. Katherine explores the possibility of reconnecting with a younger sister moving to New York. Lucianne goes into business for herself, running a telephone-order, strictly Social Register male escort agency out of her room, while Mrs. Mossler attempts to solve the mystery of the Biedermeier’s skyrocketing phone bill and frets over Christmas tips for the hotel’s few remaining employees. And while the three gem thieves who broke into the American Museum of Natural History have recently been apprehended, not all of the stolen jewels have been recovered—and Patricia and Carol have been behaving very strangely recently. Christmas is a season of wonder and mystery, after all.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Holidays; Lesbian; Literary; Contemporary Women; Political; Humorous;
© 2025., HarperCollins,
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