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The Gingerbread Girl / by Ernst, Lisa Campbell;
Like her older brother, the Gingerbread Boy, who was eventually devoured by a fox, the Gingerbread Girl eludes the many people who would like to eat her but also has a plan to escape her sibling's fate.
Subjects: Gingerbread; Foxes; Humorous stories; Humorous fiction;
© c2006., Dutton Children's Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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All You Can Kill [electronic resource] : by Malla, Pasha.aut; cloudLibrary;
White Lotus meets Shaun of the Dead in this absurdist take on the wellness retreat. Our narrator and his accidental companion, K. Sohail, find themselves on an island wellness retreat impersonating the Dhaliwals, who have probably been killed in a helicopter crash. After being welcomed by Jerome the robot, the intrepid imposters eagerly partake of the all-you-stomach buffet, the motivational speechifyings of self-help guru Brad Beard, and Professor Sayer's uncomfortably erotic couples counselling. But things quickly take an ominous turn when an excursion to a nearby deserted village reveals a guillotine and a haunted chapel. And then one of the retreaters is murdered and the real Dhaliwals show up. Accusations, counter-accusations, and counter-counter-accusations are made, until the whole retreat is caught up in a bizarre trial. In All You Can Kill, Pasha Malla, with his inimitable absurdist style, collides horror and humour into an utterly unforgettable satire. "Smart, hilarious, original, All You Can Kill is a feverish, one-of-a-kind, unhinged journey into the absurd shams of modern life. No one writes satire, or anything else, like Pasha Malla." – Iain Reid, author of We Spread "Malla is a fabulously gifted writer." – Publishers Weekly "I don’t really know how Malla gets away with what he does … but it is astounding to watch him do it." – The Rumpus
Subjects: Electronic books.; Black Humor; Satire; Absurdist;
© 2024., Coach House Books,
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I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom A Novel [electronic resource] : by Pargin, Jason.aut; Fliakos, Ari.nrt; cloudLibrary;
A standalone darkly humorous thriller set in modern America's age of anxiety, by New York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin. Outside Los Angeles, a driver pulls up to find a young woman sitting on a large black box. She offers him $200,000 cash to transport her and that box across the country, to Washington, DC. But there are rules: He cannot look inside the box. He cannot ask questions. He cannot tell anyone. They must leave immediately. He must leave all trackable devices behind. As these eccentric misfits hit the road, rumors spread on social media that the box is part of a carefully orchestrated terror attack intended to plunge the USA into civil war. The truth promises to be even stranger, and may change how you see the world. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Action & Adventure; Humorous;
© 2024., Macmillan Audio,
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Mrs Spy. by Robotham, M. J.;
Maggie Flynn isn't your typical 1960s mum. She's a spy, an unsuspecting operative for MI5. When a chance encounter with a mysterious Russian reveals someone on home soil betrayed her late husband, who was also a spy, Maggie begins searching for answers. Can she outsmart those determined to keep her silenced? Mandy Robotham is a five times Globe and Mail bestseller, with seven historical dramas selling over a million copies. From the author of 'Scandalous Life of Ruby Devereaux'.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Contemporary Women; FICTION / Humorous; FICTION / Humorous / General; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Women;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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The slippery slope / by Snicket, Lemony.; Helquist, Brett;
Subjects: Mountains; Humorous stories.;
© c2003., HarperCollins,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The hostile hospital / by Snicket, Lemony.; Helquist, Brett;
Subjects: Hospitals; Humorous stories.;
© c2001., Scholastic,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Captain Underpants and the big, bad battle of the Bionic Booger Boy : part 1: the night of the nasty nostril nuggets / by Pilkey, Dav,1966-;
Reading level : 3 ; ages 007-010
Subjects: Robots; Humorous stories;
© c2003., Scholastic,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 8
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Accomplice to the Villain. by Maehrer, Hannah Nicole.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: APPRENTICE TO THE VILLAIN, ISBN 9781649377173. 'Once Upon a Time' meets 'The Office' in the third book in Hannah Nicole Maehrers laugh-out-loud viral TikTok series turned novels.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; FICTION / Fantasy / Humorous; FICTION / Fantasy / Romance;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Automatic Noodle. by Newitz, Annalee.;
When a group of deactivated robots come back online in an abandoned ghost kitchen, they decide to open their very own noodle shop for the humans of San Francisco. But when their business starts causing a stir, a targeted wave of one-star reviews threatens to boil over into a crisis. To keep their doors open, theyll have to call on their customers, their community, and each other - and find a way to survive and thrive in a world that wasnt built for them.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Science fiction.; FICTION / Science Fiction / Action & Adventure; FICTION / Science Fiction / Humorous;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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The Wedding People A Novel [electronic resource] : by Espach, Alison.aut; CloudLibrary;
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Today Show #ReadwithJenna Book Club Pick A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew. It’s a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold heels, not a bag in sight, alone. She’s immediately mistaken by everyone in the lobby for one of the wedding people, but she’s actually the only guest at the Cornwall who isn’t here for the big event. Phoebe is here because she’s dreamed of coming for years—she hoped to shuck oysters and take sunset sails with her husband, only now she’s here without him, at rock bottom, and determined to have one last decadent splurge on herself. Meanwhile, the bride has accounted for every detail and every possible disaster the weekend might yield except for, well, Phoebe and Phoebe's plan—which makes it that much more surprising when the two women can’t stop confiding in each other. In turns absurdly funny and devastatingly tender, Alison Espach’s The Wedding People is ultimately an incredibly nuanced and resonant look at the winding paths we can take to places we never imagined—and the chance encounters it sometimes takes to reroute us.General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Black Humor; Contemporary Women;
© 2024., Henry Holt and Co.,
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