Humorous fiction

  • 50 Below Zero (Classic Munsch Audio)

    Creator

    Munsch, Robert

    Abstract

    Jason's dad falls asleep everywhere … except in his own bed. All night long, Jason gets woken up by strange noises that lead him to find his dad in the most unexpected places—from on top of the refrigerator to the freezing cold woods outside his house. In order to finally get a good night's sleep, Jason musters up all of his resources and comes up with a most unexpected solution—tying his dad's toe to the bathroom doorknob to keep him in place.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Place of publication not identified]

    Annick Press

    Non spécifié
  • All My Friends Are Superheroes

    Creator

    Kaufman, Andrew

    Abstract

    All Tom's friends really are superheroes. There's the Ear, the Spooner, the Impossible Man. Tom even married a superhero, the Perfectionist. But at their wedding, the Perfectionist was hypnotized (by ex-boyfriend Hypno, of course) to believe that Tom is invisible. Nothing he does can make her see him. Six months later, she's sure that Tom has abandoned her. So she's moving to Vancouver. She'll use her superpower to make Vancouver perfect and leave all the heartbreak in Toronto. With no idea Tom's beside her, she boards an airplane.

    Audience
    General**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Place of publication not identified]

    Coach House Books

    Non spécifié
  • The Laws of the Skies

    Creator

    Courtois, Gregoire

    Abstract

    Winnie-the-Pooh meets The Blair Witch Project in this very grown-up tale of a camping trip gone horribly awry. Twelve six-year-olds and their three adult chaperones head into the woods on a camping trip. None of them make it out alive. The Laws of the Skies tells the harrowing story of those days in the woods, of illness and accidents, and a murderous child. Part fairy tale, part horror film, this macabre fable takes us through the minds of all the members of this doomed party, murderers and murdered alike.

    Audience
    General**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Place of publication not identified]

    Coach House Books

    Non spécifié
  • Noise

    Creator

    Smith, Russell

    Abstract

    A fast-paced comic extravaganza and from the author of the runaway bestseller and Governor General's Award-nominated How Insensitive. 'Noise takes on the kind of high-jinx romantic comedy loved by Hollywood.' — Quill & Quire Set in the cynical and celebrity-obsessed world of mainstream media, and alternatively in the stultifying conservatism of suburban sprawl, a failed musician and intellectual nerd has become a freelance magazine writer and unwillingly been cast into the role of fashion arbiter.

    Audience
    General**
    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Bespeak Audio Editions

    Non spécifié
  • Dadolescence

    Creator

    Armstrong, Bob

    Abstract

    Bill and Julie live in thrifty middle-class wedded bliss with their 12-year-old son Sean. Julie brings home the bacon while Bill keeps house and frets over his never-ending PhD thesis: an anthropological study of the role of men in society. All is relatively well until Julie's ex-fiancé, the dashing and successful Blake Morgan, returns to Winnipeg with his wife and kids. While Bill takes solace in Blake's premature grey and pot belly, next to Blake's professional success Bill feels emasculated and questions what it means to be a man especially a domesticated one.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Winnipeg

    Turnstone Press

    Non spécifié
  • Good omens : full cast dramatization

    Creator

    Gaiman, Neil

    Pratchett, Terry

    Abstract

    A full-cast BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman's celebrated apocalyptic comic novel, with bonus length episodes and outtakes. According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday in fact. Just after Any Answers on Radio 4 ... Events have been set in motion to bring about the End of Days. The armies of Good and Evil are gathering and making their way towards the sleepy English village of Lower Tadfield. The Four Horsepersons of the Apocalypse - War, Famine, Pollution and Death - are assembling.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [London]

    BBC Digital Audio

    Non spécifié
  • Going postal : Discworld, book 33

    Creator

    Pratchett, Terry

    Abstract

    Arch-swindler Moist von Lipwig never believed his crimes were hanging offenses until he found himself with a noose around his neck, dropping through a trap door, and falling into ... a government job? Getting the moribund Postal Service up and running again, however, may be an impossible task. Worse, the new Postmaster could swear the mail is talking to him ... Worst of all, it means taking on the gargantuan, money-hungry Grand Trunk clacks communication monopoly and its bloodthirsty piratical head, Mr. Reacher Gilt. But it says on the building: NEITHER RAIN NOR SNOW NOR GLO M OF NI T ...

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [London]

    Transworld Digital

    Non spécifié
  • Fool : Fool, book 1

    Creator

    Moore, Christopher

    Abstract

    Christopher Moore, much beloved scrivener and peerless literary jester, now takes on no less than the legendary Bard himself (with the utmost humility and respect) with a twisted and insanely funny tale of a moronic monarch and his deceitful daughters, as seen through the eyes of a man wearing a codpiece and bells on his head. Pocket has been Lear's cherished fool for years ...

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Harper Audio

    Non spécifié
  • First grave on the right

    Creator

    Jones, Darynda

    Abstract

    Using her ability to see ghosts in her work as a private investigator, Charley Davidson begins experiencing intense sensual dreams about a mysterious entity that has been following her throughout her life.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    St. Martin's Press

    Non spécifié
  • Finger lickin' fifteen : Stephanie Plum, book 15

    Creator

    Evanovich, Janet

    Abstract

    When Lula witnesses the murder of celebrity chef Stanley Chipotle, she and Stephanie must find the killer before Lula becomes the next victim, while Ranger asks for Stephanie's help to find out who is leaking client information from within his company.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    St. Martin's Paperbacks

    Non spécifié