humorous fiction

It's summertime, and Greg Heffley is heading to the beach for vacation with his family, but Greg quickly finds himself caught in the middle as the two halves of his extended family come together in a tiny beach house in the sweltering heat. The secret ingredients behind Gramma's famous meatballs have been closely guarded for years, and Greg hopes she will pass it on before she passes away. But tensions soon start to rise between family members, and Greg worries he's only going to stir the pot.

Delilah is the lead singer of her friends' punk band, and Reggie is a D&D Dungeon Master, who spends his free time leading quests and writing essays critiquing the game under a pseudonym. When Delilah and Reggie meet on New Year's Eve and then run into each other on Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, and subsequent holidays, it seems like the universe is trying to send them a message. Even though it appears they have nothing in common, the two try to find ways to hang out and find themselves falling for one another. But Delilah wishes she were more like the seemingly self-assured Reggie, while Reggie worries that Delilah will realize his confidence is just a front to impress her. Delilah and Reggie must find a way to be honest with themselves and embrace the parts they feel they must hide from others in order to truly be there for each other.

With his reputation in tatters after his confrontation with another gay student is posted on social media, openly gay high schooler Peter Thompkins needs something big to fix his image. To prove he's not a self-hating gay, he agrees to help his best friend Alan produce a drag show in their rural hometown. As a result, Peter must find a way to deal with catty drag queens, homophobia, protesters, and a cute boy, and soon he's uncertain if his friendship with Alan will survive until the curtain falls.

Meg Langslow must take in a group of programmers stuck in Caerphilly for Christmas who are working with her brother's software company on a forensic genealogy and DNA analysis project. When the programmers' boss is found murdered, Meg tries to find the killer before Christmas but the file of suspects is longer than Santa's list.

One evil supervillain spends most of his time hatching nefarious plots to take over the world--but on his days off, nothing gets between him and the cute pandas he adores! This fresh, charming comedy series answers the age-old question of what a villain does off the clock! For the man known as the General in the Evil League that plans to invade Earth, every day is full of rigorous battles of life and death as he fends off the planet's Defense Forces. However, on his day off, there shall be no battles for him--instead, he'll be venturing forth into town in search of wonderful things that will heal his overworked heart! No matter how stressful his day job as a nefarious villain is, new encounters await...

Have you ever had a bad week? Justin Chase sure has, and this is it! Monday really socked, Tuesday blew up, but now it's... Wednesday! His cat is still mysteriously missing. He's an unintentional Internet sensation. And right now sharks are circling as he's stranded in a heart-stopping, skin-crawling, jaw-dropping, seriously shocking S.O.S situation with his unbelievably annoying arch-enemy!.

A humorous story about the absurd excuses for not doing homework.

A humorous story about imaginative excuses for being late to school.

When asked about his summer vacation, a boy spins a wild tale of globe-spanning adventures.

Grown-ups never misbehave, cheat, talk with their mouths full, or complain--despite ample evidence to the contrary.