Funny at eleven is sharp — absurd situations played straight, narrators with attitude, comedy that trusts the reader to keep up. Our shelf here sits on the edge of YA humour: still joyful, never babyish, and clever enough to make an eleven-year-old feel in on the joke. Each one hand-picked by Hannah, a former English teacher.
8 funny books for 11-year-olds
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