Hamilton, the kind of obnoxious kid every class has, overhears their “secret meeting” and manages to butt his way into the group. Have Peter and Anabell act out the greatest love story of all time: Romeo and Juliet.Įd gets together his friends Hays, Radosh and Lucy, then asks Priscilla Black to join them because she’s Anabell’s best friend. The idea hits him in English class, where they’re studying Shakespeare. Ed Sitrow has been Peter’s best friend for forever, and when Peter confesses his love to Ed, Ed knows he has to do something to get them together. It’s a new thing (only two days old, in fact) but that doesn’t change the fact that he’s in love. But nothing has ever caught me off guard and made me laugh out loud (in my dentist’s office, no less!) than Romeo and Juliet Together (and alive!) At Last, by Avi. I challenge anyone to read that aloud without completely cracking up.) Actually, most Roald Dahl books have a few LOL chapters! There are moments with Beverly Cleary’s Ramona Quimbyand Henry Huggins that make me chuckle, and Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and Fudge-a-Mania always make me grin foolishly. The Vicar of Nibbleswicke and The BFG always make me laugh, (especially the chapter called Frobscotters and Whizzpoppers in The BFG. But when you do find one, it’s a book to treasure. It’s the rare book that will make a variety of readers unexpectedly laugh out loud.
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