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Fun Reading for both Grownups and Teens Good Teen Historical Fiction Good for Grown-ups Serving Humanity cover Perched-in Soul cover funny ghosts Community Spirit cover
J-B cover A Little Honesty cover Funny Vampire Teen Fiction Good for Grown-ups Far Side of the Moon cover Buds cover Just Say YES cover

1. An Almost Private Eye: Mystery of The Starfighter offers a "dramatic sort of term paper" by criminal justice student Joseph O. Kuhl (as told to author Joaquin Peralta), wherein would-be secret agent Joe reveals how he almost captured and exposed the famous Starfighter of Balona. (AVAILABLE NOW)

2. Nobody's Fault is historical fiction about a modern-day student-journalist who encounters personal and editorial problems while interviewing a survivor of the horrific San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906. Reviewed in School Library Journal and Flamingnet Reviews You Can Order It NOW

3. Serving Humanity NEW presents a suave, mysterious Englishman accidentally landing in Balona. Is he safe? Is Balona? "gruesome but funny" You Can Order It NOW.

4. A Perched-in Soul is a story of an Marine Corps veteran who's having troubles "adjusting to life." Likely to grab grown-ups, people with some tough life experiences, and more mature young adults. "startling, sad, touching, and funny" You Can Order It NOW.

5. Community Spirits has Joseph Kuhl confronting a variety of spirits who may be attempting to take over Balona! "more funny stupidity from Balona" Reviewed in Flamingnet Reviews You Can Order It NOW.

6. John-Browne's Body & Sole is the journal of a talented and sensitive 13-year old boy with a major problem to confront. "...funny, real, touching...." Reviewed in Booklist. You Can Order It NOW.

7. A Little Honesty is narrated by high school almost-senior Zack who wants a motorcycle and a hot romance (preferably in that order), but is trapped in summer school. "great, funny" Reviewed in Midwest Book Reviews You Can Order It NOW.

8. Verga's Blessing is "vampire fiction" about a mysterious publisher who shows up in Balona, promising fame and fortune. Patella Sackworth falls for the pitch along with many others. Will she survive and prosper, or will she come down with "The Pales"? Reviewed in School Library Journal You Can Order It NOW.

9. The Far Side of the Moon is historical fiction about a very brave young refugee woman in California of the 1870s. "touching, sad, funny, inspiring" Reviewed in VOYA You Can Order It NOW.

10. Buds demonstrates how two perhaps "spiky" young women find unanticipated friends. "funny, touching, real" You Can Order It NOW./a>

11. Just Say YES: Memoirs of a Geezer recalls the experiences of prodigious musician-media executive John Graves with a variety of celebrities over the last half-century. "funny, insightful, memorable non-fiction" You Can Order It beginning OCTOBER FIRST 2007..

A Cuisine of Leftovers cover Cover of Funny Teen Fiction Sang Froyd Heavier than Air cover The Chocolate Korndog cover Finding Dad cover One Brick Shy Cover Klongs cover

The following are books printed by subsidy publishers and are available through them and Amazon.com. However, it's easy to click through the BalonaBook page to the publisher :

12. A Cuisine of Leftovers consists of short stories about some stars of Balona Society (high and low). Probably more interesting to grown-ups and more mature young adults. "mixture of wonderful and insane"
13. Sang Froyd begins the saga of the Kuhl Family, 15-year-old sticky-fingered Joseph in the forefront. "hilarious"
14. Heavier than Air provides the Kuhl family with the potential of enormous wealth. Will the bounty last? "mostly a gas"
15. The Chocolate Korndog demonstrates how Balona responds to Kenworth Kuhl's drool-inducing dream. "not exactly appetizing, but hilarious" Reviewed in Midwest Book Reviews
16. Finding Dad has 16-year-old narrator Joseph Kuhl and his astonishing Cousin Nim searching Balona for Joe's suddenly missing father. "a funny learning experience"
17. One Brick Shy presents Joe and Cousin Zack attending a dance which turns into a splendid riot, fire, and flood."side-splitting"
18. Spring Break has Joe and Zack trying to get rich from the accidental flooding of Balona by a member of the Kuhl family. "stupid and funny"

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