It's time to gasp, shout and LAUGH OUT LOUD. If you love a good book with humour and hilarious, impossible scenarios, do keep scrolling. We've carefully selected our favourite series for teens that will make you howl with laughter. These books encapsulate all the awkwardness and big feelings around being a teenager – we've got protagonists tackling their first dates and kisses, school trips, overseas travels, fame, feminism and even the end of the world.
So, get ready to giggle, wheeze and cackle at these super funny series you'll want to come back to time and time again.
Georgina Atwell
Toppsta
2025-07-25
2024-09-03
Best Funny Books for Teens
Adrian Mole Series
The Adrian Mole series are the iconic coming-of-age books for YA readers written by Sue Townsend about a young aspiring writer as he navigates 1980s Britain. Since their first release, the books have been adapted to radio shows, television, theatre and computer games. The books are all written in diary form, following Adrian Mole from his adolescent years all the way to middle age. We move from Adrian experiencing love for the first time, to seeing his parents divorce, finding his voice as a writer, navigating financial difficulties and becoming a parent himself. Together with Adrian's growth, we also see the changes of Great Britain, from feminist campaigns to the rise of technology in the late 90s. While each title tackles difficult themes and topics, brilliant humour is spread throughout making for a light, funny read.
If you loved Confessions of Georgia Nicolson books, get ready to meet her cousin Tallulah in her own bespoke teen series written by comedian and bestselling author Louise Rennison. When Tallulah Casey is accepted into Dother Hall Performing Arts College, she expects it'll be as boring as its northern surroundings. But then the boys arrive, and things start to get interesting. And of course there's acting lessons and the hopes of making it as an actor... Like the Georgia Nicolson books, we get all the lows and highs of adolescence, told through hilarious characters and LOTS of snogging.
The brilliantly funny Ben Davis, who we love for Lenny Lemmon, has turned his pen to older characters with The Private Blog of Joe Cowley. In these books, we meet an initially very awkward 14 year old called Joe, who can't seem to get being a teenager quite right. He is not popular, he isn't anyone's crush and his home life isn't the best either, courtesy of his annoying stepbrother. But maybe setting up a super-secret blog will help. So begins his story, which, without spoiling too much, will involve tricky situations with girls, entering DJ competitions and even moving to the big city!
Boys Don't Knit is a humorous and full-of-heart series, turning the stereotypes we know about boys on their head. Ben Fletcher is in serious trouble following an unfortunate and rather ridiculous incident with a lollipop lady and a stolen bottle of Martini Rosso from Waitrose. So, to save himself from the Young Offenders unit, he has to do community service. Enter his hot teacher: she runs a knitting group – the perfect solution to his problem. So, one stitch at a time, Ben gets hooked on his new hobby. But the trouble with knitting when you're a boy is that everyone thinks it's too girly, and so the new master of mohair will have to figure out how to navigate friendships, his demanding dad and even a new girlfriend whilst following his new passion, which will take him all the way to the Big Apple.
The Confessions of Georgia Nicolson is a brilliantly funny series about teenage angst, written by comedian and bestselling author Louise Rennison. Georgia Nicolson is a fourteen-year-old trying to muddle her way through adolescence with all its trials and tribulations, from accidentally shaving off your eyebrows to annoying teachers, first kisses and working out how to entice a Sex God. The series started in 1999 with Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging, which was subsequently made into a popular film in 2008. Louise went on to write 9 more books in the series about the highs and lows of teenage life and her honest portrayal of teenage girls earned her the accolade of Queen of Teens.
Told through 365 days of diary instalments, Chloe Snow's Diary series by Emma Chastain takes us through the disastrous day-to-day life of Chloe Snow, a young teen who has a lot going on in life, starting with her mum moving to Mexico and finishing with her never being kissed before. Over the course of the books, we read about how she deals with tricky friendships, crushes on popular guys in school, an overly apprehensive dad, annoying Queen Bees and more. We should flag that this book is ideal for readers aged 13+, as some parents have shared it contains some mature content.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series is a cult comedy classic, beloved by readers since its first publication in 1979. The sci-fi series opens on a Thursday lunchtime, when the Earth is set to be demolished to make way for a new hyperspace bypass. This is the final straw for human Arthur Dent, whose house has just been demolished by a bulldozer, but as he hitches a lift with friend (and unexpected alien) Zaphod Beeblebrox on a passing spaceship, he starts a series of extraordinary and hilarious intergalactic adventures.
If you've watched the iconic Princess Diaries movies starring Anne Hathaway and have not yet read the books...what are you waiting for?! This fun, light and oh-so-early-2k YA series is the perfect read for all rom-com lovers. When fourteen-year-old Manhattan resident Mia Thermopolis discovers she's actually Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo, Princess of Genovia, her whole world turns on itself. Suddenly, she is being trailed by a bodyguard, taking princess lessons with her uncontrollable old grandmere, and getting a makeover by someone called Paolo. And if all this isn't enough, she might even have to MOVE to Genovia to REIGN the country! Throughout the series you'll get to experience coming to terms with being a princess alongside Mia, while going through the twist, turns and turmoil of being a somewhat average teenager.
This YA series is such a funny and honest take on teenage fiction and feminism by Kate Weston. Being a feminist in this day and age is confusing to say the least. And protagonist Kat Evans sure knows it. She really, really wants to do good feminism, get things right and stay true to her rigid principles while keeping up with schoolwork and friends, but that's easier said than done. Especially when you're an overthinker who has access to Instagram. Join her on her hilarious adventures as she battles her massive crush on Hot Josh, founds a new Feminist Society, goes on class trips and navigates feelings of embarrassment and failure.
The only way we can describe this YA series is that it's like having a best friend or a big sister in a book, drawing upon author Christine Pillainayagam's own experiences as a teenage first-generation immigrant and lover of music.
Ellie Pillai is very familiar with the feeling of being an outsider and going unnoticed, but the truth is she is meant to shine. She is a talented songwriter, has amazing style and is a great friend and daughter. Over the course of this series, we see her coming out of her shell, falling in love and getting her heart broken, going viral online thanks to her songs and even becoming a big sister. This is a comforting read, but also one that will make you laugh out loud and dream big.
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