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(Also be sure to browse through the other genres for books with lots of laughs such as "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (sci fi) or "Rules of the Road" (contemporary).)

Peck, Richard. A Long Way from Chicago: A Novel in Stories.

"Grandma Dowdel is not a good influence--and that's one good reason why Joey likes visiting her. Each August, from 1929 (when Joey is nine) to 1935, he and his younger sister travel by train from Chicago to spend a week with Grandma in her scrappy small Illinois town. In seven short stories, one for each summer, Grandma lies, cheats, trespasses, and contrives to help the town underdogs (including her own worst enemy) outwit the banker, the Holy Rollers, and others."