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Dave Barry

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in Armonk, New York, The United States

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Nonfiction, Humor, Children's Books

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Dave Barry is a humor writer. For 25 years he was a syndicated columnist whose work appeared in more than 500 newspapers in the United States and abroad. In 1988 he won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary. Many people are still trying to figure out how this happened.
Dave has also written many books, virtually none of which contain useful information. Two of his books were used as the basis for the CBS TV sitcom "Dave's World," in which Harry Anderson played a much taller version of Dave.
Dave plays lead guitar in a literary rock band called the Rock Bottom Remainders, whose other members include Stephen King, Amy Tan, Ridley Pearson and Mitch Albom. They are not musically skilled, but they are extremely loud. Dave has also made many TV appeara ...more

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	Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1) by Dave Barry (Goodreads Author), Ridley Pearson, Greg Call (Illustrations) 4.05 avg rating — 78,025 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peter and the Shadow Thieves (Peter and the Starcatchers, #2) by Dave Barry (Goodreads Author), Ridley Pearson, Greg Call (Illustrations) 4.17 avg rating — 36,348 ratings — published 2006 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peter and the Secret of Rundoon (Peter and the Starcatchers, #3) by Dave Barry (Goodreads Author), Ridley Pearson, Greg Call (Illustrations) 4.17 avg rating — 23,345 ratings — published 2007 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Big Trouble 3.85 avg rating — 15,785 ratings — published 1999 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peter and the Sword of Mercy (Peter and the Starcatchers, #4) by Dave Barry (Goodreads Author), Ridley Pearson, Jim Dale (Narrator) 4.19 avg rating — 14,086 ratings — published 2009 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Swamp Story 3.86 avg rating — 8,933 ratings — published 2023 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog 4.10 avg rating — 6,759 ratings — published 2019 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Insane City 3.81 avg rating — 7,087 ratings — published 2013 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland 3.82 avg rating — 6,391 ratings — published 2016 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up 3.93 avg rating — 6,125 ratings — published 1994 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status, or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we all believe that we are above-average drivers.”
― Dave Barry, Dave Barry Turns 50

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“It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity.”
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tags: coffee, espresso, peets, starbucks

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“Electricity is actually made up of extremely tiny particles called electrons, that you cannot see with the naked eye unless you have been drinking.”
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Back to School (Readathon) 2023
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Instead write-in books or graphic novels that fit the back to school/growing up theme.

Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl (write-in)

2 votes, 15.4%

Greenglass House by Kate Milford (write-in)

2 votes, 15.4%

Bridge to Teribithia by Katherine Paterson

1 vote, 7.7%

New Kid by Jerry Craft

1 vote, 7.7%

Smile by Raina Telgemeier (write-in)

1 vote, 7.7%

Orion Lost by Alastair Chisholm (write-in)

1 vote, 7.7%

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune (write-in)

1 vote, 7.7%

The Unteachables by Gordon Korman (write-in)

1 vote, 7.7%

Amy and Laura by Marilyn Sachs (write-in)

1 vote, 7.7%

Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes (write-in)

1 vote, 7.7%

One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

1 vote, 7.7%

The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez

0 votes, 0.0%

Buddha Boy by Kathe Koja

0 votes, 0.0%

Honestly Elliott by Gillian McDunn

0 votes, 0.0%

Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks

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Air by Monica Roe

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The Pants Project by Cat Clarke

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Join the Club, Maggie Diaz by Nina Moreno

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The Real Us by Tommy Greenwald

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Iveliz Explains It All by Andrea Beatriz Arango

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Go with the Flow by Lily Williams

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Maybe He Just Likes You by Barbara Dee

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One Year at Ellsmere by Faith Erin Hicks

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No Fixed Address by Susin Nielsen

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Small Spaces by Katherine Arden

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The Fixer by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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The Worst Class Trip Ever by Dave Barry

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The Iron Trial by Holly Black

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I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter

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Buzz Kill by Beth Fantaskey

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Free Thaddeus! by John Gosselink

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Revenge of the Red Club by Kim Harrington

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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

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Truly, Devious by Maureen Johnson

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The Epic Documentary of a Not-Yet-Epic Kid by Robin Mellom

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The Fourth Stall by Chris Rylander

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The Detention Club by David Yoo

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Spy School by Stuart Gibbs

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