Looking for funny YA contemporary books with nerdy/geeks MC

[Yue]

Hi, I am looking for funny YA contemporary books with nerdy/geeks/otaku MC. Preferably male MC; coming-of-age/slice of life kind of book.

Something similar to:

Life in Outer Space
Know Not Why

Thank you.

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy From Mars totally funny book, and the 2 main characters are kind of nerdy/geeky/nebishie type characters.

[Michele]

You might like Only You Can Save Mankind or Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4, The.

Also, take a look at Goodreads' Best Geek Book Lists. Tons of good ideas there.

[J.S.]

How to Repair a Mechanical Heart, by JC Lillis. Awesome book.

[Peter]

I second the recommendation for Alan Mendelsohn. Pinkwater is one of my favorite authors, and my favorite book of his is The Education of Robert Nifkin. Nifkin is a nerd in the old-school sense, in that he doesn't fit in more than he's super smart and into geeky things. Great book, though, and very funny.

Another book that comes to mind is Ready Player One. The main character is a huge nerd and an expert on late 20th century pop culture. This is because he lives in a mid-21st century hellhole and is desperately trying to be the first to discover the clues hidden by an eccentric billionaire, whose will states that the first person to decipher all his riddles and puzzles will get his entire fortune. It's a great read and manages to be a coming of age story, a dystopian science fiction story and a love letter to geekery all at the same time.

[Holly]

I made this list the other day!: YA Nerd/Geek Books. Maybe it'll help! If not, you can add books to it if you want, haha.

[Michele]

How did I not think to mention Fangirl?! Great one :)

[Holly]

I second Fangirl. The main character is a college aged female so it doesn't exactly match what you want, but it's so so good! :)

[J.S.]

Adorkable by Sarra Manning too.

[Yue]

Ann aka Iftcan wrote: "Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy From Mars totally funny book, and the 2 main characters are kind of nerdy/geeky/nebishie type characters."

Thanks, I've added it, looks fun :D

[Yue]

Joanne wrote: " How to Repair a Mechanical Heart, by JC Lillis. Awesome book."

aww, I love that book, it was so funny :D

[Yue]

Peter wrote: "I second the recommendation for Alan Mendelsohn. Pinkwater is one of my favorite authors, and my favorite book of his is The Education of Robert Nifkin. Nifkin is a nerd in the old-sch..."

Thank you! I've added them. 2nd one especially grabbed my attention...

[Yue]

Holly wrote: "I made this list the other day!: YA Nerd/Geek Books. Maybe it'll help! If not, you can add books to it if you want, haha."

The problem I have with this list is that almost all of them have a female MC :S

[Yue]

Michele wrote: "How did I not think to mention Fangirl?! Great one :)"

I've read it, but it was not for me :(