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| Author: Thomas Rockwell | Illustrator: Emily Arnold McCully |
EARN 10 SUPER POINTS!
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Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN-10: 0812417356
ISBN-13: 9780812417357
Buy.com Sku: 209653990
Publish Date: 9/22/2008
Buy.com Sales Rank: 44375
Pages:
115
Age Range:
12 to 15
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"Hey, Tom! Where were you last night?" (from the first line)
| "Because of a bet, Billy is in the uncomfortable position of having to eat 15 worms in 15 days. A hilarious story that will revolt and delight bumptious, unreachable intermediate-grade boys and any other less particular mortals that read or listen to it. . . . Colorful, original writing in a much-needed comic vein."--"Booklist." |
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Eating 15 worms in 15 days sounds pretty gross, but Billy decides it's worth it since he stands to win $50 from his friend Alan if he can accomplish the disgusting deed. Billy is given the option to smother the worms in anything he likes--from ketchup to peanut butter--and he can even have them cooked up in a variety of ways including fried, boiled, and grilled. Alan is quite confident that Billy will lose the bet. After all who could eat one worm, let alone 15? However, when it seems that Billy can devour anything set before him, Alan sets out to sabotage Billy. Will any of Alan's nefarious schemes succeed in getting Billy to lose the bet? This humorous look at the life of boys explores the honor of keeping one's word and the edibility of the common nightcrawler. Illustrated with B&W drawings.
Eating 15 worms in 15 days sounds pretty gross, but Billy decides it's worth it since he stands to win $50 from his friend Alan if he can accomplish the disgusting deed. Billy is given the option to smother the worms in anything he likes--from ketchup to peanut butter--and he can even have them cooked up in a variety of ways including fried, boiled, and grilled. Alan is quite confident that Billy will lose the bet. After all who could eat one worm, let alone 15? However, when it seems that Billy can devour anything set before him, Alan sets out to sabotage Billy. Will any of Alan's nefarious schemes succeed in getting Billy to lose the bet? This humorous look at the life of boys explores the honor of keeping one's word and the edibility of the common nightcrawler. Illustrated with B&W drawings.
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