"The clear writing, clever illustrations, and revolting subject matter are sure to make a hit."- School Library Journal, Starred Review This edition also includes an eight-page full color insert with photos from the movie! They even help Billy through his gastronomic ordeal, which twists and turns with each new day, leaving the outcome of the bet continually in doubt. Billy's family, after checking with the doctor, takes everything in stride. But later it looks as if Billy will win, and the challenge becomes getting to the worm to eat it. The worms are supplied by his opponent, whose motto is "The bigger and juicier, the better!" At first Billy's problem is whether or not he can swallow the worm placed before him, even with a choice of condiments from peanut butter to horseradish. Fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Worst Class Trip Ever, and the Tapper Twins series "will revolt and delight" in How to Eat Fried Worms.īecause of a bet, Billy is in the uncomfortable position of having to eat fifteen worms in fifteen days.
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