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How to Eat Fried Worms (Billy Forrester, Bk 1)
How to Eat Fried Worms - Billy Forrester, Bk 1
Author: Thomas Rockwell
Because of a bet, Billy is in the uncomfortable position of having to eat fifteen worms in fifteen days. 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 but...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780440800828
ISBN-10: 044080082X
Publication Date: 12/1988
Pages: 96
Reading Level: All Ages
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3.4 stars, based on 9 ratings
Publisher: Dell Publishing Company
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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candieb avatar reviewed How to Eat Fried Worms (Billy Forrester, Bk 1) on + 239 more book reviews
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Really cute. I read this to my kids over the period of about a month, a few pages each night. They both thought it was a lot of fun. I remember reading it years ago myself!
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Valimichel avatar reviewed How to Eat Fried Worms (Billy Forrester, Bk 1) on + 139 more book reviews
This is the "original" story...NOT the recent movie adaptation version. Very simple sketches and easy text makes this a great story. My 9 year old son had fun comparing and contrasting the two versions, book and movie.
reviewed How to Eat Fried Worms (Billy Forrester, Bk 1) on + 8 more book reviews
This is the book the movie was based on. My ten year old read it and liked it very much. He is in third grade. It has pictures from the movie in it.
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Funny, adventurous, a classic!
reviewed How to Eat Fried Worms (Billy Forrester, Bk 1) on + 8 more book reviews
The BEST!! It's books like this that bring back those childhood memories that help us understand what our kids are going thru right now. Loved it!!!
missgwhiz avatar reviewed How to Eat Fried Worms (Billy Forrester, Bk 1) on + 186 more book reviews
i remember reading this book in my childhood.all of us kids would fight to get to our library to get it!its a good book for a young reader or pre-teen.
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I loved the book. I loved reading it aloud to my son at bedtime.
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How to Eat Fried Worms has happily repulsed children since its original publication in 1973. Billy must eat 15 worms in 15 days--but the reward will be worth it: $50 for a shiny new minibike. Luckily, Billy's friends cook up these fat juicy grubs in a variety of appetizing ways--drenched in ketchup and mustard, fried in butter and cornmeal, and the pièce de résistance, a Whizbang Worm Delight (an ice-cream worm cake). Readers will derive obvious pleasure from reading (and singing) out loud the hilarious rhymes and childish chants concocted from the mind of the book's author, Thomas Rockwell.

"Trout, Salmon, flounder, perch,
I'll ride my minibike into church.
Dace, tuna, haddock, trout,
Wait'll you hear the minister shout."


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