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Age Range
9 - 10
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1973-07-11
Page Count
115
Publisher
Yearling
Grade Level
4th - 5th
ISBN
9780440219408
Lexile
560
Themes
growing up
courage
humor

How to Eat Fried Worms

Written by Thomas Rockwell

Billy decides to participate in a bet, where he has to eat 15 worms supplied by his opponent. Though he can use any condiment he wants, they're still hard to get down. It's unclear until the end of the book how the bet is going to turn out.

RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1973.

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Age Range
9 - 10
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1973-07-11
Page Count
115
Publisher
Yearling
Grade Level
4th - 5th
ISBN
9780440219408
Lexile
560
Themes
growing up
courage
humor
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