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How to Eat Fried Worms

by Thomas Rockwellliterary work· published 1973

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How to Eat Fried Worms is a children's book written by Thomas Rockwell, first published in 1973. The novel's plot involves a boy eating worms as part of a bet. It has been the frequent target of censors and appears on the American Library Association's list of most commonly challenged books in the United States of 1990–2000 at number 96. It was later turned into a CBS Storybreak episode in the mid-1980s, and a movie of the same name in 2006. The story continues in two sequels: How to Fight a Girl and How to Get Fabulously Rich.

Adaptations (1)

How to Eat Fried Worms was adapted into a 2006 film.

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    How to Eat Fried Worms
    2006 · film · 84 min · dir. Bob Dolman · IMDb ↗

    During the first day of his new school year, a fifth grade boy squares off against a bully and winds up accepting a dare that could change the balance of power within the class.

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