How to Eat Fried Worms
 Cover | |
| Author | Thomas Rockwell |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Children's novel |
| Publisher | Franklin Watts |
Publication date | 1973 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 115 |
| Followed by | How to Fight a Girl |
How to Eat Fried Worms is the title of a children's book written by Thomas Rockwell, first published in 1973. It was later turned into a CBS Storybreak episode in the mid-1980s, and a movie of the same name in 2006. Because the novel's content—the idea of eating worms as part of a bet—is thought to be disgusting by some, 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.[1]
The story continues in two sequels: How to Fight a Girl and How to Get Fabulously Rich.
Plot summary
Alan challenges Billy to eat 15 worms in 15 days. Tom prepares the worms in a variety of ways to make them more appetizing, using condiments such as ketchup, mustard, horseradish, and maple syrup. His parents eventually find out about the bet, which he ultimately wins. All the worms he eats in the book are nightcrawlers.
References
- ↑ "100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–2000". ALA. Retrieved 2011-02-15.