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Vintage bookshelf · 1970s

How to Eat Fried Worms

First published
1973
Reading stage
For older children

Reading this with your child

Driven by a bet and some very inventive worm meals, this 1973 comic novel is a great choice for older children who enjoy gross-out humor.

Poetry, activities, and longer fiction. Check the parent notes before choosing these for a younger child.

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Publication history & sources

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