How to Catch a Cold

Written by Adam T. Newman · Illustrated by Susan G. Young

A boy's quest to catch a cold leads to unexpected adventures. Will he succeed?

4.5 Goodreads · 52 ratings

34 pages· 632 words· ~550L

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Bookroo's summary

A young boy's imagination runs wild when his classmates mysteriously vanish from school. Discovering they've caught a cold, he embarks on a whimsical quest to literally catch one himself. Will his adventure lead to success, or will he learn a surprising lesson about colds? Join him on this humorous journey filled with unexpected twists and turns.

From the publisher

Children will LOVE this silly, AWARD-WINNING story about a young boy whose vivid imagination goes into overdrive as he wonders why his classmates aren’t showing up to school each day. He eventually discovers they are not being taken or in harm’s way but rather they just caught a COLD. Uncertain what a COLD actually is, our hero sets out on an adventure to literally catch a COLD. Will he succeed? Will he actually catch a COLD? Anyone who has ever been in a classroom where students start getting sick should know the answer to that question. #H2CAC

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