The Word Eater
What's The Word Eater About
Life is miserable for sixth grader Lerner Chanse at her new shool, where the MPOOE (Most Powerful Ones On Earth) Club ruthlessly rules over the SLUGs (Sorry Losers Under Ground). It looks as if Lerner is destined to be a SLUG, until she finds a magical worm that eats printed words instead of dirt. If Fip eats a word, that item simply disappears from the world – forever.
What Should I Know As a Parent
Families are unique and have different expectations for the books they choose to read. The following are concepts included in this book that some parents may wish to seek out or avoid.
Note that this list is not exhaustive and there may be concepts in this book that are not included or have been insufficiently or incorrectly detailed here.
What Questions Should I Ask My Child
- When Fip eats a word, that thing disappears in the world. What would you have Fip eat, if he was your worm?
- Lerner finds out quickly that there are consequences to Fip eating a word. Did you see any of those ramifications coming? If Lerner was less responsible, what could have happened?
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The Creatives Behind the Book
Mary Amato writes fiction for children, such as the hilarious Riot Brothers series, but she is also a singer-songwriter who performs in the Washington, D.C. area. In addition, she is a co-founder of Firefly Shadow Theater, a puppet company for which she writes and directs shows. Her novels have appeared on children’s choice state award lists around the country. You can hear the songs in Lucky Me, Lucy McGee at maryamato.com/lucy-songs/. She lives in Hyattsville, Maryland.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780823419401
- Publication Date
- December 1, 2004
- Publisher
- Holiday House
- Page Count
- 151
- Words Per Page
- 175
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Reading Age
- 8 - 12 years
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 76969072
- Lexile® Level
- 670L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~P
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.5
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 4
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 48342
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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