Children's book Author

Thomas Rockwell

Biography

Thomas Rockwell is the author of several books for young readers, including How to Eat Fried Worms, winner of the Mark Twain Award, the California Young Reader Medal, and the Sequoyah Award. He is the son of iconic illustrator Norman Rockwell and lives in Poughkeepsie, New York.Emily Arnold McCully won the Caldecott Medal for Mirette on the High Wire, and has illustrated over one hundred books for young readers. Her nonfiction work for young adults, Ida M. Tarbell: The Woman Who Challenged Big Business – and Won!, was a finalist for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction. Emily divides her time between New York City and Chatham, New York.

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How to Eat Fried Worms

Chapter Book · Ages 7–10 · 1973

A young boy is dared to eat 15 worms in 15 days for $50, leading to a series of humorous and tense events

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$450

How to Fight a Girl

Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 1987

A revenge plot unravels when the target befriends the bait.

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Sale price
$450

How to Fight a Girl

Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 1987

A revenge plot unravels when the target befriends the bait.

Sale price
$674

How to Eat Fried Worms

Chapter Book · Ages 7–10 · 1973

A young boy is dared to eat 15 worms in 15 days for $50, leading to a series of humorous and tense events

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