The Word Eater by Mary Amato
Life is miserable for sixth-grader Lerner Chanse at her new school, where the MPOE (Most Powerful Ones on Earth) Club ruthlessly rules over the SLUGs (Sorry Losers Under Ground). Then Lerner accidentally discovers that her pet worm Fip eats paper - with startling results.When he eats a label with the words Mack's Thumbtacks, all Mack's thumbtacks instantly vanish and papers slip from bulletin boards everywhere It seems that if Fip eats a word, that item simply disappears from the world - forever. Now that Lerner knows about Fip's magic, she has some extraordinary powers of her own - and some big decisions to make. Should she eliminate crime? Her mean neighbour Bobby Nitz's evil dog? Or simply wipe Cleveland Park Middle School off the face of the earth? Or will destroying anything cause effects that she can't imagine or predict? Lerner soon discovers that extraordinary power brings extraordinary responsibility - but will she learn her lesson in time?Mary Amato is the author of The Word Eater, which won the Arizona Young Readers' Award, as well as Snarf Attack, Underfoodle, and The Secret of Life: The Riot Brothers Reveal All, which was praised by School Library Journal. She resides in Maryland with her family.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780823419401 |
| ISBN 10 | 0823419401 |
| Title | The Word Eater |
| Author | Mary Amato |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Holiday House Inc |
| Year published | 2005-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 151 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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