BEWARE THE NINJA WEENIES AND OTHER WARPED AND CREEPY TALES by David Lubar. Tor, 2012
David Lubar has a perfect touch when it comes to combining humor and horror and, well, grossouts, in his series of Weenie books. Here are short stories about intelligent vegetables (brain food?), cheese of questionable origin, bedbugs (shudder), and much more. Each story begs to be shared aloud. This collection (and the other 5 for that matter) would be an ideal way to begin the new school year. Select 5-10 stories; read a new one each day. At the end of the week (or two weeks), talk about the essential characteristics of the stories and of Lubar's style. Two appendices to note: a teacher's guide to using the book and notes about where the ideas behind each story originated. <384>
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