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| |  | Health, Mind & Body | Home » » » The Curse of the Campfire Weenies: And Other Warped and Creepy Tales | | | | | | | Description: | | A boy discovers the answer to one of the great urban mysteries: why are pigeons always pooping in parks? A second-grade class learns why they should always be nice to their math teacher….An ancient predator uses the internet to search out its prey… A young girl and her little brother escape a campfire weenie only to encounter something even more terrifying: a troupe of Girl Scouts singing campfire songs.
For this, his third collection of warped and creepy “weenie” tales, critically-acclaimed author and master of the macabre David Lubar traveled deep into the shadowy corners of his mind, looking for new ways to amuse and terrify his readers. And in the tradition of In the Land of the Lawn Weenies and Invasion of the Road Weenies, he reveals the inspiration behind each of the thirty-five stories at the end of the book.
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| David Lubar | | Hardcover:
| 208 pages | | Publisher:
| Starscape | | Publication Date:
| September 04, 2007 | | Package Length:
| 8.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.7 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.6 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 7 reviews |
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 Twilight Zone crosses Stephen King for kidsFeb 11, 2010
This whole series is amazing. As mentioned in my title, it is a cross between Twilight Zone and Stephen King for kids. Definitely read it before letting your kids read it so you can decide if it will keep your kids up at night. They're great short stories for adults.
Serling would be proud!Sep 12, 2009
This series was recommended to me by another Twilight Zone fan. At first, I was reluctant to buy these children books. But Lubar is a great short story teller who has the ability to appeal to young and old alike-what a talent.He builds upon childhood fears that never really seem to go away even though the older we get the more buried they become. The sense of humor will also appeal to adult readers. I'm going to start reading these to my kids but first I want to read all of them myself (very selfish) and then I will share. There are some clasic tales here like the creepy "Murgopana", and "Inquire Within". "The Soda Fountain" is a haunting story that stayed with me for days. "Fat Face" reminds of the days when I found it difficult to keep my hands out of Dorito bags and Twinkies were my best friend comforting me like pillows. I was a "Fat Face" growing up and this story reminds me of my trials. Lubar is a great writer! I can't wait to read these again when I read them out loud to my kids.
Wow!Dec 05, 2008
My boys 8 and 10y/o LOVE these stories. They go along innocently enough until you reach a mind boggling twist at the end. I have even caught my normally 'I don't want to sit still long enough to read' 10y/o snuggled in his bed in the middle of the day reading these stories. As the title states, these are 'warped and creepy tales' and SO fun to read!
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great bedtime book to leave your kiddo thinking with a smileNov 28, 2008
what a way to make your little one stretch their imaginations. I could just see the wheels turning unti it clicked in my kiddo. Short stories that left them thinking themselves to sleep although the stories were great also to quickly read when my son needed a break from homework. Loved all the wenie books.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Inappropriate Age LevelSep 18, 2008
I think the age level for this book should be much higher. It totally freaked out my 9 year old. In fact, I found it uncomfortably creepy and I'm an adult. Stories about children choking on hot dogs and not getting out of "heaven" unless they hit a homerun in an otherwise endless baseball game, predators on the internet luring children to sneak out of their homes at night to meet them, children "mind-melded" into eating live bugs in order to have friends, ...
My child brought this book home from the school library. I strongly suggest parents think twice before allowing their child to read this.
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