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1) How to eat fried worms

Author

Rockwell, Thomas

Series

Billy Forrester books volume 1
A Dell yearling book
How to Eat Fried Worms

Formats

Book, CD, Large Print

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Billy isn't one to back down from a bet. But this one is gross: If he eats fifteen worms in fifteen days, Alan will pay him fifty dollars. Billy takes the bet and tries worms smothered in ketchup, drowned in mustard, even breaded and fried. Worm by worm, Billy gets closer to victory, and to buying the minibike he's always wanted. But Alan won't let him win that easily...

2) How to fight a girl

Author

Rockwell, Thomas

Series

Billy Forrester books volume 2

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Joe and Alan's plan to get revenge on Billy backfires when their secret weapon, the prettiest girl in their fifth grade class, becomes Billy's friend instead.

3) How to get fabulously rich

Author

Rockwell, Thomas

Series

Billy Forrester books volume 3

Pub. Date

1990

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After Billy wins $410,000 in the lottery his friends claim that he owes them a share for helping him play, creating a tangle of lies, memory, and money.

4) My adventures as an illustrator: the definitive edition

Author

Rockwell, Norman

Pub. Date

[2019]

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"The wit, humanity, and many-sided talent of Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) are on full display in his classic autobiography, written with his son Tom Rockwell, himself an award-winning writer. The artist's New York City boyhood, his apprentice days at the Art Students League, his first fateful visit to the Saturday Evening Post, his adventures abroad, his move to rural Vemont - all are recounted with a mix of sharp observation and self-deprecating humor....