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The Curse of the Campfire Weenies: And Other Warped and Creepy Tales | 
| Author: David Lubar
Publisher: Starscape
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 555814
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Edition: 1st
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.7
ISBN: 0765357712
EAN: 9780765357717
ASIN: 0765357712
Publication Date: August 26, 2008
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DIVDIVPA 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#8230;.An ancient predator uses the internet to search out its prey#8230; A young girl and her little brother escape a campfire weenie only to encounter something even more terrifying: a troop of Girl Scouts singing campfire songs. I/I/PPFor this, his third collection of warped and creepy #8220;weenie#8221; 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 IIn the Land of the Lawn Weenies/I and IInvasion of the Road Weenies/I, he reveals the inspiration behind each of the thirty-five stories at the end of the book. /P/DIV/DIV
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 Wow! December 5, 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!
great bedtime book to leave your kiddo thinking with a smile November 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.
 Inappropriate Age Level September 18, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
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, ...br /br /My child brought this book home from the school library. I strongly suggest parents think twice before allowing their child to read this.
excellent extremely short stories October 31, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
As with the two previous "Weenie ..." Tales (see LAND OF THE LAWN WEENIES and INVASION OF THE ROAD WEENIES), this collection consists of thirty-five extremely short stories (average size is approximately five pages) that target children as the prime audience. The tales are fun to read and usually contain a subtle morality message or a question to ponder that is interwoven into the story. For instance in "Mr. HooHaa", Mr. Lubar asks a key metaphysical question of are clowns more frightening without the make-up or a profound look into the universally accepted tenet that "You Are What You Eat". In "The Tunnel of Terror", Rachel learns the hard way that avoidance or even closing your eyes does not make the issue vanish (sounds like Rachel will grow up to be a politician). So like Ben get yourself a drink at "The Soda Fountain" and enjoy reading the warped and creepy tales of an expert as Mr. Lubar's latest shows how the grass is not necessarily greener when you escape from "The Curse of the Campfire Weenies" to end up with the Girl Scouts singing campfire weenies.br /br /Harriet Klausnerbr /br /
Excellent young adult collection October 28, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
As with the two previous "Weenie ..." Tales (see LAND OF THE LAWN WEENIES and INVASION OF THE ROAD WEENIES), this collection consists of thirty-five extremely short stories (average size is approximately five pages) that target children as the prime audience. The tales are fun to read and usually contain a subtle morality message or a question to ponder that is interwoven into the story. For instance in "Mr. HooHaa", Mr. Lubar asks a key metaphysical question of are clowns more frightening without the make-up or a profound look into the universally accepted tenet that "You Are What You Eat". In "The Tunnel of Terror", Rachel learns the hard way that avoidance or even closing your eyes does not make the issue vanish (sounds like Rachel will grow up to be a politician). So like Ben get yourself a drink at "The Soda Fountain" and enjoy reading the warped and creepy tales of an expert as Mr. Lubar's latest shows how the grass is not necessarily greener when you escape from "The Curse of the Campfire Weenies" to end up with the Girl Scouts singing campfire weenies.br /br /Harriet Klausnerbr /
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