The Curse of the Campfire Weenies: And Other Warped and Creepy Tales (Mass Market Paperback)

by David Lubar (Author)
Key Phrases: campfire weenies, stupid bug, Miss Kripke, Coach Wagner, General Treron (more...)

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“This book will talk itself right off the shelves, and reluctant readers will devour it.”—School Library Journal

“Another cool collection. This would be perfect to read around a campfire—or at any sleepover. They are creepy, but also hilarious.”—Detroit Free Press

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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 troop 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.

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Product Details Reading level: Ages 9-12 Mass Market Paperback: 208 pages Publisher: Starscape; 1st edition (August 26, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 0765357712 ISBN-13: 978-0765357717 Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #112,274 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in these categories: (What's this?) #5 in  Books > Literature & Fiction > Authors, A-Z > ( L ) > Lubar, David #24 in  Books > Children's Books > Series > Fantasy & Adventure > Starscape

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Starscape; 1st edition (August 26, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0765357712
• ISBN-13: 978-0765357717
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #112,274 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Inappropriate Age Level, September 18, 2008

By	twoboys1cat (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Curse of the Campfire Weenies: And Other Warped and Creepy Tales (Hardcover)

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.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CREEPY TALES, October 28, 2007

By	Mr. M. G. Walsh "Graeme Walsh" (Belfast, Northern Ireland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Curse of the Campfire Weenies: And Other Warped and Creepy Tales (Hardcover)

This is a great collection of quality stories just as you would expect from David Lubar. Each one is short but well written and has a delicious creepy twist in the tail.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent young adult collection, October 28, 2007

By	Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews (#1 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Curse of the Campfire Weenies: And Other Warped and Creepy Tales (Hardcover)

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.

Harriet Klausner