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Walter Galt, Winston Bongo, and their female friend Rat have an adventure involving a beatnik poet and a werewolf.Tags
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What it does it does very well. I laughed out loud. Alas, there is not a single copy of "The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death" in the entire Merrimack Valley Library Consortium.
Pinkwater is the master of the wacky weird. Movie palaces, werewolves, donuts, beatniks and a chicken man all feature in this hilarious tale of two boys and their dangerous hobby of sneaking out (snarking out) of the house in the middle of the night to see movies. I can't believe this book is out-of-print. It just ain't right.
A follow up book to the Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death.
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Author, illustrator, and radio commentator Daniel M. Pinkwater was born in Memphis Tennessee on November 15, 1941. He is trained as an artist and attended Bard College. In 1969, he wrote and illustrated his first book, The Terrible Roar. Since then he has written over 50 books for children, young adults, and adults. He is also a commentator on show more National Public Radio's All Things Considered and regularly reviews children's books on Weekend Edition Saturday. While he has illustrated many of his works, his most recent ones have been illustrated by his wife Jill Pinkwater. (Bowker Author Biography) Daniel Pinkwater is regarded by critics, educators, psychologists, and law enforcement agencies as the world's most influential writer of books for children and young adults. Since 1987, he has been a regular commentator on NPR's All Things Considered and two collections of his essays have been brought out to the delight of listeners who can read. He lives in Hyde Park, New York. (Publisher Provided) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Snarkout Boys and the Baconburg Horror
- Original title
- The Snarkout Boys and the Baconburg Horror
- Original publication date
- 1984
- People/Characters
- Walter Galt; Winston Bongo
- Important places
- Baconburg
- Dedication
- Once again, it is my pleasure and my obligation to offer this little book to my friend Ken Kelman
- First words
- The moon rises. The leaves tremble in the night wind. Dark covers the city. I wait in my place of hiding.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Then the screen went dark. The movie house was silent, except for the sound of the three of us clapping and cheering.
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