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Beetles, Lightly Toasted

by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · 1989

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Andy's entering the fifth-grade essay contest stirs his imagination to creative heights as he competes with his know-it-all cousin by making recipes with some unusual food sources and testing them on unaware friends and family.

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Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 144 pages

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