The chicken-fried rat : tales too gross to be true

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The chicken-fried rat : tales too gross to be true

by Cylin Busby ; illustrated by Phoebe Gloeckner ; introduction by Jan Harold Brunvand

HarperTrophy, c1998

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Summary: Eric and his friends spend a day sharing disgusting, supposedly true stories, including ones about eyeball juice at midnight, a baby in an oven, and the chicken-fried rat. Features an introduction discussing the phenomenon of urban legends

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It looks like it's going to be another normal day for Eric -- until he gets out of bed. First his brother tells him a disgusting food story that makes him lose his appetite. Then Eric starts running errands for his room, and it seems like everywhere he goes somebody has a stomach-turning story to tell. Like the girl who bit into her fried chicken -- only to find out it was a rat. Or the boy who went on a camping trip and ended up with spiders crawling out of his face. Or the baby-sitter who confused the baby with the roast...

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