The Return of the Plant That Ate Dirty Socks


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Michael and Norman have started sprouting pods that soon grow into sock-eating plants that their parents have forbidden.




The Plant that Ate Dirty Socks


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Yummie, Yummie...Dirty Socks Michael's room was always a disaster area, strewn with all kinds of litter -- heaps of papers, piles of crumpled clothes, and dirty socks everywhere. And that was just the top layer The trouble was, half the room belonged to Michael's brother Norman the neatness nut. It was the battle of the bedroom -- with Norman fighting to keep his spotless territory free from the invasion of Michael's mess. But that was before the appearance of the most amazing plants ever Suddenly Michael's junk heap disappeared and the room was taken over by the two giant plants that gobbled up socks faster than anyone could supply them And their appetites were growing bigger every day When the plant that militant slob Michael grows from his mail-order seeds develops an appetite for dirty socks, Michael and his neatnik brother, Norman, join together to persuade their parents to let them keep the ever-growing-and voracious-greenery.




The Escape of the Plant That Ate Dirty Socks


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The sock-eating plants are on the move-- and heading right for trouble!







The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks Goes Up in Space


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Michael and Norman's amazing sock-eating plants have been chosen for the Space Program. Stanley's duty is to pick up trash in the shuttle. While the famous plants take part in such an important project, the boys' whole school gets involved in building mock spaceships, and counting down to bastoff! But then the crazy sock-eaters return home with some brand-new tricks!




The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks Gets a Girlfriend


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Michael and Norman and their giant weird sock-eating plants, Stanley and Fluffy, meet an amazing girl plant who takes a fancy to Stanley when the family's botanist friend and her daughter and son come to visit. After a hilarious sleepover, a visit to a zoo rainforest exhibit, and Norman's attempts to teach Fluffy karate, the three plants team up to foil some bad guys.




The Mystery of the Plant That Ate Dirty Socks


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In the seventh adventure in this whimsical series, Norman and Michael shout "Plant-napping!" after their prize plants--and best chums--Stanley and Fluffy are stolen. The boys set out to solve the mystery and quickly narrow the list of suspects down to a new neighbor who seems uninterested in their plight.




The Plant that Ate Dirty Socks Goes Hollywood


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A movie company has rolled into town and they need some unusual plants to make Carter Swamp look creepier. Plants Stanley and Fluffy are perfect.




Popular Series Fiction for K–6 Readers


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Indexes popular fiction series for K-6 readers with groupings based on thematics, consistant setting, or consistant characters. Annotated entries are arranged alphabetically by series name and include author, publisher, date, grade level, genre, and a list of individual titles in the series. Volume is indexed by author, title, and subject/genre and includes appendixes suggesting books for boys, girls, and reluctant/ESL readers.




Family Files


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Ozzy the cat describes the activities of the unusual Fantora family, which includes a clairvoyant grandmother, an invisible boy, and a vegetarian vampire aunt.