The Word Eater By: Mary Amato

Fip is a magical worm who eats words. A Nothing Birth, according to Lumbra. Whatever he eats disappears. But where to? No one will accept Fip into their clan, until Lerner. Lerner Chanse is a lonely girl that wants to be part of the MPOOE (Most Powerful Ones On Earth) Club, because if you weren't a MPOOE, you were a SLUG (Sorry Losers Under Ground), and Fip is a lonely worm who wants to be part of a clan. When Lerner sees Fip, she finds out about his power. Before realizing that she should be careful with what she feeds Fip, she makes spinach soufflé, September 1 of next year, Vending Machine 203, photosynthesis exams, and many more things disappear, but it always goes wrong so she decides to be more careful with what she feeds Fip. She decides to feed him nonsense words, but will that work? Find out in this book.

Ages appropriate: 8-12