"You are what you eat." Do you remember that saying from Health and Nutrition class? What if you do turn into what you eat? For example, you just ate a big ice cream cone and you notice that vanilla ice cream is dripping down your arm. You look in the mirror and to your horror you realize that you have become an ice cream cone!!!
The Mysterious Matter of I.M. Fine, by Diane Stanley, poses a similar scenario. In this case, what you read has the power to brainwash your mind.
Here is the synopsis:
Kids all over the country are acting strangely after reading the latest books in the mega-popular Chillers series. First, it's the seemingly innocent Jelly Worm fad. But it quickly turns sinister, with exploding headaches sweeping the nation, and then a serpent surprise that lands several kids, including Franny's little sister, in the hospital.
Franny is convinced that I.M. Fine, author the Chillers books, is behind it. With the help of her friend Beamer, she is determined to track down the mysterious author and find out once and for all if the books really are causing all the trouble. After all, a book can't be that dangerous, can it?
Are these Chillers books really this powerful? You'll have to read this book to find out. It was so entertaining I couldn't put it down. Don't worry; you won't turn into a book or something when you read it. I read it and I'm just fine. Wait...is that vanilla ice cream running down my arm?
Happy Halloween!
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