num_pages: 151
description: Life is miserable for sixth grader Lerner Chanse at her new shool, where the MPOOE (Most Powerful Ones On Earth) Club ruthlessly rules over the SLUGs (Sorry Losers Under Ground). It looks as if Lerner is destined to be a SLUG, until she finds a magical worm that eats printed words instead of dirt. If Fip eats a word, that item simply disappears from the world -- forever.
language: English
title: The Word Eater
titlecomplete: The Word Eater
genres: Juvenile, Fiction, Humor, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult, Childrens, Chapter Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, School
ratings_count: 1106
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Grand Canyon Reader Award
category: Intermediate Book
publisher: Holiday House