Manes, Stephen

Milo, tired of problems with his sister, parents, and classmates, finds a book in the library which promises to make him perfect in just three days.

A biography of the photographer and motion-picture pioneer whose early efforts at photographing motion included proving that at one period of its stride, a running horse has all four feet off the ground.

Humorous anecdotes portray the injustices of life.

Jason attracts a lot of attention when he starts following the zany advice in a get-rich-quick book by the bizarre Dr. Silverfish.

The Hooples' family set up a "haunted house" to scare people for charity on Halloween.

Max and his little brother Adam make a bet about eating chocolate-covered ants.

Oscar travels around the United States in a Picklemobile eating Chicken in the Bag to win a contest, while being pursued by an angry woman with mystical powers, who is also determined to win the contest.

Ivan is dismayed when he moves to a tacky Nevada casino town and finds that his new high school is a renovated hotel, featuring classes in comedy, gambling, and hospitaliy.

An obnoxious kid comes through the TV screen from the shoe commercial and Arnold has no idea how to explain it all to his parents.