The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death Summary
Daniel Pinkwater

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The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death Summary

How often do you see a line like this: "They were great performers—all of them—including the chicken"? The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death has this line and many like it. Walter Galt, the narrator, and Winston Bongo believe themselves the originators of Snarking Out, a maneuver that encompasses sneaking out of their homes during the night, taking a bus to the Snark movie theater, and watching whatever old movies the theater happens to be showing. They include in their Snarking Out trips to other venues such as doughnut shops and diners; Walter even makes a speech in a park about the awfulness of Genghis Khan High School, which he attends.

Their Snarking Out becomes complex when Walter discovers Bentley Saunders Harrison Matthews, a girl commonly called Rat because of her features. She has actually been Snarking Out longer than either of the...

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