Matt Sprouts and the Search for the Chompy Wompers
8 MATT SPROUTS AND THE SEARCH FOR THE CHOMPY WOMPERS what I'm trying to say Decisions are not always black and white and sometimes you are faced with a choice that against what I believe in to make sure everything turns you out okay even if it means you won't goes Of course I wouldn't have had to make any of those decisions if my first idea had worked Or the second Or the third But instead I had to do the one thing I really really didn't want to do to in order to help a friend Find all the Chompy Wompers
CHAPTER 1 PARTY TIME I love summer Like I absolutely love it Do I sometimes get myself into some trouble during the summer months Yes Do I occasionally make mistakes Absolutely But that happens all the time anyway because I'm a twelve year old kid and that's just what twelve year old kids do The first ten days of summer this year were a blur thanks to my neighbor Farmer Jed and his pet goat Nora Pet sitting Nora turned out to be the most complicated and frustrating job I've had in a while besides changing my cousin's diaper ew I also met a new kid named B.J. learned how to be responsible for an animal went to Conditioning Camp
10 MATT SPROUTS AND THE SEARCH FOR THE CHOMPY WOMPERS participated in my first cross country race and oh yeah there was that day Nora ate the sun I'd rather not recap that last one There's a whole book about it though MATT SPROUTS AND THE DAY NORA ATE THE SUN MATT EICHELDINGER Now that's all over with I figured it was time to enjoy the rest of my summer vacation and have fun It would be just me my friends and a bunch of new exciting memories memories to make That's what I was aiming for when I suggested to Mom and Dad that we host a summer party We could have everyone in the neighborhood over We could grill hamburgers outside play games and even have a huge bonfire at the end of the night when the stars are out
Cookies CHIPS PARTY TIME 11 We had just sat down at the dinner table which is usually where all my brilliant ideas show up Maybe it's because our family has these awkward silent moments when no one has anything to say so my brain tries to fill in the dull moment with some random thoughts Today's random thought a summer party Luckily my younger brother Elliott loved this idea And when Elliott loves something he will never ever stop talking about it Yes Yes Yes A party Oh We could have watermelon and cake and run around the house playing hide and seek and we should probably have
