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Language
  
English

Originally published
  
2000

Country
  
United States of America

Followed by
  
Skunk scout

3.3/5
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Series
  
Later, Gator

Author
  
Laurence Yep

Preceded by
  
Later, Gator

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Media type
  
Print (Hardback, Paperback)

Genres
  
Fiction, Children's literature

Similar
  
Laurence Yep books, Fiction books

Cockroach Cooties is a children's novel by Laurence Yep.

Contents

Plot summary

Two brothers, Teddy and Bobby, try to defend themselves from a school bully named Arnie. The brothers discover that the bully is afraid of cockroaches. Bobby finds a cockroach and names it Hercules. Bobby uses cookies with strange ingredients to trick Arnie into a peace treaty. With the help of Hercules, the boys figure out what is happening to the bully.

Reception

It was a William Allen book nominee. It won the Iowa Children's Choice Award, the Texas Bluebonnet Award, the Kentucky Book Award, and the Laura Ingalls Book Award. A Publishers Weekly review says, "An altogether chipper outing". Rebecca McCartney, of Burlington Public Library, reviewed the book saying, "I liked this book because it was full of creepy crawly things, and told with humor and warmth".

References

Cockroach Cooties Wikipedia