THE PLANT THAT ATE DIRTY SOCKS
by Nancy McArthur
                 These middle grade books, all paperbacks, are published by Avon Camelot Books. 

                 #1 THE PLANT THAT ATE DIRTY SOCKS 

                 Brothers, the older one very messy, the younger one a neatness nut and expert pest, grow a couple of weird
                 (but loveable) plants and the funny uproars begin. Trying to keep their plants’ sock-eating a secret, even
                 while they’re in the school science fair, the boys come up with outrageous schemes to keep their parents
                 from getting rid of the gobbling greenery. 

                 #2 THE RETURN OF THE PLANT THAT ATE DIRTY SOCKS 

                 The family rents a deluxe RV and sets out on a hilarious vacation trip to Florida with their giant weird plants
                 sticking out of the air vents. They stay in a campground, visit Gatorland, Disney World, and Cypress
                 Gardens, and meet a plant scientist and her kids, who are nosing around to find out more about Stanley and
                 Fluffy, while the plants get more active and cause more comical problems. 

                 #3 THE ESCAPE OF THE PLANT THAT ATE DIRTY SOCKS 

                 Having learned to pull themselves around on skateboards, the plants are on the loose, leading the family on
                 wild chases while the boys try to get back the baby plants sprouting from seeds all over town. 

                 #4 THE SECRET OF THE PLANT THAT ATE DIRTY SOCKS 

                 The boys discover what kind of plants their sock-gobblers are and take them to school for Pet Plant Day. At
                 home they get into more funny adventures to save Stanley and Fluffy from their parents’ deadline to get rid of
                 the plants for good. 

                 #5 MORE ADVENTURES OF THE PLANT THAT ATE DIRTY SOCKS 

                 Norman is teaching Fluffy how to do the Hokey Pokey. The boys and their plants spend the night at a
                 sleepover event at a natural history museum that is having an exhibit of big robot dinosaurs. Fluffy tangles
                 with a plant-eater and disappears in the dark museum, with the boys in hot pursuit. 

                 #6 THE PLANT THAT ATE DIRTY SOCKS GOES UP IN SPACE 

                 The boys’ school is studying space flight, practicing countdowns, trying space food, and running their own
                 missions. Stanley and Fluffy are chosen as last-minute replacements for a plant experiment on the real Space
                 Shuttle, and Stanley goes on the flight, keeping the astronauts in an uproar with his antics. 

                 #7 THE MYSTERY OF THE PLANT THAT ATE DIRTY SOCKS 

                 Michael and Norman play detective with the help of their plants in a suspenseful and laugh-loaded adventure
                 in their neighborhood. 

                 #8 THE PLANT THAT ATE DIRTY SOCKS GETS A GIRLFRIEND 

                 The family’s botanist friend comes to visit with her daughter and son, and the boys meet an amazing girl plant
                 who takes a fancy to Stanley. After a hilarious sleepover, a visit to a zoo rainforest exhibit, and Norman’s
                 attempts to teach Fluffy karate, the three plants team up to foil some bad guys. 
     

                 #9 THE PLANT THAT ATE DIRTY SOCKS GOES HOLLYWOOD 

                 A movie company is coming to Michael and Norman’s town to make "The Revenge of the Swamp Monster"
                 with superstar Arnold Snickersnacker playing the Monster. The director needs some extra plants to make the
                 swamp scenes look creepier – and guess who get the parts? Norman and his friend Bob make their own
                 hilarious video monster movie starring themselves.