About This Book
Robert Kimmel Smith's 'Chocolate Fever' is a delightful and humorous chapter book about Henry Green, a boy whose extreme love for chocolate leads to a unique medical condition: chocolate spots. When he flees the hospital to avoid being a science experiment, he finds himself on an unexpected adventure involving a kind truck driver, bumbling hijackers, and a surprising cure. This engaging story subtly explores themes of moderation, self-acceptance, and bravery, all wrapped in a fast-paced, entertaining narrative. It's perfect for early to late elementary readers, offering both laughs and a gentle lesson.
Henry Green was a boy who loved chocolate. He liked it bitter, sweet, dark, light, and daily; for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks; in cakes, candy bars, milk, and every other form you could possibly imagine. Henry probably loved chocolate more than any boy in the history of the world. One day--it started off like any other day--Henry found that strange things were happening to him. First he made medical history with the only case of Chocolate Fever ever. Then he found himself caught up in a wild and hilarious chase, climaxed by a very unusual hijacking!
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Discussion Prompts
1
What do you think Henry learned about eating chocolate? What are some of your favorite foods, and how do you enjoy them in moderation?
2
How did Henry feel when he first realized he had chocolate spots? How did his feelings change throughout the story?
3
If you were Henry, would you have run away from the hospital? What else could he have done?
4
Mac, the truck driver, was very kind to Henry. Can you think of a time someone was kind to you when you needed help?
5
At the end, Henry wonders if there's such a thing as 'cinnamon fever.' What do you think that means for him?
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