What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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ABANDONED. Cucumber or pickle antagonist takes over household - I think.
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No, it wasn't a Bunnicula book. I actually skimmed through than one when I bought it a while back thinking it could be it. :-(
Maybe Invasion of the Body Snatchers? I haven't read it but reviews say it is about vegetable/parasite aliens growing in pods in basements to look like exact duplicates of the family & then taking over.
Ladysaotome wrote: "I haven't read it but reviews say it is about vegetable/parasite aliens growing in pods in basements to look like exact duplicates of the family & then taking over. ..."Something about the way this was phrased just sounds so odd to my ears. You're not familiar with this yourself --one of the most famous book/movie combos in American culture? You only know about it from 'reviews'? Its a good guess to answer the query of the OP, I'm just curious why you talk about it at such a 'distance'. Never seen the film?
p.s. For 'Kate': 'Celery Stalks at Midnight' actually originated with a clever, comedy-sort-of, be-bop song. Will Bradley Orchestra, if memory serves. Catchy tune! Deliberately began as a joke!
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What's the Name of That Book???
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The Celery Stalks at Midnight (other topics)It Came from Beneath the Sink! (other topics)
I read this book in grade school, but I don't remember really when. Somewhere between 1993 and 1997, I would guess. However, I don't remember if it was an older book that I found in either the library or a teacher's classroom or if it was a new book at the time. The cucumber/pickle may have been an alien with more of his kind coming to join him. I want to say that a family moved into a new house and the pickle/cucumber was in the basement. I'm almost positive that there was a basement in this book.
I seem to remember this as being something that R.L. Stine would write; I thought it might have been It Came from Beneath the Sink! until I reread it.
I don't remember much else about this book except that I really enjoyed it and would like to find a copy for my library. Any help would be very much appreciated! Thank you!