![]() ![]() They resemble freckles, but Henry had no freckles moments ago. Henry is listless that morning, but only becomes concerned when brown spots appear all over his skin. This arrangement might have gone on indefinitely if not for the onset of a peculiar malady in the young chocolate fiend. Henry's obsession hasn't hurt his health, so his parents keep the pantry and fridge stocked with chocolate snacks. He pours chocolate syrup in his milk, downs chocolate cookies by the dozen, consumes more varieties of chocolate ice cream than most people have heard of, and invents ways to infuse other foods with the sweet nectar of the cacao tree. Henry Green, little brother of Mark (age ten) and Elizabeth (thirteen), is passionate about chocolate as most boys are. Robert Kimmel Smith didn't write extensively for kids, but two or three of his six juvenile novels were big hits, none more so than his 1972 debut, Chocolate Fever. ![]()
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