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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 9, 2005
Contact:
, Austin Public Library, (512) 974-7528
Fax: (512) 974-7442
How To Eat
FRIED WORMS
AUSTIN PUBLIC LIBRARY KIDS TO VISIT FILM SET
WHO/WHAT: Ten regular participants (ages 10-14) of AUSTIN PUBLIC
LIBRARY’s “Wired For Youth” Program (Ruiz Branch) to visit film set of HOW TO EAT FRIED WORMS, a
feature film adaptation of Thomas Rockwell’s hugely popular young adult book. Kids will observe
production, tour the set, learn about filmmaking from cast and crew, and sample edible
worms.
WHERE:
Travis Heights – Corner of Alta Vista Avenue and Monroe
WHEN:
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Students on set from 10:15 am – 2:45
pm
Best media window for photo opps 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
CONTACTS:
Toni Atterbury, Unit Publicist, HOW TO EAT FRIED
WORMS
512-469-1760, 512-638-1234 cell, tatterbu@mac.com
How to Eat Fried Worms tells the story of Billy, an eleven-year-old
who inadvertently challenges the town bully on his first day at a new school. To save face and
earn the respect of his new classmates, Billy agrees to a bet that will determine his fate at
the school -¬ whether or not he can eat ten worms in one day. As the pressure mounts, he must
summon heroic strength to keep his five-year-old brother from blabbing, his weak stomach from
betraying him, and his big mouth from getting him into more trouble than he’s already in.
The film is based on the Thomas Rockwell book, How To Eat Fried
Worms, which has been a perennial seller since its publication in 1973, amassing nearly 3
million copies sold worldwide. Rockwell has penned numerous books for young readers and has
received The Mark Twain Award, the California Young Reader Medal, and the Sequoyah Award for How
To Eat Fried Worms. New Line Cinema/Walden Media will release the film in theatres in 2006
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY – YOUR COVERAGE IS INVITED
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