Chicken Trek facts for kids

Chicken Trek: The Third Strange Thing That Happened to Oscar Noodleman is a funny children's book from 1987. It was written by Stephen Manes and has cool drawings by Ron Barrett. Ron Barrett also illustrated Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

This book is the third in a series of stories told by the main character, Oscar Noodleman. It continues his adventures after That Game from Outer Space and The Oscar J. Noodleman Television Network.

What's the Story About?

In Chicken Trek, Oscar Noodleman travels to Secaucus, New Jersey. He's going to visit his cousin, Dr. Prechtwinkle, who is an amazing inventor.

Before his visit, Oscar accidentally broke Dr. Prechtwinkle's valuable camera. Now, Oscar has to work for his cousin to pay back the cost of the camera.

The Big Chicken Contest

Dr. Prechtwinkle tells Oscar about a super unusual contest. The goal is to eat a "Bagful o' Chicken" at every single "Chicken in a Bag" restaurant across the country. There are 211 of them!

The prize for winning this contest is huge. It would be enough money to pay off Oscar's debt to his cousin. So, Oscar and Dr. Prechtwinkle decide to team up and try to win this wild chicken-eating challenge!