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Spud was a brain in a vat, but then he stole a body.Then he took a human horse to a racetrack and caused chaos. But they fell in a tank of liquid nitrogen and were frozen solid. Now Spud's woken in the future to find he's part of a Year 2000 theme park!
Quick Summary
In "Horsehead Soup," a brain-in-a-vat named Spud steals a human body, drags a horse to a racetrack, gets frozen solid in liquid nitrogen, and wakes up in a Year 2000 theme park, delivering pure absurdist chaos from start to finish. Kids will devour the completely ridiculous situations, the dark humor about being a brain in a body you stole, and the mind-bending sci-fi twist that feels like waking up from the weirdest dream ever. If your kid loves the wacky sci-fi humor of Douglas Adams or Terry Pratchett, they'll absolutely devou this. Perfect for teens in grades 9 through 12 who appreciate absurd comedy and don't mind their science fiction served with a side of lunacy.