Chocolate Fever is a juvenile fiction story that was authored by Robert Kimmel Smith. The story was published in 1972. Plot summary Young Henry Green loves chocolate so much, he eats it every day and puts it on everything: chocolate mashed potatoes, chocolate-sprinkled noodles, chocolate marshmallows. As it apparently has no negative effects on Henry's health or well-being, his parents allow it. Then one day at school, Henry just doesn't feel right. During class, he notices that he is breaking out in little brown spots, on his arms. He shows them to his teacher, Mrs. Kimmelfarber who initially dismisses them as freckles. However, the spots suddenly appear on his face as well, and Mrs. Kimmelfarber rushes Henry to Nurse Farthing, the school nurse. She determines that Henry has a strange rash, but can't determine anything else. Both Mrs. Kimmelfarber and Nurse Farthing smell a mysterious odor of chocolate in the air, which they initially think little of. Suddenly, the small brown spots begin turning into larger brown lumps, similar to chocolate chips, with an audible popping noise. Alarmed, Nurse Farthing takes Henry to the hospital. At the hospital, Henry is examined by Dr. Fargo, who sends a culture from the lumps to the lab for further analysis. Just as he smells the aroma of chocolate, the lab returns with the news that Henry's lumps are made of "100% pure chocolate". Dr. Fargo announces that Henry is the first person in history to be diagnosed with "chocolate fever.", and makes plans to broadcast his discovery to the world. Henry is frightened and dislikes being treated like a science experiment, so he flees from the hospital. The hospital staff, and police, pursue Henry for a lengthy chase, but Henry eventually escapes. Afraid of facing Dr. Fargo again, Henry opts to run away. He later runs into a group of boys from another school who bully him over his appearance. Henry bluffs them by telling them that his chocolate fever is a contagious and deadly disease, and they allow him to escape. That night, Henry, exhausted, stood out on the highway for long time. Hundreds of cars passed him. But Mac stopped and offered him a ride. Henry goes to sleep. Mac wakes him up and the two share dinner. Mac convinces Henry that his parents are probably worried about him and offers to drive him back home, but the two are unexpectedly