<P> Temporarily, they abandon their project to start their own holiday bazaar after Greg buys "Drummies" (which are actually just pieces of fried chicken) at his local supermarket that are cheaper than the ones sold at his school's holiday bazaar, and decide to hang up posters advertising the bazaar on the walls of the school on a rainy day . However, the colored ink on the posters melts through into the brick walls, and the boys' antics are witnessed and published in the community newspaper, as their attempts at advertisement have inadvertently vandalized the school . Fears of being discovered fill Greg with paranoia, worrying that he will be arrested, and dreads the day where his identity will be unveiled . </P> <P> Eventually Rowley snaps and informs the school via an anonymous tip they were the ones who accidentally vandalized the school, but does not admit his involvement . Greg confesses to his and Rowley's responsibility with the accidental vandalism . Vice Principal Roy gives him a choice: Greg could name the "Me" person and both take the punishment together or Greg could just take the punishment himself . Greg decides it be best to take it himself, and that it would be to clean the walls, but then Greg finds out that the real punishment is a trip to the police station (which he misses). A sudden blizzard isolates the Heffleys within their home, resulting in a power outage that spoils their food and causes a basement flood . Frank, Greg's father, in the meantime, is stranded at a hotel near his own workplace, and the family lives in hunger and boredom for the following few days until Rowley comes over and reveals to Greg that his house still has electricity along with the rest of the town with the exception of apparently Greg's own household . A quizzical Greg checks the family's electricity box, only to find that the power has been shut off in all rooms of the house excluding Manny's bedroom, and soon discovers that Manny has been living luxuriously in his bedroom surrounded by food, warmth, and toys without notifying his family because nobody taught him how to tie his shoes . The electricity is returned to the house, and Frank calls the family telling them the roads have been cleared and he returns with food for his family . </P> <P> The following day is Christmas and Greg discovers himself on the cover of the newspaper for anonymously shoveling the walk - way leading up to the Church (however, only to recover a tag he did hang upon the giving tree requesting money) that allows a soup kitchen to be opened, and he chooses to exploit himself on the front cover of his own tabloid newspaper in order to receive gifts that people may send to him . </P> <P> Critical reception for Cabin Fever was positive, with the book being nominated for a 2012 Harvey Award for a "Special Award for Humor in Comics". Publishers Weekly and Entertainment Weekly both praised the entry, with Publishers Weekly writing that although the snow storm doesn't occur until later in the read, "it's unlikely that anyone will mind". </P>

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