Marvin Redpost #3: Is He a Girl?

Illustrated by Adam Record
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$6.99 US
RH Childrens Books | Random House Books for Young Readers
48 per carton
On sale Aug 24, 1993 | 978-0-679-81948-6
Age 6-9 years
Reading Level: Lexile 510L | Fountas & Pinnell M
Sales rights: US, Canada, Open Mkt
This chapter book in Newbery Honor–winning and bestselling author Louis Sachar’s Marvin Redpost series offers a sidesplitting take on the differences between girls and boys!
 
When Casey Happleton tells Marvin that if you kiss your elbow you’ll turn into a girl, Marvin doesn’t believe it. Then Marvin kisses his elbow by accident and starts to feel very strange. He wants pigtails and starts dotting his i’s with little hearts. Could Casey be right? Or is it all in Marvin’s head? You decide!
 
Hilarious and relatable, Marvin Redpost is perfect for kids who love to bond with quirky characters like George Brown, Class Clown and Junie B. Jones.
"Kids will love the frankness about grade school gender wars and social taboos."--Booklist.  

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This chapter book in Newbery Honor–winning and bestselling author Louis Sachar’s Marvin Redpost series offers a sidesplitting take on the differences between girls and boys!
 
When Casey Happleton tells Marvin that if you kiss your elbow you’ll turn into a girl, Marvin doesn’t believe it. Then Marvin kisses his elbow by accident and starts to feel very strange. He wants pigtails and starts dotting his i’s with little hearts. Could Casey be right? Or is it all in Marvin’s head? You decide!
 
Hilarious and relatable, Marvin Redpost is perfect for kids who love to bond with quirky characters like George Brown, Class Clown and Junie B. Jones.

Praise

"Kids will love the frankness about grade school gender wars and social taboos."--Booklist.