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Flying Birthday Cake? (Marvin Redpost 6, paper)
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Product Description
Two days after Marvin sees a glowing green thing like a flying birthday cake in the night sky, his third-grade class is joined by a mysterious new boy with peculiar behavior.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #201408 in Books
- Published on: 1999-09-21
- Released on: 1999-09-21
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 80 pages
Features
- ISBN13: 9780679890003
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Louis Sachar is the author of the much acclaimed Holes, which has won major American literary prizes including the Newbery and the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. He lives in Austin, Texas.
Customer Reviews
Was that a flying saucer Marvin saw?
What makes this a standout even among the Marvin Redpost series is the subtlety. As usual, Marvin is faced with a puzzling reality, in this case a new boy at school who never changes his clothes and who has serious glitches in his knowledge base. And, as usual, Marvin is faced with a moral dilemma, in this case: should he be friends with this misfit whom he discovers he actually likes? Marvin, never speculates that this boy could be from outer space, but the reader certainly does. In the end we are left wondering, is he, or isn't he?
Disappointed by the Title
I liked the book and I don't want to tell you what happens, but The Flying Birthday Cake has nothing to do with a flying birthday cake! If you are expecting a birthday cake to fly, you might be a little disappointed like I was.
terrific series for beginning readers
Marvin Redpost is a third grader whose friends don't like the new kid in school, Joe Normal, but he finds that Joe is friendly and fun. What should he do? The dialogue is funny, and even though the text is easy enough to be enjoyed by beginning readers the concepts of friendship and family are not too simplistic.
We found this fun book at a garage sale, and based on the interesting characters and fun plot, we will get more of this series.
