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Is He a Girl? : Marvin Redpost / by Louis Sachar ; illustrated by Sue Hellard.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2019.Description: 128 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781526624178
  • 1526624176
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 813.54 SAC
Contents:
1. A Wierd Girl. 2. Bugged. 3. Marvin Wears a Dress. 4. Don't Go to Sleep! 5, The Ugliest Face in the World. 6. Off to School. 7. It's Fun to Be a Girl. 8. ... A Little Different. 9. He Wouldn't Hit a Girl. 10. High Atop the Spiderweb. 11. Caught in the Web. 12. Normal.
Summary: Marvin Redpost is yet again caught in a dilemma. He's been told that he'll turn into a girl if he kisses his elbow, and after accidentally doing just that he wonders if it is really going to happen to him. His voice starts to change, he longs to have pigtails and he even dots his 'i's with a heart in class! What on earth has happened to Marvin, and will he ever be the same again? This is a charming story, which will give you lots of laughs. Louis Sachar has the ability to bring together the absurd and the real with the perfect ingredients to entertain all children aged 5 to 7 years.
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Children's Corner CUTN Central Library Children's Corner Reference 813.54 SAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan 43283

Target Audience: Ages 6 to 9.

1. A Wierd Girl. 2. Bugged. 3. Marvin Wears a Dress. 4. Don't Go to Sleep! 5, The Ugliest Face in the World. 6. Off to School. 7. It's Fun to Be a Girl. 8. ... A Little Different. 9. He Wouldn't Hit a Girl. 10. High Atop the Spiderweb. 11. Caught in the Web. 12. Normal.

Marvin Redpost is yet again caught in a dilemma. He's been told that he'll turn into a girl if he kisses his elbow, and after accidentally doing just that he wonders if it is really going to happen to him. His voice starts to change, he longs to have pigtails and he even dots his 'i's with a heart in class! What on earth has happened to Marvin, and will he ever be the same again? This is a charming story, which will give you lots of laughs. Louis Sachar has the ability to bring together the absurd and the real with the perfect ingredients to entertain all children aged 5 to 7 years.

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