Series: Marvin Redpost
by Author Louis Sachar
Marvin Redpost: Kidnapped at Birth? (2004)
Reason for Reading: Son read aloud to me as his reader. This was his very first proper chapter book with one b/w drawing per chapter.At a reading level of 1.9, this was a very good choice for my son's first chapter book. He did very well with the reading and was not intimidated with the full pa...
Marvin Redpost: Is He a Girl? (1993)
My 9th Book in English This Year A couple of days ago I finished my 9th book, Marvin Redpost #3 Is He a Girl? in English. The book is good for me to know useful terms in English. The protagonist is a third grade student and every time I read this series, the contents remind me of my childhood. In...
Marvin Redpost: Why Pick on Me? (1993)
Newbery Medal winner Louis Sachar’s Marvin Redpost series of beginning chapter books are chock-full of the silly humor that children enjoy from his other Wayside School series. Marvin inadvertently gets on bully Clarence’s bad side and Clarence accuses Marvin of being a nose-picker. The more Marv...
Class President (1999)
We got this slim volume as an award for the library's summer reading program, so I decided to read it today. Otherwise, I probably would not read the fifth volume of a series without reading the books before it, let alone post of review of it! But even though I did not know the characters very ...
Alone in His Teacher's House (1994)
This is the fourth book in the Marvin Redpost series. It is a dramatic tale that shows Marvin being responsible for taking care of his teacher's dog while she is away and his experiences with the substitute teacher. I appreciated that this book gave me an opportunity to talk with our girls abou...
Flying Birthday Cake? (1999)
My third-grader asked me to join a school book club with her, which I have dutifully read for every month. Unfortunately, aside from the single Judy Blume title (FRECKLEJUICE), I haven't enjoyed a single one of them.Louis Sachar is an award-winning children's writer (for HOLES), and the Marvin Re...