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Marty McGuire - by Kate Messner (Paperback)

Marty McGuire - by  Kate Messner (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>When tomboy Marty is cast as the princess in the third-grade play, she learns about improvisation, which helps her become more adaptable. Illustrations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A fun, accessible chapter-book debut from an exciting new talent--simultaneous hardcover-paperback launch!<p></p>Marty McGuire would rather spend recess catching frogs in the pond than playing dress-up with the other girls in third grade. So when her teacher casts Marty as the princess in the class play, Marty's absolutely, positively sure that there's been a huge mistake. But after a special lesson in the art of improvisation, Marty comes up with her OWN plan to IMPROVE the play: Why use stuffed-animal frog onstage when a live one would be so much better? In the end, Marty's one-of-a-kind performance makes for an unforgettable show. Maybe Marty CAN live happily ever after, after all!<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Kate Messner is the author of <i>The Seventh Wish</i>; <i>All the Answers</i>; <i>The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z.</i>, winner of the E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Older Readers; <i>Capture the Flag</i>, an SCBWI Crystal Kite Award winner; <i>Hide and Seek</i>; <i>Manhunt</i>; and the Ranger in Time and Marty McGuire chapter book series. A former middle-school English teacher, Kate lives on Lake Champlain with her family and loves reading, walking in the woods, and traveling. Visit her online at katemessner.com. <br/> Brian Floca is the author and illustrator of the Caldecott Medal-winning book <i>Locomotive</i>. He also wrote and illustrated <i>Lightship</i> and <i>Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11</i>, both Sibert Honor Books, and illustrated Avi's Poppy Stories series as well as Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan's <i>Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring</i>, also a Sibert Honor Book. Brian grew up in Texas and now lives in Brooklyn, New York. Find him online at www.brianfloca.com.

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