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Why Pick on Me? - (Marvin Redpost) by Louis Sachar (Paperback)

Why Pick on Me? - (Marvin Redpost) by  Louis Sachar (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Marvin (from Marvin Redpost: Kidnapped at Birth) is shunned by his classmates, friends and teacher after he is unfairly fingered as a nose-picker by the class bully. But he triumphs in the end when he proves that everyone is human in this First Stepping Stone book by a winner of 17 children's choice awards.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This sidesplitting chapter book in Newbery Honor-winning and bestselling author Louis Sachar's Marvin Redpost series takes on rumors and teasing. <p/> There's a rumor at school that Marvin Redpost picks his nose. Clarence started it, and now <i>everyone</i> believes it. Even Marvin's friends are embarrassed to be seen with him! Can Marvin figure out how to change everyone's mind? Or is he doomed to be teased forever? <p/> Hilarious and relatable, Marvin Redpost is perfect for kids who love to bond with quirky characters like Junie B. Jones and George Brown, Class Clown.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"It will be an underground classic, an easy reader that kids are dying to read."--(starred) <i>Bulletin, Center for Children's Books. </i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Louis Sachar conducted his own "class survey" in order to find the best title for this book. He told the students in the classrooms he visited that he wanted the title to end with a question mark and have the word "pick" in it. Of all the titles that were suggested, Louis chose <i>Why Pick on Me?</i> Louis is also the bestselling author of the award-winning novel <i>Holes, </i> as well as <i>Small Steps, The Cardturner, Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake, There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, The Boy Who Lost His Face, Dogs Don't Tell Jokes, </i> <i>Fuzzy Mud, </i> and the rest of the Marvin Redpost series, among many others. Visit him at louissachar.com.

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