Additional information
by Louis Sachar (Author), Adam Record (Illustrator)
This chapter book in Newbery Honor-winning and bestselling author Louis Sachar's Marvin Redpost series offers a sidesplitting take on the differences between girls and boys
When Casey Happleton tells Marvin that if you kiss your elbow you'll turn into a girl, Marvin doesn't believe it. Then Marvin kisses his elbow by accident and starts to feel very strange. He wants pigtails and starts dotting his i's with little hearts. Could Casey be right? Or is it all in Marvin's head? You decide Hilarious and relatable, Marvin Redpost is perfect for kids who love to bond with quirky characters like George Brown, Class Clown and Junie B. Jones.Front Jacket
Will kissing his elbow really turn Marvin into a girl? Casey Happleton claims it's so, and Marvin starts to believe her after his lips "accidentally" brush his elbow.
Author Biography
Louis Sachar has never kissed his elbow and has never been a girl. He is still trying to figure out the secret difference between girls and boys.
Louis Sachar is the bestselling author of the award-winning novel Holes, as well as 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, and the rest of the Marvin Redpost series, among many others. Visit him at louissachar.com.
Number of Pages: 96
Dimensions: 0.27 x 7.76 x 5.18 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: August 24, 1993
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Marvin Redpost: Is He a Girl?
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 2.8
Point Value: 1
