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Me and Marvin Gardens
Contributor(s): King, Amy Sarig (Author)
ISBN: 0545870763     ISBN-13: 9780545870764
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
OUR PRICE:   $8.09  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2019
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - Environment
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals - General
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Measure: 670
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.2" W x 7.5" (0.40 lbs) 272 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Friendship
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 187593
Reading Level: 4.5   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 8.0
 
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Publisher Description:
The first middle-grade novel from YA superstar Amy Sarig (A. S.) King is a boy-meets-animal story like no other.

The first middle-grade novel from Amy Sarig (A. S.) King and a boy-meets-animal story like no other Washington Post Best Book of the YearA New York Public Library Best Book for KidsA Texas Bluebonnet Master List selectionObe Devlin has problems. His family's farmland has been taken over by developers. His best friend Tommy has abandoned him. And he keeps getting nosebleeds, because of that thing he doesn't like to talk about. So Obe hangs out at the nearby creek, in the last wild patch left, picking up trash and looking for animal tracks.One day, he sees a creature that looks kind of like a large dog. And as he watches it, he realizes it eats plastic. Only plastic. Water bottles, shopping bags... No one has seen a creature like this before. The animal--Marvin Gardens--becomes Obe's best friend and biggest secret. But to keep him safe, Obe must make a decision that might change everything.Featuring exclusive bonus content