Marvin Redpost : Super Fast, out of Control!

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This chapter book in Newbery Honor-winning and bestselling author Louis Sachar's Marvin Redpost series is all about daredevils and conquering your fears!

Everyone says that Marvin is going to ride his new mountain bike down Suicide Hill. And everyone is coming to watch him do it--his friends, his family, even his older brother. But the truth is, Marvin can't climb onto the seat without wobbling. And shifting gears? Braking? Forget about it! What's Marvin going to do?

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.

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Horn Book Review

(Primary, Intermediate) Somehow, word has gotten around that Marvin is going to ride his new bike down ""Suicide Hill."" This playground expectation only crystallizes Marvin's fears: of the hill, of his big new mountain bike, of wimping out. And as fears tend to do, they take over every waking minute of Marvin's life, causing him to talk back to his mother in hopes of getting grounded and even making him think that little sister Linzy's unicorn game is starting to look good. Sachar excels at the narrative counterpoint that keeps this kind of everyday-life story on its toes; he even manages a gently sly send-up of a police officer's class presentation about drugs and peer pressure (that Marvin, of course, can only relate to the pressure he feels to tackle the hill). Does Marvin triumph? Of course, but in a way that neither he nor readers expect, as the lesson of Linzy's imaginary play finally finds a home in his heart: ""He looked back down the hill and whispered, 'Oh, I'm a very brave unicorn. Yes, I am.'"" Marvin's fans will enjoy this chance to ride alongside him. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.