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Marvin Redpost #4: Alone in His Teacher's House

Marvin Redpost #4: Alone in His Teacher's House

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This chapter book in Newbery Honor–winning and bestselling author Louis Sachar’s Marvin Redpost series shows what happens when Marvin gets his first job.
 
Marvin is really excited to take care of his teacher’s dog while she’s away. He’ll even earn a bonus if he does a good job! And he gets to be alone in his teacher’s house! But when Mrs. North’s dog starts to look sick, Marvin isn’t sure he’ll get that bonus. In fact, Mrs. North may never talk to Marvin again!
 
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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Praise for Marvin Redpost #4: Alone in His Teacher's House

This title will lure the most reluctant readers, who will be as glad to make Marvin's acquaintance as his old fans will be to greet a new adventure."--Bulletin, Center for Children's Books.  
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Marvin Redpost Series

The Marvin Redpost Series Collection
Marvin Redpost #8: A Magic Crystal?
Marvin Redpost #7: Super Fast, Out of Control!
Marvin Redpost #6: A Flying Birthday Cake?
Marvin Redpost #5: Class President
Marvin Redpost #4: Alone in His Teacher's House
Marvin Redpost #3: Is He a Girl?
Marvin Redpost #2: Why Pick on Me?
Marvin Redpost #1: Kidnapped at Birth?

About the Author

Louis Sachar
LOUIS SACHAR is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Holes, which won the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award. His other books include Small Steps, winner of the Schneider Family Book Award; The Cardturner, a Publishers Weekly Best Book, Dogs Don't Tell Jokes, The Boy Who Lost His Face, and There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, which won more than twenty-four state children’s choice awards voted on exclusively by children. For younger readers he’s written the Marvin Redpost series and the Wayside School books.  His first book for adults, The Magician of Tiger Castle, will be published in August 2025. More by Louis Sachar
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About the Author

Adam Record
ADAM RECORD is a the illustrator of Even Superheroes Have to Sleep and Even Superheroes Use the Potty. Adam started drawing as a kid while sitting in church, and feels blessed that he now gets to make his living as an artist. Learn more about Adam’s art at adamrecord.com. More by Adam Record
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