Marvin Redpost — by Louis Sachar

• Aug-1992

He'll never have to do his homework again -- a servant will do it for him! Marvin Redpost suddenly figures out why he has red hair and blue eyes, while everyone else in his family has brown hair and brown eyes. He's not really Marvin Redpost at al...

• Feb-1993

Is he as disgusting as they say he is? The rumor is going around that Marvin Redpost is the biggest nose-picker in the school. Clarence started it, and now everyone is acting as if it's true. Even Marvin's best friends don't want to be seen with him...

• Sep-1993

If you kiss yourself on the elbow, you'll turn into a girl... When Marvin's lips touch his elbow, he suddenly finds himself acting very strange. Wishing he had pigtails like his sister, Linzy. Asking to play hopscotch at recess. Even dotting his i...

• Mar-1994

Marvin's friends think he's the luckiest boy in the world ...when Mrs. North asks him to dog-sit for a week. He gets $3 a day, plus a $4 bonus if nothing goes wrong. And he gets to be alone in Mrs. North's house! But pretty soon it starts to look as...

• Mar-1999

It’s no ordinary Thursday for Marvin Redpost and his class... It's "hole day," and even Mrs. North and Principal McCabe are wearing their very worst clothes. It seemed like a good idea that morning, but now they're expecting company. The preside...

• Sep-1999

It isn’t your average sleepover party... Marvin can't sleep. He's eaten too much cake. He's drunk too much punch. And the ground is hard in Nick Tuffle's backyard. Suddenly the earth starts to shake. He hears a humming noise. And something zoom...

• May-2000

Botched bike races and broken noses. . . Suicide Hill is the stuff of legends. Many have tried to master the slippery slopes on their bikes, but few have succeeded. The word at school is that Marvin will be taking on the hill with his new mountain b...

• Oct-2000

Marvin is about to have a lesson in magic... Marvin Redpost is amazed when he finds out that Casey Happleton lives in an old firehouse. But that's not the only amazing thing about Casey. She's also got a super-secret magic crystal that she's going to...