Marvin and the Meanest Girl - Hardcover

Kline, Suzy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399234098 ISBN 13: 9780399234095

Publisher: Putnam Juvenile, 2000

Synopsis

When Marvin meets his match with his new classmate named Lucy, he must find a way to prove that he is meaner than her without losing face in this amusing sequel to "Marvin and the Mean Words".

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About the Author

Suzy Kline, the author of nineteen previous Horrible Harry books and four books about Song Lee, lives in Willington Connecticut with her husband, Rufus. Suzy and Rufus have been married for thirty-eight years. They met in the state where they both grew up: California. Suzy grew up in Berkeley and Rufus in Sacramento. Suzy graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in European history. She met Rufus at the Davis campus while attending that campus for a year. They got married and lived in different places, including Canada, before settling into Connecticut, the state they now call home.

Suzy taught in 5th and 6th grades at Shannon Elementary School in Richmond, California for 3 years, and 2nd and 3rd grades at Southwest Elementary School in Torrington, Connecticut for 24 years before retiring this past June. She now enjoys writing full-time and visiting schools and libraries. The couple share their home with two cats, Teeter and Hoag. They have two daughters, Jennifer and Emily, and four grandchildren: Jake, Kenna, Gabby and Saylor. A fifth grandchild is due in September, 2006. Suzy's mother just turned 96. She dedicated her most recent book, Horrible Harry Takes the Cake to her.

Suzy and Rufus enjoy attending UConn football and basketball games, and Suzy uses the UConn library as a reference for her writing facts.

 

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-3-Marvin makes a snap judgment about a new girl in class and convinces himself that she is a thief. Neither he nor Lucy is an angel. He is quick to assign her hurtful nicknames and makes fun of another classmate who stutters. Lucy scratches him so hard that she draws blood. Gradually, Marvin realizes that he has made a mistake. Not only has he wrongly accused Lucy, but he also has shown no compassion for the fact that her grandmother, with whom she lived, recently died. Kline understands the dynamics of relationships in the primary grades, and doesn't sugarcoat the classmates' poor behavior. Fortunately, Marvin has a conscience, and he tries to make amends. The black-and-white pencil drawings throughout give this easy chapter book a young look, aimed squarely at the early elementary-school crowd.
Pat Leach, Lincoln City Libraries, NE
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0399234098
• ISBN 13: 9780399234095
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 70