Trouble at School for Marvin & James (The Masterpiece Adventures #3)
by Elise Broach (Author) Kelly Murphy (Illustrator)
In the new Masterpiece Adventure Trouble at School for Marvin & James, the third in a series for younger readers from bestselling author Elise Broach, Marvin the beetle is off to school with James for the very first time! Everything runs smoothly on this big adventure until the bell rings after lunch and Marvin gets separated from James. In fact, he gets accidentally thrown away! Will Marvin make it back home to his family? How will James find him?
This young chapter book for emergent readers captures the miniature world of Marvin the Beetle and his special friend James.
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Review quotes
"Accessible to children making the transition from easy readers to chapter books. . . This series revolves around a warm, supportive, and trusting relationship between a boy and a beetle."—The Horn Book
Praise for the Masterpiece Adventure series:
"Page-turning adventure." —The Horn Book
"This winsome series debut is both a sweet story of cross-species friendship and a sobering new way to look at pencil sharpeners." —Kirkus Reviews
"Inventive . . . Broach . . . packs this fast-moving story with perennially seductive themes: hidden lives and secret friendships, miniature worlds lost to disbelievers . . . Broach and Kelly show readers something new." —Publishers Weekly starred review on Masterpiece
"Delightful intricacies of beetle life . . . blend seamlessly with the suspenseful caper as well as the sentimental story of a complicated-but-rewarding friendship . . . Murphy's charming pen-and-ink drawings populate the short chapters of this funny, winsome novel." —Kirkus Reviews on Masterpiece
"This marvelous story is sure to be a hit." —School Library Journal on Masterpiece
Elise Broach is the New York Times bestselling author of many books for children and young adults, including Masterpiece, Shakespeare's Secret, The Wolf Keepers, Desert Crossing, the Superstition Mountain trilogy, and the Masterpiece Adventures chapter book series. She lives in Connecticut. Elise invites you to visit her at elisebroach.com
JUV002140 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Insects, Spiders, etc.
JUV035000 - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
JUV045000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Chapter Books
Friendship
Schools
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship
Beetles
JUVENILE FICTION / Readers / Chapter Books
JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Insects, Spiders
