Me and Marvin Gardens

Posted on 18 February 2017 by A.S. King

Obe Devlin has problems His family s farmland has been taken over by developers His best friend Tommy abandoned him for the development kids And he keeps getting nosebleeds, because of that thing he doesn t like to talk about So Obe hangs out at the creek by his house, in the last wild patch left, picking up litter and looking for animal tracks.One day, he sees a creature that looks kind of like a large dog, or maybe a small boar And as he watches it, he realizes it eats plastic Only plastic Water bottles, shopping bags No one has ever seen a creature like this before, because there s never been a creature like this before The animal Marvin Gardens soon becomes Obe s best friend and biggest secret But to keep him safe from the developers and Tommy and his friends, Obe must make a decision that might change everything.In her most personal novel yet, Printz Honor Award winner Amy Sarig King tells the story of a friendship that could actually save the world. 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King – kino-fada.fr This is A.S King s first middle grade book I m quite familiar with her young adult novels, so with her style, but I still had no idea what to expect from ME AND MARVIN GARDENS After all, there are many differences between YA and MG I m not disappointed with this novel written for young readers A.S King is known for inserting dept in her stories in creative ways which is one of the things I like most about her so it s true I wondered how she would perform as a writer of middle grade ins This is A.S King s first middle grade book I m quite familiar with her young adult novels, so with her style, but I still had no idea what to expect from ME AND MARVIN GARDENS After all, there are many differences between YA and MG I m not disappointed with this novel written for young readers A.S King is known for inserting dept in her stories in creative ways which is one of the things I like most about her so it s true I wondered how she would perform as a writer of middle grade instead of her usual category Although there is a very evident young vibe and the main character Obe is eleven years old, I think older readers may enjoy this as well I sure did It s not exceptional, but it s such a hopeful story Beautiful themes are featured, such as friendship, environment and the importance of treasuring our roots Marvin Gardens is Obe s new and not quite supposed to exist friend who eats plastic Obe, who believes saving the envi...A S King never disappoints me.A renowned YA author s middle grades debut that reminds us to cherish our environment, our history, and consider our impact for future generations Expect this book to pop up again in Newbery 2018 discussions If you know this author s YA titles written as A.S King , you ll immediately identify the qualities that are central to most of her books we have a protagonist who is dealing with social ostracism in peer group and at home we have parents who are a little evil we have a absurdist con A renowned YA author s middle grades debut that reminds us to cherish our environment, our history, and consider our impact for future generations Expect this book to pop up again in Newbery 2018 discussions If you know this author s YA titles written as A.S King , you ll immediately identify the qualities that are central to most of her books we have a protagonist who is dealing with social ostracism in peer group and at home we have parents who are a little evil we have a absurdist concept that lands in this otherwise realistic narrative like a spaceship landing in the middle of a cornfield.Sixth grader Obe Devlin is watching his family s ancestral land turn into housing developments He can t roam freely anyand it s cramping his style Meanwhile, former friend Tommy has turned against him, has made other friends at ...I love everything that A.S King here writing as Amy Sarig King has written, and this book is no exception I fell in love with both Obe and Marvin Gardens I really related to Obe as he reminded me so much of myself at that age, and a little of me as an adult As a kid I was forever bringing home stray dogs and cats, or a baby bird that fell out of the nest I would have filled my whole house and yard with them if possible Obe did everything he could to protect and save Marvin Gardens, and k I love everything that A.S King here writing as Amy Sarig King has written, and this book is no exception I fell in love with both Obe and Marvin Gardens I really related to Obe as he reminded me so much of myself at that age, and a little of me as an adult As a kid...This book was pretty good overall and I enjoyed reading it In the beginning, I was not really enjoy this book but towards the end I could not stop reading Me and Marvin Gardens has a pretty cool idea throughout the book that was cool to ...This was a good book it addresses many aspects of life like friendships, loneliness, and new beginnings I liked how Obe didn t obsess over Tommy and how he found a new friend I like how his family becomes united towards the end Overall, it was a very good book.Enjoyable odd little book about a sixth grader, concerned with the planet and all the litter that accumulates in his family s creek, who finds a strange animal that eats plastic Could this be the solution to the world s landfill problems But who to tell, and what will happen to the animal Added to that, our young protagonist has a strained situation with former friends, a mean math teacher, and his own family, plus the stress of watching what was his family s land get sold off for a cheap new Enjoyable odd little book about a sixth grader, concerned with the planet and all the litter that accumulates in his family s creek, who finds a strange animal that eats plastic Could this be the solution to the world s landfill problems But who to tell, and what will happen to the animal Added to that, our young protagonist has a strained situation with former friends, a mean math teacher, and his own family, plus the stress of watching what was his family s land get sold off for a cheap new housing development.I liked this, it was quirky and fun, but also stressful At times it...An incredible read Would be a fantastic read aloud or book club book Loved.One hundred year ago, 11 year old Obe Devlin s great grandfather drank his 170 acres of land away, leaving his wife and children with only one small house to live in There is also a small creek running by the house, the Devlin Creek But now the Devlins are surrounded by three housing developments on what used to be their land before it was used to by booze.Obe has made it his business to keep the cree...This book was pretty good, and it was very interesting It takes a while to get into, but this was really good and it s a Caudill book

18 February 2017

A.S. King