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Trouble at School for Marvin & James
By Elise Broach and Kelly Murphy
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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.
A Christy Ottaviano Book
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Elise Broach
Elise Broach is the New York Times bestselling author of Masterpiece, Shakespeare’s Secret and Desert Crossing, Missing on Superstition Mountain, the first book in the Superstition Mountain Trilogy, as well as several picture books. Her books have been selected as ALA notable books, Junior Library Guild selections, a Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book, a New York Public Library Best Book for the Teenage, an IRA Teacher’s Choice, an E.B. White Read Aloud Award, and nominated for an Edgar Award, among other distinctions. Ms. Broach holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in history from Yale University. She was born in Georgia and lives in the woods of rural Connecticut, walking distance from three farms, a library, a post office and two country stores.
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Trouble at School for Marvin & James - Elise Broach
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For my friend Laura Forte, who’s always
up for some fun or trouble
—E. B.
To the best schoolmates: Karen, Michael, and Anne-Marie
—K. M.
CHAPTER ONE
Marvin Goes to School
It’s early morning, and Marvin is watching James get ready for school.
I have Art today,
James says. Mr. Chang is the best. I wish you could meet him.
Marvin has heard James talk about the art teacher before. Mr. Chang tells James, There are no mistakes, just happy accidents.
This means that if you do something wrong when you’re making a picture, it isn’t really wrong, because it leads the way to something new.
Marvin tries to remember this
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