Me and Marvin Gardens

Name: Me and Marvin Gardens
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
Author: Amy Sarig King
ISBN: 9780525638124

Author: Amy Sarig King

Narrator: Kirby Heyborne

Unabridged: 5 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 01/23/2018

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes, Animal Stories, Science & Nature Stories

Synopsis

The first middle-grade novel from Printz Honor-winning author Amy Sarig King is a boy-meets-animal story like no other, and has earned three starred reviews!

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 home, in the last wild patch left, picking up trash and looking for animal tracks.

One day, he sees a creature that looks kind of like a large dog. And as he watches it, he realizes it eats plastic. Only plastic. Water bottles, shopping bags... No one has seen a creature like this before, because there's never been a creature like this before. The animal--Marvin Gardens--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.

About The Author

AMY SARIG KING has published many critically acclaimed young adult novels under the name A. S. King, including Please Ignore Vera Dietz, which was named a Michael L. Printz Honor Book, and Ask the Passengers, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. After many years farming abroad, she now lives back in southeastern Pennsylvania, with her family. Visit her website at www.as-king.com and follow her on Twitter at @AS_King.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amy on December 22, 2016

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 t......more

Goodreads review by Brooke on July 08, 2018

2.5 stars I have to admit, I'm a bit disappointed with King's debut middle grade novel. King is one of my favorite YA authors so I was curious to see the similarities & differences the new genre would bring to her writing. King is well known for the lovely magical realism she gives to each of her boo......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on March 06, 2017

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 t......more

Goodreads review by Katy O. on April 09, 2017

This one needs to be in list form to highlight my love for it (and I will probably be adding to and revising this the more I think about this book!): 1) perfect way to approach environmental issues with the middle grade audience! Fans of "Hoot" by Carl Hiassen will love this, or fans of this story wi......more

Goodreads review by Sara on March 14, 2018

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 see as the story played out. Overall, This book was very good......more