Marty McGuire

Name: Marty McGuire
Brand: Scholastic Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Kate Messner
ISBN: 9780545383721

Author: Kate Messner

Narrator: Cassandra Morris

Unabridged: 1 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Scholastic Audio Books

Published: 05/01/2011

Categories: Children's Fiction, Animal Stories, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

A fun, accessible chapter-book debut from an exciting new talent--simultaneous hardcover-paperback launch!Marty McGuire would rather spend recess catching frogs in the pond than playing dress-up with the other girls in third grade. So when her teacher casts Marty as the princess in the class play, Marty's absolutely, positively sure that there's been a huge mistake. But after a special lesson in the art of improvisation, Marty comes up with her OWN plan to IMPROVE the play: Why use stuffed-animal frog onstage when a live one would be so much better? In the end, Marty's one-of-a-kind performance makes for an unforgettable show. Maybe Marty CAN live happily ever after, after all!

About Kate Messner

Kate Messner is the author of The Seventh Wish; All the Answers; The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z., winner of the E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Older Readers; Capture the Flag, an SCBWI Crystal Kite Award winner; Hide and Seek; Manhunt; and the Ranger in Time and Marty McGuire chapter book series. A former middle-school English teacher, Kate lives on Lake Champlain with her family and loves reading, walking in the woods, and traveling. Visit her online at katemessner.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Barb on November 19, 2014

Ask any 3rd grade teacher. Ask any librarian. Ask any publisher. There are not enough books for readers who are just starting to read longer chapter books. We need more Marty Mcguire books. It's well-written, funny, and entertaining. Meet tomboy, Marty. She is having problems with her best friend, A......more

Goodreads review by Betsy on July 19, 2011

It's high time "tomboys" rescued their term from its negative connotations. One very rarely runs across parents who use the word with pride. It happens, sure, but more often than not it's paired with a complaint. Same goes for tomboys in children's books. They exist but they tend to appear in works......more

Goodreads review by Nan on June 09, 2013

Marty is my kind of girl. No princess frilly stuff for her. Marty likes to catch frogs at the pond or pretend she is Jane Goodall saving chimpanzees. Unfortunately, her teacher chooses her to play the part of the princess in the class production of "A Frog Prince". With a little coaching from a loca......more

Goodreads review by Stacy on December 10, 2012

So cute. Marty has a great sense of humor and she's an everyday girl. Her problems are appropriate for her age. Marty has a great perspective on her world.......more

Goodreads review by Jen on April 15, 2013

Marty McGuire is a fun, big-hearted chapter book about a tomboy named Marty who feels a touch alienated from the other girls in her class who are into princesses. Her former best friend Annie has been hanging out with them at recess (they used to play Jane Goodall and save chimps together), but Mart......more