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Why Pick on Me?
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Why Pick on Me? Paperback - 1993

by Louis Sachar; Adam Record (Illustrator)

Marvin (from Marvin Redpost: Kidnapped at Birth) is shunned by his classmates, friends and teacher after he is unfairly fingered as a nose-picker by the class bully. But he triumphs in the end when he proves that everyone is human in this First Stepping Stone book by a winner of 17 children's choice awards.


From the publisher

This sidesplitting chapter book in Newbery Honor-winning and bestselling author Louis Sachar's Marvin Redpost series takes on rumors and teasing. There's a rumor at school that Marvin Redpost picks his nose. Clarence started it, and now everyone believes it. Even Marvin's friends are embarrassed to be seen with him! Can Marvin figure out how to change everyone's mind? Or is he doomed to be teased forever? Hilarious and relatable, Marvin Redpost is perfect for kids who love to bond with quirky characters like Junie B. Jones and George Brown, Class Clown.

From the jacket flap

Illus. in black-and-white. Marvin is shunned by his classmates, best friends, and teacher after he is unfairly fingered as a nose-picker by the class bully.

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  • Title Why Pick on Me?
  • Author Louis Sachar; Adam Record (Illustrator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reissue
  • Pages 96
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Random House Books for Young Readers, Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.
  • Date 1993-02-16
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780679819479 / 0679819479
  • Weight 0.13 lbs (0.06 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.63 x 5.19 x 0.25 in (19.38 x 13.18 x 0.64 cm)
  • Ages 06 to 09 years
  • Grade levels 1 - 4
  • Reading level 510
  • Library of Congress subjects Schools, Popularity
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 92050666
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

"It will be an underground classic, an easy reader that kids are dying to read."--(starred) Bulletin, Center for Children's Books.  

Citations

  • Booklist, 05/01/1993, Page 1592
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/1994, Page 0

About the author

Louis Sachar conducted his own "class survey" in order to find the best title for this book. He told the students in the classrooms he visited that he wanted the title to end with a question mark and have the word "pick" in it. Of all the titles that were suggested, Louis chose Why Pick on Me? Louis is also the bestselling author of the award-winning novel Holes, as well as Small Steps, The Cardturner, Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake, There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, The Boy Who Lost His Face, Dogs Don't Tell Jokes, Fuzzy Mud, and the rest of the Marvin Redpost series, among many others. Visit him at louissachar.com.
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