The first middle-grade novel from YA superstar Amy Sarig (A. S.) King is a boy-meets-animal story like no other.
The first middle-grade novel from Amy Sarig (A. S.) King and a boy-meets-animal story like no other!Washington Post Best Book of the YearA New York Public Library Best Book for KidsA Texas Bluebonnet Master List selectionObe Devlin has problems. His family's farmland has been taken over by developers. His best friend Tommy has abandoned him. And he keeps getting nosebleeds, because of that thing he doesn't like to talk about. So Obe hangs out at the nearby creek, 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. The animal--Marvin Gardens--becomes Obe's best friend and biggest secret. But to keep him safe, Obe must make a decision that might change everything.Featuring exclusive bonus content!
作者简介
Amy Sarig King是《我和马文花园》的作者,《华盛顿邮报》年度最佳书籍。她还以A. S. King的名字出版了许多广受好评的青少年小说,包括《请忽略维拉·迪茨》(Please Ignore Vera Dietz),它被命名为Michael L. Printz荣誉书,以及《问乘客》(Ask the Passengers),它获得了洛杉矶时报图书奖。在国外务农多年后,她现在和家人住在宾夕法尼亚州东南部。
Amy Sarig King is the author of Me and Marvin Gardens, a Washington Post Best Book of the Year. She has also 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.
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