Marvin Redpost: Alone in His Teacher's House

by Louis Sachar

Series: Marvin Redpost (book 4), Marvin Redpost

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Old Children's Book. Liked it as a kid, but haven't read it in years. (

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wodenthewanderer | Apr 2, 2013 |

Marvin has to take care of the teacher's dog while she is away for one week. The dog doesn't want to eat anything. Marvin give the dog liver. The next day the dog is laying under the bed and is dead. (

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Marvin Redpost (book 4)

Marvin Redpost

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Marvin Redpost: Alone in His Teacher's House

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Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee (1997-1998.3|Intermediate, 1997-1998)

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Illus. in black-and-white. Marvin's friends think he's the luckiest boy in the world when his teacher asks him to dog-sit for a week. He gets to be alone in Mrs. North's house! But pretty soon it starts to look as if Marvin is not so lucky after all...."

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Marvin is pleased when his teacher asks him to take care of her dog while she's away, but he soon finds that there's more pressure involved than he likes.