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Marty McGuire
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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 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!
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 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!
144 pages, Hardcover
First published May 1, 2011
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Kate Messner
132 books1,662 followersKate Messner is an award-winning author, TED 2012 speaker, and former middle school English teacher. Her books for kids include THE BRILLIANT FALL OF GIANNA Z.,SUGAR AND ICE, and EYE OF THE STORM (Walker/Bloomsbury Dec. 2010) the MARTY MCGUIRE series (Scholastic), SEA MONSTER'S FIRST DAY, and OVER AND UNDER THE SNOW (Chronicle, Books). Kate also wrote SPITFIRE and CHAMPLAIN AND THE SILENT ONE, both Lake Champlain historical novels published by North Country Books.
Kate lives with her family on Lake Champlain, where she loves to read, write, hike, swing on birch trees, and eat chocolate. She also hangs out in various places online.
Visit Kate's website: http://www.katemessner.com
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Kate lives with her family on Lake Champlain, where she loves to read, write, hike, swing on birch trees, and eat chocolate. She also hangs out in various places online.
Visit Kate's website: http://www.katemessner.com
Find Kate on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/KateMessner
...or follow her on Twitter - @katemessner
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November 20, 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, Annie, who has embraced dancing, frilly things, and new friendships... like Veronica Grace, the ultimate girly girl. In order to win back Annie, Marty tries to play dress up and learn to dance with the other girls at recess, but she keeps getting distracted by the boys catching a bullfrog at the pond. It looks like so much fun! Eventually, she wanders over to the boys not only catching the frog but falling in the pond with her dress up clothes.
When the teacher tells the students they are going to have a play called, The Frog Prince, most of the girls want to be the princess and dress up, but not Marty. Ugh! She wants nothing to do with the play. When the teacher chooses her to be the lead, she refuses, but mom and dad won't take no for an answer. Marty becomes the Frog Princess. And not only does she embrace the role, she comes up with a few surprises of her own.
Words are repeated that will help early readers with reading and if the word is difficult like, "improvise," it is used multiple times throughout the story to help the child learn it. That is probably the hardest word and "spontaneous" but they are defined for the reader. Messner does a nice job of weaving frogs into the story either in nature or in the fairy tale.
This story deals with conflicts and girls not being nice to each other. Marty can have an attitude at times but she also recognizes when to apologize to another person. It is a good story to use about discussing kindness toward each other and how to deal with conflicts at school. My husband told me Marty sounds like Junie B. Jones except Junie B. doesn't always apologize when she calls people names. Guess I will have to read one of those books. If you are looking for a book at this level but about sibling conflicts try, "The Stories Julian Tells."
Meet tomboy, Marty. She is having problems with her best friend, Annie, who has embraced dancing, frilly things, and new friendships... like Veronica Grace, the ultimate girly girl. In order to win back Annie, Marty tries to play dress up and learn to dance with the other girls at recess, but she keeps getting distracted by the boys catching a bullfrog at the pond. It looks like so much fun! Eventually, she wanders over to the boys not only catching the frog but falling in the pond with her dress up clothes.
When the teacher tells the students they are going to have a play called, The Frog Prince, most of the girls want to be the princess and dress up, but not Marty. Ugh! She wants nothing to do with the play. When the teacher chooses her to be the lead, she refuses, but mom and dad won't take no for an answer. Marty becomes the Frog Princess. And not only does she embrace the role, she comes up with a few surprises of her own.
Words are repeated that will help early readers with reading and if the word is difficult like, "improvise," it is used multiple times throughout the story to help the child learn it. That is probably the hardest word and "spontaneous" but they are defined for the reader. Messner does a nice job of weaving frogs into the story either in nature or in the fairy tale.
This story deals with conflicts and girls not being nice to each other. Marty can have an attitude at times but she also recognizes when to apologize to another person. It is a good story to use about discussing kindness toward each other and how to deal with conflicts at school. My husband told me Marty sounds like Junie B. Jones except Junie B. doesn't always apologize when she calls people names. Guess I will have to read one of those books. If you are looking for a book at this level but about sibling conflicts try, "The Stories Julian Tells."
July 20, 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 of historical fiction more often than not. The contemporary tomboy is, oddly enough, relatively rare these days. Maybe that's one of the reasons I loved Kate Messner's Marty McGuire as much as I did. Not only do you have a genuine one-of-a-kind 21st century tomboy on your hands, she's rejecting the princess culture too! Finding great early chapter books can be an enormous chore. Now Marty makes my job as a children's librarian that much easier.
Second grade was fine. Marty had no beef with second grade. But for all that her second grade teacher made third grade sound like a bed of roses, Marty is having a rough time of it. Her best friend Annie has been stolen by princess-loving girly girl Veronica Grace and now she won't go frog hunting or do any of the other fun things she used to with Marty. So when the school play is announced (The Frog Prince) guess who's shocked and appalled when she ends up with the role of the princess? That's right. Marty has to be seriously convinced that this is a good plan and even then she's reluctant. Fortunately, actors always have little tricks to make their roles their own. And Marty has a trick up her sleeve that's a doozy.
The rise of the princess culture is a relatively recent phenomenon. I'm referring to the abject shameless marketing to little girls of anything and everything princessy. It didn't really exist when I was a kid, only hitting its stride in the last decade or so. The result in the literary world has been a veritable cornucopia of pink and sparkly princess books for girls of every age. If a girl isn't into princesses and their omnipresent pinkness they may sometimes find the literary pickings (at least in some bookstores) few. Marty McGuire's brave rejection of all of that comes as a breath of fresh air. Here we've got a girl on the cover reaching for a frog in jeans and sneakers. Pink sneakers, sure, but you go with what you've got. The tiara falling to the side seems like more of an afterthought than anything else. I mean clearly this is a different kind of book.
Which makes the story all the more difficult to pull off. In a way, you're rooting for Marty and her anti-princess stance. The idea of her forced princessing is tricky territory. But Messner somehow manages to walk a fine line, never making this a book about "embracing your inner princess" or similar dreck. Instead, this is very clearly a story about trying something new and making it your own, even if it pulls you out of your comfort zone. That's actually a very useful, if rare, lesson that kids need to learn. I know that when I was a wee slip of a lass that I was perfectly content to do the same darn things over and over. I feared change. Maybe if I'd had a Marty McGuire of my own I would have at least come to sympathize with a girl who has to do something uncomfortable because the grown-ups in her life tell her to. That kind of nightmarish situation would have horrified and enthralled me by turns.
I've always enjoyed Ms. Messner's longer middle grade novels like The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z and Sugar and Ice. Those are fun but she seems to have a particularly keen ear for the early chapter book genre. I'm torn trying to figure out whether or not early chapter books or easy readers constitute the hardest children's books to write. I may have to go with early chapter books because you have to be simple without dumbing down the story or the people. The fact that Messner manages to create three-dimensional characters with as few words as she does is remarkable. She also is awfully good at voice. From page one you are drawn to Marty. The book is written in first person and that person miserable right at the get-go. Getting your best friend stolen will do that to a gal.
When it comes down to it, this isn't your typical early chapter book. Messner likes to upset expectations once in a while. For example, I love that Marty is not the only girl in the class who dances to her own drummer. The character of Rasheena has just as little interest in princessy stuff as Marty, and when she's not playing basketball with the boys she's acquiring the role of the king in the school play. If Ms. Messner ever gets tired of doing the Marty books she could always consider spinning off into a Rasheena series. I would purchase that for my library. You bet.
Full credit to illustrator Brian Floca for his work on this book as well. Floca's style is an infinitely flexible thing. He can knock you dead with the sheer detail of a Moonshot or a Ballet for Martha one minute, and then scale it all down to the simple sketches required of a Marty McGuire. In this particular book Floca's images provide a perfect complement to the action. Marty has to be appropriately female if not feminine. You have to look at her and know that she's a girl, while at the same time avoiding the standard long eyelashes some artists give their female characters when they want to advertise their sex. Floca knows how to do that, and knows too how to pick out just the right scenes for illustration. The kid intimidated by extra long novels and who needs some images to help them through will be grateful for Mr. Floca's work time and again.
By the time kids are reading early chapter fare the boys are reading "boy books" and the girls are reading "girl books". They'll mix it up a little if society lets them (boys can read Franny K. Stein and girls can read Horrible Harry) but generally they stick to their seemingly assigned roles. A book like Marty McGuire could change some of that. There's nothing girly about this fun and funny story that's easy to talk up. Sell the fact that Marty has to play a princess to the princess lovers and her adoration of science, nature, and slimy critters to the rest of the kids. You'll end up with a whole slew of children ready and willing to become Marty fans. It's a smart little novel that uses just as many words as it needs to. No more. No less. For those seeking relief from the onslaught of ubiquitous royalty, here is the answer to your prayers.
For ages 5-9.
Second grade was fine. Marty had no beef with second grade. But for all that her second grade teacher made third grade sound like a bed of roses, Marty is having a rough time of it. Her best friend Annie has been stolen by princess-loving girly girl Veronica Grace and now she won't go frog hunting or do any of the other fun things she used to with Marty. So when the school play is announced (The Frog Prince) guess who's shocked and appalled when she ends up with the role of the princess? That's right. Marty has to be seriously convinced that this is a good plan and even then she's reluctant. Fortunately, actors always have little tricks to make their roles their own. And Marty has a trick up her sleeve that's a doozy.
The rise of the princess culture is a relatively recent phenomenon. I'm referring to the abject shameless marketing to little girls of anything and everything princessy. It didn't really exist when I was a kid, only hitting its stride in the last decade or so. The result in the literary world has been a veritable cornucopia of pink and sparkly princess books for girls of every age. If a girl isn't into princesses and their omnipresent pinkness they may sometimes find the literary pickings (at least in some bookstores) few. Marty McGuire's brave rejection of all of that comes as a breath of fresh air. Here we've got a girl on the cover reaching for a frog in jeans and sneakers. Pink sneakers, sure, but you go with what you've got. The tiara falling to the side seems like more of an afterthought than anything else. I mean clearly this is a different kind of book.
Which makes the story all the more difficult to pull off. In a way, you're rooting for Marty and her anti-princess stance. The idea of her forced princessing is tricky territory. But Messner somehow manages to walk a fine line, never making this a book about "embracing your inner princess" or similar dreck. Instead, this is very clearly a story about trying something new and making it your own, even if it pulls you out of your comfort zone. That's actually a very useful, if rare, lesson that kids need to learn. I know that when I was a wee slip of a lass that I was perfectly content to do the same darn things over and over. I feared change. Maybe if I'd had a Marty McGuire of my own I would have at least come to sympathize with a girl who has to do something uncomfortable because the grown-ups in her life tell her to. That kind of nightmarish situation would have horrified and enthralled me by turns.
I've always enjoyed Ms. Messner's longer middle grade novels like The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z and Sugar and Ice. Those are fun but she seems to have a particularly keen ear for the early chapter book genre. I'm torn trying to figure out whether or not early chapter books or easy readers constitute the hardest children's books to write. I may have to go with early chapter books because you have to be simple without dumbing down the story or the people. The fact that Messner manages to create three-dimensional characters with as few words as she does is remarkable. She also is awfully good at voice. From page one you are drawn to Marty. The book is written in first person and that person miserable right at the get-go. Getting your best friend stolen will do that to a gal.
When it comes down to it, this isn't your typical early chapter book. Messner likes to upset expectations once in a while. For example, I love that Marty is not the only girl in the class who dances to her own drummer. The character of Rasheena has just as little interest in princessy stuff as Marty, and when she's not playing basketball with the boys she's acquiring the role of the king in the school play. If Ms. Messner ever gets tired of doing the Marty books she could always consider spinning off into a Rasheena series. I would purchase that for my library. You bet.
Full credit to illustrator Brian Floca for his work on this book as well. Floca's style is an infinitely flexible thing. He can knock you dead with the sheer detail of a Moonshot or a Ballet for Martha one minute, and then scale it all down to the simple sketches required of a Marty McGuire. In this particular book Floca's images provide a perfect complement to the action. Marty has to be appropriately female if not feminine. You have to look at her and know that she's a girl, while at the same time avoiding the standard long eyelashes some artists give their female characters when they want to advertise their sex. Floca knows how to do that, and knows too how to pick out just the right scenes for illustration. The kid intimidated by extra long novels and who needs some images to help them through will be grateful for Mr. Floca's work time and again.
By the time kids are reading early chapter fare the boys are reading "boy books" and the girls are reading "girl books". They'll mix it up a little if society lets them (boys can read Franny K. Stein and girls can read Horrible Harry) but generally they stick to their seemingly assigned roles. A book like Marty McGuire could change some of that. There's nothing girly about this fun and funny story that's easy to talk up. Sell the fact that Marty has to play a princess to the princess lovers and her adoration of science, nature, and slimy critters to the rest of the kids. You'll end up with a whole slew of children ready and willing to become Marty fans. It's a smart little novel that uses just as many words as it needs to. No more. No less. For those seeking relief from the onslaught of ubiquitous royalty, here is the answer to your prayers.
For ages 5-9.
December 6, 2020
Rounded up because it's wonderful to see a girl who likes adventures and frogs and is still a girl. Not a trans or non-binary kids, and not a tomboy, but just a real kid who happens to be a girl. The point about gender definitions is made clear by the fact that Rasheena, another real girl who just happens to be Black, is cast as the King in the play the class performs. Also in the ending, when we finally hear Annie's own pov.
And earnest book, but also a fun and funny one. I particularly like Rupert, and the visiting dramatist. I would like to read the sequels, and I hope Rupert is in them.
And earnest book, but also a fun and funny one. I particularly like Rupert, and the visiting dramatist. I would like to read the sequels, and I hope Rupert is in them.
June 9, 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 local actor, Marty, learns to really feel her character and also how to improvise. On opening night, Marty and her friend Rupert decide to put their own twist on the classic fairy tale. You'll have to read the book to find out what Marty and Rupert are up to. A great beginning chapter book this also has been chosen as the lower grade book for the Global Read Aloud.
August 10, 2011
Love Marty. She is no cutesy-wutesy, but a very real little girl, and her classmates are real kids too. Especially like the improv scene and the ending, where even Veronica Grace (Princess Bossy Pants) to Marty proves to be not so bad after all. And there's a nice nod to Beverly Cleary, whose immortal Ramona is clearly one of Marty's predecessors.
Another series to add to an ever growing shelf of books for girls ready for short novels--now all we need is an equal number of such series for boys!
Another series to add to an ever growing shelf of books for girls ready for short novels--now all we need is an equal number of such series for boys!
October 5, 2016
I like this book because it's easy words and i learn more words for this book. I can't tell you what happens in this book you have to find out. There are many characters like friends,parents,grand parents,teachers and animals. Any one can read this book. I love the writing style because it's have a better pictures and set up. I feel like this book have more funny worlds it's make me laugh all time.
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.
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 Marty slips away to catch frogs with the boys. When she is cast as the princess in the school play, mayhem may just ensue. This would be great for girls who are navigating the shifting world of middle grade friendships.
January 4, 2022
The funny thing is I started reading it sometime ago and I only got to chapter 4 (I read it when I didn't have goodreads) But now I read 14 chapters (the hole book)! I can also probably say all this is a shorter form but whatever 😂😂 😙🐸
October 29, 2025
A fun and light story..... about a young girl.
January 30, 2011
Writing for 1st to 3rd grade is not easy. Well maybe it is easier to write for them but harder to write so that the adults who might be reading the books aloud to that age group don't go insane. Kate Messner has created magic with Marty McGuire. I am so excited to see that this will be a series. Can't wait till May to start sharing it with students. Will post a more complete review closer to the release date but will say at this point that if you don't have Marty McGuire on your TBR list go add it and you will love Marty and the others.
July 7, 2017
Marty McGuire is in third grade and hasn't bought into the whole princess culture. She would rather catch frogs and pretend to be Jane Goodall. So when the teacher selects her to the princess in the class play, she is dismayed. Antics and humor ensue. This book addresses some important concepts such as relationships with friends, gender role stereotyping, and respect for animals. This audiobook was perfect for keeping a second grader entertained on a car trip. There was a lot of laughter coming from the back seat, and then a request to listen to Marty again.
January 26, 2016
I just might have a new favorite early chapter book series, which delights me to no end. There's so much I adore about Marty and this book, but chief among them is the voice, which is terrifically real and appropriate and just overall really fun. Great book that I look forward to recommending. Can't wait to read more adventures.
June 17, 2013
Marty McGuire begins third grade and is sure her second grade teacher lied to her. Third grade is not as much fun. Especially when the teacher casts Eric as the princess in the frog prince. After a class in improvisation. She decides to improvise in the play to make it better!
November 26, 2011
An engaging, easy-to-read chapter book for middle grade readers. Girls AND boys will find ways to connect with this exuberant character.
August 18, 2011
Deserves 4 1/2 stars. This is the best book of the early chapter book/spunky early/middle grade girl genre in years. And I think I may need a catchier, more concise name for that genre.
December 5, 2011
It is usually an exercise in patience for me to read books aimed at the youngest of chapter book readers - but this was truly a pleasure. I love Marty McGuire!
December 13, 2012
This was a Girls of Summer 2012 selection. Review here. http://girlsofsummerlist.wordpress.co...
June 3, 2013
So cute! My 7 and 9 yr olds loved it and I enjoyed it, too! A slightly more mature version of Ramona Quimby meets Junie B Jones.
June 6, 2013
This will be a great book for K-3 as a read aloud. We will be participating in the Global Read Aloud Project in the fall of 2013.
June 17, 2013
Perfect third-grade read-aloud!
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July 6, 2019
“Marty McGuire” by Kate Messner was a truly enjoyable read! Being the first book in the chapter book series of the same name, the story includes facts about wildlife, especially raccoons and frogs, shows the work of a wildlife rehabilitator and expresses admiration for Jane Goodall, the famous expert on chimpanzees. The story also features such important topics as sharing friends, being patient and trying new things.
The main character Marty is not a regular third-grade girl. While the other girls play dress-up, Marty would rather catch frogs in a pond with boys. She is brave, loves wildlife, and has a lot of energy. Together with her best friend Annie, Marty catches crayfish, climbs trees and pretends to be Jane Goodall saving chimpanzees in Tanzania.
That is, until Annie starts a dancing class and seems less interested in playing with Marty. As if things couldn’t get worse and despite her dislike for frilly dresses, glitter and dancing, Marty is forced to be the princess in the upcoming class play The Frog Prince. Through this experience, Marty will discover a new talent and learn important lessons about improvisation, friendship and acting responsibly.
The story, told from Marty’s point of view, is engaging and funny, and the black & white illustrations are adorable. I’m sure that kids who love wildlife and theater will be especially delighted with this book!
The main character Marty is not a regular third-grade girl. While the other girls play dress-up, Marty would rather catch frogs in a pond with boys. She is brave, loves wildlife, and has a lot of energy. Together with her best friend Annie, Marty catches crayfish, climbs trees and pretends to be Jane Goodall saving chimpanzees in Tanzania.
That is, until Annie starts a dancing class and seems less interested in playing with Marty. As if things couldn’t get worse and despite her dislike for frilly dresses, glitter and dancing, Marty is forced to be the princess in the upcoming class play The Frog Prince. Through this experience, Marty will discover a new talent and learn important lessons about improvisation, friendship and acting responsibly.
The story, told from Marty’s point of view, is engaging and funny, and the black & white illustrations are adorable. I’m sure that kids who love wildlife and theater will be especially delighted with this book!
August 5, 2023
Marty is a third grade girl who prefers climbing trees, catching crayfish, emulating Jane Goodall, and chasing frogs in the mud to dressing up, dancing, or princesses. Her best friend, Annie, accompanies her on these "tomboy" pursuits, until the day she starts a dancing class and develops a friendship with a more traditionally "girly" girl in class. And on top of that, Marty is picked to play the princess in her class play!
To make it through this minefield, Marty has to find a way to make the play her own, and she certainly does that. This is a story about acceptance of others, but also about embracing change, being willing to try something new and making it your own. Marty's first-person narration is funny and sympathetic; credit to Messner for drawing complex characters with a few simple sentences. I appreciated this book as a great one to assign to third grade girls just beginning chapter novels.
To make it through this minefield, Marty has to find a way to make the play her own, and she certainly does that. This is a story about acceptance of others, but also about embracing change, being willing to try something new and making it your own. Marty's first-person narration is funny and sympathetic; credit to Messner for drawing complex characters with a few simple sentences. I appreciated this book as a great one to assign to third grade girls just beginning chapter novels.
April 25, 2020
As an intelligent third-grader and this book's protagonist, Marty McGuire is a tomboy at heart and I nature lover through and through. She is challenged to her core as she is asked to take part in the school play.
This fun chapter-book is ideal for new readers. It was not my cup of tea, but I can certainly see the appeal that it would have for third graders. Boys might not embrace it as quickly as most young ladies. Marty makes some mistakes in judgment and the book addresses deception to authority even with good intentions.
This fun chapter-book is ideal for new readers. It was not my cup of tea, but I can certainly see the appeal that it would have for third graders. Boys might not embrace it as quickly as most young ladies. Marty makes some mistakes in judgment and the book addresses deception to authority even with good intentions.
June 5, 2021
Nice early chapter book, especially for girls. Written about a 3rd grader, although younger readers who are at all advanced will have no trouble with it. Had even me as mom chuckling at parts. True to the struggle of changing friendships and the frilly girl vs tomboy girl dynamic on the playground.
Although... A pond on a school playground? Kind of difficult to sustain my suspension of belief about that. Otherwise, fantastic early chapter book.
Although... A pond on a school playground? Kind of difficult to sustain my suspension of belief about that. Otherwise, fantastic early chapter book.
July 7, 2020
I was definitely a Marty McGuire kind of girl growing up. I loved catching frog and snakes, getting dirty, building forts, and climbing trees. You couldn't get me to play dress-up, wear anything pink or frilly, and I definitely didn't want to be a princess. I wanted to be a cowboy. So Marty McGuire I recognize you, I understand you, and I get you. And I think you're pretty awesome.
May 11, 2022
Great early reader about third grader marty mcguire who loves pretending to be Jane Goodall and saving the chimps. Instead, she is cast in the third grade play as the princess in the Frog Prince. She has a new twist on the story.
Very much about an American third grader, may not be great for Africa.
Very much about an American third grader, may not be great for Africa.
August 4, 2017
What a spunky character! Marty may be my new favorite 3rd grader. The story is perfect for all those girls out there who like a little bit of everything! Princesses, frogs, make-believe and everything in between. So cute! Highly recommend!
December 8, 2017
Marty prefers frogs and playing outside to dressing up and playing princess, so she is not happy when she is cast as the princess in the class play. She puts her own twist on the production and learns a few things along the way. I like this book. easy words! interesting story!
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