Earth to Matthew

Matthew Martin #3

by Paula Danziger

Matthew Martin begins to take life a little more seriously when his class takes on a recycling project and his feelings for his pal Jill take on a more romantic feeling. Reprint.

Genres: Childrens, Young Adult, Fiction, Middle Grade, School

148 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1991

About the author

Paula Danziger was an American children's author. She wrote more than 30 books, including her 1974 debut The Cat Ate My Gymsuit, for children's and young adult audiences. At the time of her death, all her books were still in print; they had been published in 53 countries and translated into 14 languages.

Reviews

[Catherine Mustread · Rating 3 out of 5]

This third book about Matthew follows Everyone else's parents said yes and Make Like a tree and leave and finds Matthew's 6th grade class studying ecology, going on an overnight field trip, and Matthew developing an interest in girls. Grades 4+

[Brianna Medina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought that this book was amazing because Matthew is just a normal kid who doesn't want to be teased anymore by his classmates. But when someone says " EARTH TO MATTHEW" he seems like he is an astronaut in space.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Who doesn't love a bit of Paula Danziger? And It's always good to read some YA fiction once in a while :D Love it.

[Danny · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very well-wriitten>

[Marcy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute story. I laughed they a lot of the humor.

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story of Matthew and his classmates continue. This is a kid-friendly book that touches on difficult subjects such as divorce, wayward teenagers, teasing, bullying, and ecosystems. Each subject is written on a child's level of understanding and she doesn't give any more information than is needed. It's funny so both boys' and girls' will enjoy this book.

I recommend this book to everyone ages 11+.

[JH · Rating 3 out of 5]

This author is one of my absolute favorites. I love her characters, I love how they interact with one another. In this book, Matthew‘s older sister is going through a really rough time, and I have never seen another character like her in a Danziger book.

I also enjoyed seeing Jil! and Matthew’s young relationship- it rang so true to me as far as fumbling through how to behave and balance.

The theme of save the earth, and going to a science center was very cool as well!

[Tara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not quite as good as the other Matthew books, but still fun. His older sister didn't seem quite believable in this book - she was too outrageous too quickly, without a lot of explanation. She seemed a normal 13-yr-old in the other books, and now she's a rebel without a cause.

[Ben · Rating 4 out of 5]

Poignant story of adolescence into maturity

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

These were good stories for when our boys got older. Large doses of humor mixed with some realistic situations and likable characters.

[Emely · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was great and i liked the way that the author wrote alot of thin=gs that made you want to keep reading.

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[Matthew Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

not what i had expected. I only read it because it had my name in it.

[Kashfia · Rating 5 out of 5]

funny

[Any Garcia]

I In think I would like to read it