Marvin Redpost / Sachar, Louis

A small incident during recess threatens to turn nine-year-old Marvin into the outcast of his third-grade class.

Afraid of his new mountain bike, third-grader Marvin finds himself in a desperate situation when he accepts a challenge to ride down Suicide Hill.

After Casey Happleton tells him that if he kisses his elbow he will turn into a girl, nine-year-old Marvin experiments and finds himself very confused about his identity.

Marvin Redpost and his classmates are in for a shocking surprise when they learn the president of the United States is coming to visit their classroom.

Marvin sees a glowing green object shaped like a birthday cake in the sky one night, and two days later, a strange new boy arrives in his third-grade class.

Afraid of his new mountain bike, third-grader Marvin finds himself in a desperate situation when he accepts a challenge to ride down Suicide Hill.

Red-haired Marvin is convinced that the reason he looks different from the rest of his family is that he is really the lost prince of Shampoon.

Red-haired Marvin is convinced that the reason he looks different from the rest of his family is that he is really the lost prince of Shampoon.

After Casey Happleton tells him that if he kisses his elbow he will turn into a girl, nine-year-old Marvin experiments and finds himself very confused about his identity.