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Alone in His Teacher's House (Marvin Redpost, No. 4)
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Alone in His Teacher's House (Marvin Redpost, No. 4) Paperback - 1994

by Sachar, Louis; Record, Adam [Illustrator]

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Marvin's friends think he's the luckiest boy in the world when Mrs. North asks him to dog-sit for a week. He gets $3 a day, plus a $4 bonus if nothing goes wrong. And he gets to be alone in Mrs. North's house! Soon it starts to look as if Marvin won't be getting his bonus.

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Random House Books for Young Readers, 1994-03-22. Paperback. Good. 0x0x0.
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  • Title Alone in His Teacher's House (Marvin Redpost, No. 4)
  • Author Sachar, Louis; Record, Adam [Illustrator]
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 96
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Random House Books for Young Readers, Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.
  • Date 1994-03-22
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 0679819495-3-18632221
  • ISBN 9780679819493 / 0679819495
  • Weight 0.16 lbs (0.07 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.59 x 5.23 x 0.25 in (19.28 x 13.28 x 0.64 cm)
  • Ages 06 to 09 years
  • Grade levels 1 - 4
  • Reading level 560
  • Themes
    • Topical: Death/Dying
  • Library of Congress subjects Dogs, Pets
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 93019791
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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From the publisher

Louis Sachar was born in East Meadow, New York, moved to Southern California when he was nine, and now lives in Austin, Texas.  Louis's first book for children, Sideways Stories from Wayside School was accepted for publication during his first week of law school.  Although Louis graduated and passed the bar exam, he opted to be a full-time writer for children rather than a lawyer.

Louis met his wife, Carla, when he was a visiting author at a school in Texas.  She was a counselor at the same school.  They have a daughter, Sherre.  Louis likes to play chess, cards, ski, play the guitar (and sing loudly), but mostly he likes spending time with Carla and Sherre.  

From the jacket flap

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...."

Media reviews

This title will lure the most reluctant readers, who will be as glad to make Marvin's acquaintance as his old fans will be to greet a new adventure."--Bulletin, Center for Children's Books.  

Citations

  • Booklist, 06/01/1994, Page 1822
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/1994, Page 303

About the author

To research this book, Louis Sachar actually tasted dog food. "It's just the way I described it in the book," says Louis. "Like cereal. But kind of gritty."

Louis Sachar is the bestselling author of the award-winning novel Holes, as well as Small Steps, The Cardturner, Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake, There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, The Boy Who Lost His Face, Dogs Don't Tell Jokes, and the rest of the Marvin Redpost series, among many others. Visit him at louissachar.com.