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. Nice to read a book about a girl that loves frogs and adventures instead of dress up and princesses. We also enjoyed the putting together of a play, since Cora loves drama. But it's just a quick little read, not good literature, and I'll save those for her to read on her own in the future. I want something that interests me more for a read aloud. Although I do like Marty almost as much as Ramona, and WAY more than Junie B! Cora would give it 5 stars.
Marty McGuire is the kind of friend everyone needs to have. What a fun read for young readers!
—Anastasia
Marty hates dresses, but loves to catch frogs. This is a great book for tomboys everywhere!
—kave294
A marvelous book with a spunky heroine. I look forward to more Marty books!
—raaayraaay
Loved this book! Great girl role model, funny story, nice life lessons.
—Summer
Fun read about a tomboy who is cast as a princess in the school play.
—Tess
