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Marvella Finds Her Magic

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This beginner chapter book tells the story of Marvella who has to deal with her parent's divorce and moving to a new city, problems which elementary school readers will empathize with. Marvella develops a special power - being able to speak to animals! Again, what Grade 2 student wouldn't be sold on a book about talking to animals?! In my opinion, this book (and series) is sure to be a hit with children who are ready to move on from picture books but still benefit from larger fonts, less text on a page, short chapters and pictures. The book is a little over 50 pages long, is broken into about 13 chapters, each about 2-5 pages long and include about 1 black and white picture each. As a grade 3 teacher I could definitely see this book in my classroom library and would recommend it for parents and teachers of children in the 6-10 range who are starting to read longer books. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book! I look forward to checking out the rest of the books in the series when they are available!

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Marvella Finds Her Magic is a really fun book about a young girl whose parents get a divorce. She has to move to a new town and new school, and face new obstacles. I really liked Marvella's spunk and the author's voice was great in conveying that. I wish there were a few more illustrations just to aid the story. Overall, very enjoyable!

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