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Make Like a Tree and Leave
[Paperback - 1998]
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Category: Children
Additional Category: Children Educational Fiction - Social Themes
Publisher: G.p. Putnam's Sons Books For Young Readers | ISBN: 9780698116863 | Pages: 128
Shipping Weight: .104 | Dimensions: 5 x .35 x 7.67 inches

It?s not easy being a sixth grader, particularly one with an ingenious knack for getting into trouble with his parents, teachers, and a line of picketing sixth-grade girls! Anyone who?s ever spent time in ?time-out? will appreciate the hilarious antics of this misunderstood pre-teen with a cause. Also in a fun, updated format sure to grab kids? attention!Matthew Martin is back?and this time he?s planning to do an extra good job on his Egypt Unit Project. But things don?t work out quite right when classmate Brian Bruno gets wrapped up in a lot of plaster gauze. Will Brian ever get out of the cast? Will Matthew ever get out of trouble??Danziger?s novels are like cotton candy: they?re fun and light, and children positively gobble them up.? ? Publishers Weekly?Readers are sure to appreciate the humor as well as the trials and tribulations of Matthew?s further adventures.? ? School Library Journal?Very entertaining.? ? Kirkus Reviews

Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in New York, Paula Danziger knew since the second grade that she wanted to be a writer. Throughout her career, she wrote a collection of children's stories, includingThe Cat Ate My Gymsuit,The Divorce Expressand, more recently, theAmber Brownseries.Danziger loved to travel and meet young kids all over the world. She was embraced by her audience for her ability to relate to children through the characters in her stories. She was often known for "borrowing" children (only the ones she knew) for her inspiration. The Amber Brown character was conceived during one of her trips with her niece.Danziger was also the recipient of numerous literary awards, including the Children's Choice Award from the International Reading Association and the 2003 Garden State Children's Book Award. She spent most of her time in New York City and London, England.She is survived by a brother, three nephews, and a niece. The Amber Brown Fund has been set up in memory of her. Donations for this fund will be used to allow authors and illustrators to speak at local schools and libraries.

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