Miracle at Monty Middle School

By Mary A. Monroe

Book Overview

Marvin begins his first day of eighth grade feeling like a loser -- fat and depressed. After all, he wasn't the smartest kid there ever was, and even his school Monty Middle tried to hide him, with 11... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1420839705
• ISBN13: 9781420839708
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 14 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 9 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Excellent reading

This book is a wonderful story, well written, poignant and sure to engage readers. Ms. Monroe has captured the story of this school's success in an easy-to-read, engaging way. I read the book in one sitting, since I couldn't put it down!

Realistic, contemporary fiction in the DOP

DOP: Drop Out Prevention; Miracle at Monty Middle School: a great new YA title detailing the lives of students and teachers at a Florida middle school. Marvin, the first person narrator, thinks, acts, and speaks like most DOP kids: he is down on himself and faces many academic and personal problems. He meets a great new teacher who believes in kids and knows how to translate this belief into dynamic, relevant classroom lessons. Teenagers and their teachers will find many reasons to laugh and cry in Miracle. Monroe is obviously a teachers' teacher who knows how kids talk and how to include many nuggets of good practice in this book which will appeal to a wide range of readers. Want to know how it IS in many secondary schools today? Want the inside scoop on state testing in schools? Want to see how one person can make a difference in a child's life? Read Miracle at Monty Middle School.