The Key to Grandpa's House Book

"Marvin Redpost A Flying Birthday Cake?" by Louis Sachar, was a good book about a boy named Marvin and his Friend Joe. Joe is a new kid at their school and everybody besides Marvin picks on him. They call him names and don't let him play the games they play during lunch. Marvin feels bad and invites him over for a sleepover. The two boys have a great time. At school Joe shows everybody how to play a game that he made up when he lived in Chicago. All the kids love the game and realizes what a good kid Joe really is.

Marvin Redpost, is a third grader who is an average boy with red hair, he is very caring and is always making sure everybody is included and he doesn't want anyone to feel hurt. Joe is a little odd but very nice. He wears the same Mickey Mouse T-shirt and ball cap every day. His parents are always moving to different states and it is hard for Joe to make friends.

The theme of the book was great! The theme was: some people may look odd and weird but if you give them a chance they can be quite cool and very nice. the characters were just like people you see every day which made the book much more powerful because all these kids probably do exist.

I recommend this book for people who like very uplifting and powerful books! It is short and sweet!