Marvin and Stuart get to sleep over at Nick Tuffle's house for Nick's birthday. They set out sleeping bags in the Tuffles' backyard. Stuart and Nick fall right to sleep, but Marvin tosses and turns. Then he hears a noise, and something glowing zooms over his head. Is it "really "a flying birthday cake? Or something else? The next day, a very strange new kid shows up at school. . . .

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When Mrs North asks Marvin to dog-sit for a week, his friends think he's the luckiest boy in the world. He gets paid $3 a day while Mrs North's away, with a bonus on top if everything goes smoothly. But it's not long before things start to go wrong and it looks as though Marvin won't be getting his bonus.

Marvin is amazed when he goes home with Casey Happleton one day after school and discovers that she lives in an old fire station. There is another surprise in store. Casey has a crystal that she claims makes wishes come true. Could it be real, or could she be casting her own spell on Marvin?

Marvin Redpost has a dilemma. It begins one sleepless night when, twisting and turning in bed, his legs and arms get caught up then - smack He lands a kiss on his elbow. Now he really can't sleep. His voice starts to change, he longs to have pigtails and he even dots his 'i's with a heart in class What has happened to Marvin and will he ever be the same again?

Today is Thursday. Today is 'hole' day. So, naturally, everyone is wearing their 'holiest' clothes - even the class teacher, Mrs North. But she is soon to find out that a surprise visitor is coming to the school. In fact, the President of the United States is on his way And there's no time to change

Suicide Hill is the ultimate test of bravery, and rumour has it that Marvin is going to tackle it on his new mountain bike. Will he have to go through with it in order to prove himself to his classmates? If he succeeds, he will be a hero; if not, then everyone will witness the greatest wipeout ever

Marvin has red hair and blue eyes and is left-handed. Mrs North tells him that means he has royal blood. Then one day at school he realises nothing adds up, his parents have brown hair and eyes. Can he really be Prince Robert, the lost son of the King? He sets off to get things straight.

Everyone is laughing at Marvin Redpost. Why? He picks his nose, at least that's what Clarence says and no one argues with Clarence - not even Marvin's so-called friends. So what can Marvin do to turn things around?

When Alton's ageing, blind uncle asks him to attend bridge games with him, he agrees. Alton's mother thinks it might secure their way to a good inheritance sometime in the future. But this choice soon turns out to be a lot more complex than Alton could ever have imagined.