Synopses & Reviews
Jennifer Murdley, a homely fifth-grader who would give anything to be beautiful, accidentally stumbles into a magic shop and purchases a very ugly toad. The toad, it turns out, can talk and ends up getting Jennifer into the worst trouble of her life. This madcap, head-spinning adventure is also a thought-provoking story about the nature of true beauty.
Review
"Endlessly funny . . . A roller-coaster ride of a story, full of humor and even wisdom."and#8212;
Kirkus Reviews and#160; "[A] light, fast-paced fantasy."and#8212;
BooklistSynopsis
Jennifer Murdley would give anything to be beautiful. But when she buys a particularly ugly toad--one that can talk and in fact, won't shut up--he shows her a thing or two about the meaning of true beauty.
Includes an author's note.Synopsis
A top-selling Magic Shop book, now in a brand-new paperback edition!
About the Author
BRUCE COVILLE is the bestselling author of dozens of books, including the enormously popular Magic Shop Books,
Odder Than Ever, and
The Monsters of Morley Manor. He lives in Syracuse, New York.