This series is wonderfully logical and absurd, with a wit and attention to detail rare in easy readers. In the first book, third grader Marvin is convinced that he is really the lost prince of Shampoon, in the second book he is shunned by classmates after he is unfairly fingered as a nose-picker by the class bully, and in the third book he worries that he is turning into a girl. By Louis Sachar. 80 pages. Reading Level 1.8-2.5. Interest Level 1-3. Includes: Marvin Redpost: Kidnapped at Birth?, Marvin Redpost: Why Pick on Me?, Marvin Redpost: Is He a Girl?, Marvin Redpost: Alone in His Teacher's House, Marvin Redpost: Class President, Marvin Redpost: A Flying Birthday Cake?, Marvin Redpost: Super Fast, Out of Control!, Marvin Redpost: A Magic Crystal?