Red-haired Marvin is convinced that the reason he looks different from the rest of his family is that he is really the lost prince of Shampoon.
Red-haired Marvin is convinced that the reason he looks different from the rest of his family is that he is really the lost prince of Shampoon.
Marvin sets out to get things straight. There are a lot of good things to being a prince and it's all very tempting but Marvin soon realises that the truth isn't all it's cracked up to be. Louis Sachar writes with pace and humour and heart.
Nine-year-old Marvin Redpost has finally figured out why he has red hair and blue eyes, while everyone else in his family has brown hair and brown eyes.
Marvin Redpost #1/Stepping Stone Book. Illus. in black-and-white. Marvin Redpost has finally figured out why he doesn't look like anyone in his family. He's not really Marvin Redpost--he's Robert, the lost prince of Shampoon!