Martin Bridge: Ready for Takeoff!
Series:
Meet Martin Bridge --- a boy whose well-meant plans sometimes go awry. In three illustrated stories, Martin encounters two bus drivers with very different ways of relating, makes a tough decision about a friend's pet and takes on an extremely competitive model rocket project that almost costs him a friendship. The daily rhythms, struggles and triumphs of childhood --- at home, at school and with friends --- are evoked with warmth, understanding, honesty and humor.
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Awards & Reviews
“Young readers will readily identify with the likable, sympathetically drawn Martin and his crises of conscience when his well-intended actions go frustratingly awry.”
— Quill and Quire, March 2005
“The everyday worlds of school, home, and clubs offer Martin Bridge several opportunities for growth, and his responses are on target for a third grader.”
— School Library Journal, May 2005
“A pitch perfect chapter book that confronts its hero with three very real-world ethical dilemmas every elementary student will recognize.”
— School Library Journal, June 2006
“A warm, rich story for new chapter-book readers.”
— Horn Book, Starred Review, June 2005
2007 - Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award, Short-listed
2006 - Notable Children's Book, American Library Association, Winner
