Afraid of his new mountain bike, third-grader Marvin finds himself in a desperate situation when he accepts a challenge to ride down Suicide Hill.

As always in this series, at least one step up from pap, but still a good message. Some of Marvin's classmates, though... tsk, tsk... kids can be savages sometimes. These books definitely would be good to read together as a family, and then to discuss. ( )

Bibliographic Information: Louis Sachar, “Marvin Redpost #7 Super Fast, Out of Control!”, Illustrated by Amy Wummer, Published by Scholastic Inc., ©2000, 79 pages
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Summary: Marvin decides he is going to ride down suicide hill. He can’t really ride his mountain bike though. He has to struggle with the fear but he is determined to ride down the hill. He rides down the hill and feels very accomplished.
Tags: Triumph, Fear, Accomplishment
My Response: This book is easy to read and easy to follow. I think it’s a cute book. I know as a child I had to accomplish some fears and still today I do so I believe this is a good book to learn from.

marvin goes down a very steep hill on his bike. ( )

Grades: 2-4
Theme: Self motivation, overcoming fear.