Marv and the Killer Plants: from the multi-award nominated Marv series

Marv is an ordinary boy who loves spending time with Grandpa and reading comics with his best friend Joe. But everything changes when he discovers a mysterious superhero suit hidden in the attic. He becomes MARV, a superhero with infinite powers.

In Marv and the Killer Plants, Marvin and his friends are working in the school garden when supervillain Violet Vine appears and uses her powers to make the plants grow out of control. He has to act quickly if he is to save his best friend, his teacher, and indeed the whole school from being strangled by snaking vines or eaten by gigantic kid eating Venus-flytraps.

It's time for Marvin to swap his gardening gloves for his superhero suit and become MARV-unstoppable, invincible, and totally MARVellous! Only then can Marv get the garden, and Violet Vine, under control.  Along with his sidekick robot Pixel, they become involved in a fast-paced, action-packed range of scenarios where finding a weakness is the only way of defeating an almost invincible enemy.

The beautiful illustrations continue to accompany the carefully written text in the fifth book in this series, which is pitched at young chapter book readers with its fun and engaging plot. The themes of friendship, forgiveness and endless determination will always be relevant and relatable. This wonderful series is perfect for developing the love of reading and would be a perfect focus book for guided reading session. A definite page turner which is hard to put down. It is easy to see why the series is award winning.

128 pages / Reviewed by Amanda Shipton, teacher

Suggested Reading Age 5+