me and marvin gardens
Amy Sarig King
- New York Scholastic, Inc. c2017
Me and Marvin Gardens by A.S. King is a middle-grade novel about Obe Devlin, a boy who discovers a unique creature that eats plastic, named Marvin Gardens, near the last wild creek in his developing neighborhood. It explores themes of environmentalism, bullying, and friendship as Obe tries to protect the animal from new, encroaching developments.