![]() Obe turns to his new friend Annie, his sister Bernadette, and his science teacher to help find a way to keep Marvin safe. ![]() Obe realizes this could be an amazing ecological development – Marvin could help solve the plastics crisis! But when Obe discovers that Marvin’s poop is toxic waste which eats sinkholes in the ground and melts sneakers, he knows that it’s only a matter of time before the neighborhood comes looking for Marvin. Marvin eats plastic, everything from grocery bags to the fencing used by the housing subdivision developers. As he gets to know the creature better, Obe names him Marvin Gardens after the street in the game Monopoly. Obe, an aspiring scientist, is intrigued by this new animal but also has an instinct to keep him secret – fearing that people might capture or harm the animal. In fact, he’s pretty sure that it’s an animal that no one has ever seen before, with characteristics of both dog and pig, but also with the slimy skin of an amphibian. The sixth grader uses his new Tommy-free alone time to clean up the creek, and while there, discovers an animal that he’s never seen before. And all the construction workers and new residents throw trash into Obe’s creek, which feels like a personal insult. ![]() ![]() Obe’s former best friend, Tommy, has switched allegiances and now hangs out with kids who care more about owning the right sneakers than about exploring the woods. New subdivisions keep springing up behind his house on the acres of land that once belonged to the Devlin family. ![]() Everything around twelve-year-old Obe Devlin is changing. ![]()
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