The Trouble With Mark Hopper - Hardcover

Weissman, Elissa Brent

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9780525420675: The Trouble With Mark Hopper

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ISBN 10: 0525420673 ISBN 13: 9780525420675

Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers, 2009

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Mark Hopper is the smartest student in the sixth grade, and he knows it. When another Mark Hopper moves to town (the same age, with similar looks), Mark Hopper makes trouble for Mark Hopper. The Mark everyone knows isn't very nice, so the other Mark finds no one will talk to him. The new Mark isn't very brainy, so the other Mark worries that people will think he's a dummy. When a teacher forces them to be study partners, they realize that they can benefit from one another's strengths - and maybe win the Mastermind Challenge together. Trouble is, one of the Marks wants to win so badly that he's willing to steal from Mark.

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About the Author:

Elissa Brent Weissman went to junior high with two kids named Evan Zucker, and all that confusion inspired The Trouble with Mark Hopper. Her first book, Standing for Socks, will be published in March. Elissa lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 4–7—There are two Mark Geoffrey Hoppers entering seventh grade at Ivy Road Middle School in Greenburgh, MD. One is a straight-A student, very conceited, and obnoxious. The other is friendly and an average student. Since only one Mark Hopper is registered for school, both boys spend a confusing first day. Much to their chagrin, a teacher assigns them to be study partners. The "mean" Mark deviously creates a plan to promote himself as the first seventh grader to enter the Mastermind tournament. He needs to list two talents to be considered for the contest. He can use his music ability but is at a loss for the second one until he sees the other Mark's amazing artistic skills. He takes his drawing, which is on display in the school art show, to submit as his own for the tournament. Taking advantage of Mark's easygoing personality, he convinces him to take part in the team-building part of the tournament since "mean" Mark has such difficulty "playing with others." Although the use of identical names gets confusing at times, Weissman steers readers through the plot with clear distinction between the characters. The concluding chapters shed light on the reasons behind "mean" Mark's behavior and lead him to see by the other child's integrity what it means to be a true friend.—D. Maria LaRocco, Cuyahoga Public Library, Strongsville, OH
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