num_pages: 32
description: Marshall Armstrong is new to school and definitely stands out from the crowd with his pale skin perpetual hats and special space food lunches that come in silver wrappers. He doesnt play sports and he doesnt watch television. So when he invites everyone in class over for his birthday party its sure to be a disaster. Or is it? Marshall Armstrong might have a trick or two up his long sun protective sleeve.David Mackintoshs story with its bold design and sharply humorous observations is a highly original take on the popular theme of the difficulties of being the new kid and making friends.Praise for Marshall Armstrong is New to Our School Mackintoshs beautifully underplayed text and genial drawings manage to be empathic to both the leery narrator and the serenely outr object of his misapprehension. Without a whiff of pedantry Mackintosh ( Rex ) skillfully dismantles the narrators defenses and bonds him to Marshall Armstrong all the while proving that fun doesnt always fit within the confines of ones comfort zone.  Publishers Weekly  starred review 
language: English
title: Marshall Armstrong Is New to Our School
publisher: Harry N. Abrams