What is Tommy Trouble and the Magic Marble?
{{italictitle}} {{Infobox Book | | name = Tommy Trouble and the Magic Marble | title_orig = | translator = | image = | image_caption = | author = [[Ralph Fletcher]] | illustrator = [[Ben Caldwell]] | cover_artist = | country = | language = | series = | genre = [[Children's novel]] | publisher = [[Henry Holt and Company]] | pub_date = 2000 | english_pub_date = | media_type = Print (Hardcover) | pages = 64 | isbn = 978-0805063875 | oclc= 41951297 }} '''''Tommy Trouble and the Magic Marble''''' is a [[children's novel]] written by [[Ralph Fletcher]] with drawings by [[Ben Caldwell]]. It was first published in 2000. ==Plot summary== Tommy who loves collecting needs ten dollars to buy a magic marble from another boy. He tries to pick flowers from his mother's rose garden to sell to a neighbor. He also tries to trade his little brothers snake. Tommy finally decides that the magic marble is not worth the trouble. ==References== *{{cite journal|last=Morning|first=Todd|date=August 2000|title=Books for Youth: BOOKS FOR MIDDLE READERS|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_booklist_2000-08_96_22/page/2138|journal=Booklist|volume=96|issue=22|pages=2138|issn=0006-7385}} *{{cite journal|last=Clancy|first=Steve|date=September 2000|title=Tommy Trouble and the Magic Marble (Book Review)|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_school-library-journal_2000-09_46_9/page/196|journal=School Library Journal|volume=46|issue=9|pages=196|issn=0362-8930}} *{{cite journal|date=October 1, 2001|title=Younger fiction|journal=Horn Book Guide to Children's and Young Adult Books|pages=287|issn=1044-405X}} ==Other websites== *[http://ralphfletcher.com/ Ralph Fletcher's website] {{DEFAULTSORT:Tommy Trouble And The Magic Marble}} [[Category:2000 books]] [[Category:Books by Ralph Fletcher]] [[Category:20th-century American novels]] [[Category:American children's books]]