Jennifer+Murdley's+Toad

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How would you feel if you had a talking toad? This is what happened to Jennifer Murdley. When being chased by Sharra’s gang she ran into a magic shop and bought a toad that could talk. He was named Bufo. Jennifer was on Beech Street when she bought Bufo. Beech Street is a magical street that has magical stores and shops.The author pays most attention to Jennifer and Bufo. Jennifer wanted to be beautiful and was in grade five. Jennifer’s appearance was that she had small eyes, pudgy cheeks, and a clump nose. She had to wear Skippy’s underwear one day to school. Skippy is Jennifer’s brother. She lived in Smokey Hollow, and that was where everything happened. Bufo could talk, was an immortal vermin, and cared about Esmerelda, another immortal vermin that could talk. There is also a witch involved in the book. The witch is Bufo’s mom. The witch caught Brandon, Jennifer’s little brother while he was a toad and wanted a trade for Bufo. She wanted Bufo because he had the Jewel of Perfect Happiness in his head. They went to the witch’s beauty parlor to make the trade. They give the witch Bufo, and they get Brandon. Jennifer captures the witch and Bufo gets away. When the witch tells Jennifer that she will make her beautiful if she gives her Bufo and lets her go, Jennifer has a big decision to make. Jennifer always wanted to be beautiful. The witch said this because Jennifer had to decide if she liked Bufo more than beauty. One of my favorite parts of the story was when Jennifer was in the beauty parlor. It was funny, exciting, and you didn’t know what was going to happen next. The main idea of Jennifer Murdley is that it doesn’t matter how you look on the outside, it matters how you look on the inside. Making the right decisions is also part of the theme. Will Jennifer trade Bufo for beauty, especially when that’s what she always wanted?

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