Books with author Marc Waldman

13-year-old McKinley Arthur Coolidge (Mac) can’t catch a break. Lynn Woodsen, the love of his life, isn’t paying attention to him, and Mike the bully is making his life miserable. Thanks to an encounter with a teenager named Fred, Mac discovers powers and abilities that most can only dream about. Mac then finds out about The Commandant, a ruthless man set on wreaking havoc on Washington, DC. Mac has to find the inner strength to stop The Commandant before disaster strikes.

13-year-old McKinley Arthur Coolidge (Mac) can’t catch a break. Lynn Woodsen, the love of his life, isn’t paying attention to him, and Mike the bully is making his life miserable. Thanks to an encounter with a teenager named Fred, Mac discovers powers and abilities that most can only dream about. Mac then finds out about The Commandant, a ruthless man set on wreaking havoc on Washington, DC. Mac has to find the inner strength to stop The Commandant before disaster strikes.

Mac Coolidge is back! During Thanksgiving, Mac stopped The Commandant from turning the holiday season upside down. Now, The Grinch is terrorizing Washington, DC by kidnapping innocent teenagers, and Mac is the only person that can stop him. All the while, he still is dealing with Mike the bully and trying to get his crush, Lynn Woodsen, to feel the same way about him. With non-stop action from the first page, Mac is Back teaches empowerment and lets the reader's imagination go wild.

Mac Coolidge can't seem to catch a break. His school crush barely knows he exists, his sister's new boyfriend is a jerk and just when things can't get any worse, high school thugs start to rough him up. Thanks to the mysterious Jake, Mac is invited to become part of a secret organization and is given a suit that bestows incredible powers on him. But the evil Comandant has plans to threaten all of Washington DC, and Mac may be the only person with the ability to stop him. Will Mac's newfound abilities be enough to help him turn his fortunes when not only his life, but all of the city is at stake? Mighty Mac is a fantastic book for middle-school kids that teaches empowerment and pushing the limits of what is truly possible. With constant action, it can draw in even the most reluctant of young readers.

Bad guys better watch out! Mighty Mac is Back. At Thanksgiving, 13-year-old Mac Coolidge discovered that he is a hero with powers that most people can only dream of. Now, the holiday season is in full swing, and a new villain who calls himself Santa Claus is kidnapping young people as presents and holding them for hefty ransoms. With local law enforcement unable to keep up with him, Mac is the only person capable of stopping the not-so-jolly old Saint Nick. At the same time, he finds himself fighting off Mike the bully and still pursuing his crush, Lynn Woodsen. A pedal to the metal thriller with twists and turns that will keep you turning the pages, Mac is Back teaches empowerment and lets a reader's imagination run wild! This is non-stop action that's appealing to everyday and reluctant readers!

The holiday season is over and 13-year-old Mac Coolidge, aka Mighty Mac, has to stop another bad guy from terrorizing the city. Edgar Allan Poet is leaving bombs all over Washington, DC in order to gain respect from the city’s citizens. Unfortunately for him, Mac, with his superpowers, is on the case trying to stop him. In the meantime, with the love of Mac’s life having moved out of the area, Athena meets Mac and presents him with challenges that he never anticipated. With short chapters, Mac and Cheese is a 100 mph thriller full of twists and turns that will keep everyday and reluctant readers turning the pages.

The holiday season is over and 13-year-old Mac Coolidge, aka Mighty Mac, has to stop another bad guy from terrorizing the city. Edgar Allan Poet is leaving bombs all over Washington, DC in order to gain respect from the city’s citizens. Unfortunately for him, Mac, with his superpowers, is on the case trying to stop him. In the meantime, with the love of Mac’s life having moved out of the area, Atheena meets Mac and presents him with challenges that he never anticipated. With short chapters, Mac and Cheese is a 100 mph thriller from full of twists and turns that will keep everyday and reluctant readers turning the pages.

To-Do List inspires young and old not to take life too seriously. The “tasks” on Maya's to-do list range from the everyday—buy milk, be less messy, go on vacation, make friends, and no fighting—to the exceptional—dance like an octopus, hug flowers, star gaze, smile giant, eat sweets, and count clouds.Each “task” is adorned with an ink drawing that has been painstakingly hand-rendered in astonishing detail. Soon enough, your own to-do list will include enjoying the novelties found on every page. Maya Waldman is an illustrator of all things tiny and precise. She is currently spending a year in the Marshall Islands teaching children, swimming in a lagoon, lazing about in a hammock, and eating coconuts. When Maya isn’t traveling, she lives in San Francisco.