Honestly, Mallory! [Hardcover]

Laurie Friedman (Author), Barbara Pollak (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2007 | Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: Mallory

Everyone seems to know what they want to be for Career Day at school--that is, everyone except Mallory. She can't seem to find anything she's good at. When she finally decides to be a fashion designer, some of her classmates laugh at her. And then, before she can stop it, out pops a lie--Mallory tells everyone that she's won the Fashion Fran fashion design contest. Mallory's lie grows and grows until she must face the truth and make amends with her class, friends, teachers, and parents.

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From School Library Journal

Grade 2–4—Likable Mallory is faced with a dilemma about what to do for third-grade career day. Her classmates already know what they want to be when they grow up. Finally, an idea comes, but when others make fun of her choice, Mallory blurts out a lie about it. She soon learns that even a little fib can create a huge problem, as it becomes more and more difficult to come clean with the truth. Mallory's friends take a backseat in this episode, as she faces the internal turmoil that comes with knowing you've done something wrong, and young readers will empathize with her. When she finally makes her apologies, she explains in kid-friendly language about the peer pressure that got it all started. The first chapter is an abbreviated "fairy tale" version of the plot that serves well as a preview of the story. Pollak's simple cartoon pictures appear throughout. Recommend this book to fans of Amber Brown, Judy Moody, Junie B. Jones, and the other Mallory stories.—Sharon R. Pearce, Longfellow Elementary School, Oak Park, IL
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"[Mallory] faces the internal turmoil that comes with knowing you've done something wrong, and young readers will empathize with her." -- School Library Journal

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Hardcover: 159 pages
• Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (September 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 082256193X
• ISBN-13: 978-0822561934
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #689,091 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My 3rd grader loved it!, January 27, 2011

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Kalan (lexington, KY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Honestly, Mallory! (Mallory (Quality)) (Paperback)

My daughter loved this book. She told me that it's about Mallory who tells a small lie that ends up getting bigger & bigger until she gets in trouble & has to apologize in front of everyone. She was smiling when she told me the story. I recommend it to all 3rd graders.