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Meet Molly: An American Girl

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It's 1944 and the world is at war.For Molly McIntire, life seems full of change. Her father is far away caring for wounded soldiers. Her mother is busy working for the Red Cross. Mrs. Gilford, the housekeeper,makes her eat terrible things like turnips from the Victory garden. And everyone in America is so serious and practical that glamorous Halloween costumes are hard to get. Molly's special hula skirt is a huge success-until Ricky,her pesty brother, plays a mean trick. Molly and her friends are determined to get back at him. One mean trick leads to another until the fighting goes too far.

One character in this book was Molly McIntire. She does not like turnips. Her dad is in the war. She has two friends. She has no pets. Her dad was very funny. the most exciting part of this book was when Molly dumped her brother's underpants on his girlfriend. Because I did not know it was going to happen. It made me laugh. Molly and Ricky made up. They were happy.

Molly McIntire is my favorite out of all the American Girls. I have read all six of her books, but I liked this one the best. Molly must have missed her father very much while he was away because of the war. But at least she had her mother, her sister, and her two brothers. (even if her brothers could sometimes be annoying)

I thought this book was great I am an American Girl fan. It was so much fun reading this it took me 2 1/2 hours to read!(including breaks!)It is really fun,cute and best of all it captures all of the best childhood!I would read it again!

A good book, but it could have been more creative. I think that the older American Girl dolls books are more authentic, realistic and entertaining. I think that Molly's is a very creative doll that was invented, but I love Kirsten, Josefina, Felicity, and Samantha the best!

Molly,nine, is living in the 1940s with her family Mom, pest Richey, Jill a young lady and little Brad. For Hallowen Molly and her two friends are dressing up and having a great time untill Richey ruins it with a mean trick. Molly will not let Richey ruin her hallowwen or her friends so molly gets back at him with a other trick. Molly is a brave little girl and will not let her brother bully her.

This book is about nine-year-old Molly McIntire, who lives on the home front in 1944, during World War Two. Molly and her friends, Linda and Susan, decide to be Hawaiian hula dancers for Halloween. They tease Molly's brother Ricky because he has a crush on Molly's sister's friend. To get back at them, Ricky ruins their Halloween by spraying them with a hose and ruining their costumes and treats. They tell Molly's mother, but they think her punishment is too easy on Ricky. They decide to get back at him, but Molly's mom sees, and has a talk with them. Molly, Linda, and Susan have to do Ricky's laundry as a punishment. Soon Molly and Ricky are friends again, and the "war" between them ends.

Molly McIntire is a down to earth kind of girl living at home with her mother, two brothers, and her older sister in the year 1944. War has broken out, and Molly's father must travel to England to be a doctor to the injured soldiers.

Halloween is coming up and Molly and her two friends want to dress up as hula girls. They make homemade hula costumes, and spend the night having fun. As they begin to make their way home, Molly's older brother, Ricky plays a mean trick on the girls, which results in Molly getting revenge.

The book ends with a lesson about fighting and friendship. Of course I always loved the, Take a Look Back part of the book. At the end of the book, there is about five pages dedicated to teaching the reader about girls growing up in the year 1944.

Once again this is a great book in the American Girl series. I believe I first read this book when I was nine-years-old, way back in 1993! I still love this book, and find myself reading it once a year.

This is the first in the American Girls Short Stories series about Molly McIntire, a nine-year-old girl living on the home front during World War 2. It is 1944, and Molly and her family are learning to live with wartime shortages and the absence of their Army doctor father. With Halloween right around the corner, Molly and her friends have to come up with a set of costumes that will include all of them. (Cinderella and her two stepsisters? Yeah, but who wants to be an ugly stepsister?) However, trouble is on the horizon as Molly finds herself drawn into a small war with her brother!

My daughter and I enjoyed this book. In many ways, it showed how the World War 2 home front was both similar to normal times and different. I especially liked the final chapter in this book, which looks back to 1944. I thought that it did a good job of explaining the war to children. Overall, we do recommend this book to you!

I loved this book. I look a lot like molly and I think she was brave and smart. She is my favorite american girl. I have her as an american girl doll and i've read all her books. In the book, she has to eat turnips (yuck) and isn't sure if her friends want to be wat she thinks they should be her brother is terrible I think I you liked thins book, you will like "changes for Molly" and "Molly learns a lesson"