Molly Learns a Lesson: A School Story (American Girls Collection)
by Valerie Tripp
Edition: Hardcover
Price: $11.01
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Eager Reader, August 17, 2008
A Lesson For Molly
American Girl Collection
By Valerie Tripp
At Molly's school, in 1944, the children are going to have a contest to see which class can do the most for the war effort. The boys in Molly's class decide to collect aluminum foil and make a big ball to help with metal needed for the war. The girls in Molly's class decide to knit socks. Molly knows that it is hard to knit socks, and decides to make up her own project.
Although her two friends are helping, Molly finds that her new project isn't as easy as it seems. Can the girls in Molly's class win the competition without the help of Molly and her friends Susan and Linda? Will Molly and her friends give in and knit socks?
Great things can happen when people learn to work together.
School in 1944 was much stricter than it is today. The desks were orderly and often bolted to the floor. During this time, children had to go without many things, such as a new lunch box or rubber boots. Both metal and rubber were needed for the war. Parents who were normally home with their children were called to war or worked in factories. The children needed to adjust to the changes.
I am the mother of three American girls. My youngest daughter, Karen saved her own money to buy her Molly doll. One of her cousins had Kirsten, and another had Samantha. The girls played endlessly with their dolls. With American Girl books, I watched my daughter go from a reluctant reader, to an eager reader.
Jill Ammon Vanderwood
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