This story from American Girl is a delightful look into the year 1944 from the perspective of a 9 year old girl named Molly McIntire. Molly is the daughter of a physician stationed in England who is struggling with typical sibling and school issues while also handling the stresses of rationing during World War II.
Molly is third of four children, has glasses and mousy brown hair and can not begin to understand her older sister, Jill (14). Her brothers, Ricky (12) and Brad (5) are pests with a capital P although Molly's battle with Ricky over Halloween makes up the bulk of the story.
Helping Molly are her good friends, Linda and Susan. The girls attend school together, talk of the war, hang out with each other and strive to help each other deal with the stresses of the war.
While Meet Molly and the other books in the series are short, they are geared to girls ages 7 to 10. As with the other American Girl series, the books help tween girls understand the era of World War II within a fun story. Girls of all eras deal with sibling issues, school issues, fears and awkwardness. These stories are all good reading in addition to providing a little bit of history and understanding.
Tripp, V. Meet Molly, An American Girl. Middleton, WI: Pleasant Company Publications, 1986.
age range: 7 to 10 years old
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