Saturday, April 7, 2012

Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day By Gary Paulsen


Title:  Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day
Author:  Gary Paulsen
Publisher:  Wendy Lamb Books       Year:  2004
ISBN:  0-385-325886
Genre: Fiction/Realistic/Humor
This book is for Ages: 8 - 12
AR Points: 3.0
Subjects/Themes: Family/School/

Plot Summary:  Orphaned, Molly McGinty a 7th grader at Our Lady of Mercy Middle School lives by the book.  That is her notebook where she keeps track of everything from school assignments and lunch money to when to pay her Grandma Irene’s bills.  Molly loses her notebook the night before Senior Citizen’s Day at school.  Grandma Irene in her purple suede jeans joins Molly and her three friends Mary Margaret, Mary Pat, and Mary Bridget in a day filled with folly. 

Review:   Gary Paulsen author of The Hatchet writes very well. Molly McGinty is not the book on which to judge his career.  This book is silly.  While it imparts a good message about the need for control, Grandma Irene and Molly’s adventures do not display the depth and knowledge of character development that Paulsen delivers in his other books.  Paulsen tosses Molly from black eye to boyfriend in a quick and easy read.

If you like this book you may also like: Desdemona, Twelve Going on Desperate.

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