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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