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impybelle's review
4.0
It's always nice to see Susan get a little bit of the spotlight with Molly. Molly and Susan are paired together for a project, but have vastly different ideas of how to present it.
Molly wants to go with the old standard of reading it, possibly with a timeline that she will then point to during particularly important parts.
Susan, on the other hand, wants to go all out and dress up like George Washington [the subject of their project] and re-enact certain scenes from his life.
Molly is mortified. Everyone will laugh AT Susan, certainly not with her, and after all the humiliation, they'll get a lousy grade on top of it all. No way, no how.
Susan's hurt that Molly thinks so little of her idea and has so little faith in her abilities. Their friendship might just be over if they can't work through the mess.
Very cute. I always wanted to swing more of Susan's way, but I was definitely a Molly. I knew full well the moment you stepped out of the box, you just left more of yourself exposed for ridicule.
Molly wants to go with the old standard of reading it, possibly with a timeline that she will then point to during particularly important parts.
Susan, on the other hand, wants to go all out and dress up like George Washington [the subject of their project] and re-enact certain scenes from his life.
Molly is mortified. Everyone will laugh AT Susan, certainly not with her, and after all the humiliation, they'll get a lousy grade on top of it all. No way, no how.
Susan's hurt that Molly thinks so little of her idea and has so little faith in her abilities. Their friendship might just be over if they can't work through the mess.
Very cute. I always wanted to swing more of Susan's way, but I was definitely a Molly. I knew full well the moment you stepped out of the box, you just left more of yourself exposed for ridicule.
simplyparticular's review
2.0
This review is from the perspective of a mother. I am reading the books to decided when they are age appropriate for my daughter.
Molly and Susan get paired up for a school project (were there really this many school projects in the forties?), and quickly realize that they have different ideas about what constitutes a good presentation. Molly obsesses a bit about Susan's different ideas, and it quite cruel in sharing her opinions, and it tests their friendship.
I think this book does an excellent job portraying friendships and worries for the target audience, but my disappointment is that Molly has to see Susan's good job on the presentation AND everyone else's approval of it, before she realizes that she was wrong and treated Susan poorly. I'd have been happier if they reconciled earlier.
Molly and Susan get paired up for a school project (were there really this many school projects in the forties?), and quickly realize that they have different ideas about what constitutes a good presentation. Molly obsesses a bit about Susan's different ideas, and it quite cruel in sharing her opinions, and it tests their friendship.
I think this book does an excellent job portraying friendships and worries for the target audience, but my disappointment is that Molly has to see Susan's good job on the presentation AND everyone else's approval of it, before she realizes that she was wrong and treated Susan poorly. I'd have been happier if they reconciled earlier.
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