IT ISN’T AS though Moxy isn’t grateful for her Christmas presents. She is. She’s just not thrilled that she has to write a thank-...
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Apr 06, 2011
Grade 3–5—Eager to avoid the procrastination problems that occurred in Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little (Random, 2007), this resourceful protagonist has promised her mother that she'll finish her holiday thank-you notes by the day after Christmas. Part of the rush is due to the fact that she and her twin, Mark, have been invited to visit their father in California and to attend a Big New Year's Eve Star-Studded Hollywood Bash. Moxy is a year older, but not necessarily wiser, than in the
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Jan 27, 2011
It's the day after Christmas, and Moxy Maxwell has to finish all 12 of her thank-you notes before she leaves on her trip to visit her father in California. Writing 12 thank-you notes will take 12 gajillion years, though, so Moxy hatches a little plan to make the process go faster. Unfortunately, her plan goes awry in more ways than one, and, predictably, makes a huge mess and takes way more time than just writing them out. To top it all off, her father cancels the trip, which totally ruins Mo
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Jan 23, 2009
Corinne
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Oh Moxy. We loved you in your first book and we were so happy to spend some time with you again. My eight year old daughter and I loved your wise-cracking nature and your crazy ideas. You're certainly a sympathetic character, what with all your mom demands of you (those darn thank you notes...), your silly little sister and kooky Grandma. Your antics had us laughing out loud, especially the copy machine episode. Your brother's photographs added excitment to the story and sometimes your chapter h
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Oct 25, 2010
Christa
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OK -- so we read the 1st book on the way down to the BYU v. Florida State game. (We lost bad, but it was still fun. I think going to the BYU games is one of the things we miss most about living in Provo.) Anyway -- we read the 2nd book out loud on the drive back to Georgia. We thought the 1st book was good and this book was even better and more hilarious. (This also could've been because we weren't sleeping that great -- due to hotel beds, but more due to the fact that we were all in the same ro
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Aug 12, 2009
Allison
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Gifford, Peggy Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Writing Thank-you Notes 176 pgs. Schwartz & Wade ~Language G, Sexual Content~G Violence~G
In her 2nd Moxy Maxwell novel, Gifford presents us with a girl who is bound and determined to get out of writing the 13 thank you notes for the Christmas presents she received. Her mother has given her an ultimatum. She must finish them all “today” or there will be consequences!
As readers familiar with Moxy will guess, she comes up with the most More...
In her 2nd Moxy Maxwell novel, Gifford presents us with a girl who is bound and determined to get out of writing the 13 thank you notes for the Christmas presents she received. Her mother has given her an ultimatum. She must finish them all “today” or there will be consequences!
As readers familiar with Moxy will guess, she comes up with the most More...
Sep 04, 2009
edh
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I heard about this series and although it was an interesting premise (basically anecdotes from one day-in-the-life of titular Moxy) I didn't really think it lived up to the hype. Although the story arc was believable, the light-hearted and breezy storytelling didn't match its gravity. (Moxy & brother end up being denied a trip to see their father, now divorced from their mother, b/c he has blown them off for a "big Hollywood opportunity.") I think that this writing style works best
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Apr 14, 2011
Mostly I loved this one too, especially with the way it managed to keep the voice of the first book (with its humor and its realness) while touching on the deeper issue of the protagonist's absent dad.
I did feel like there was slightly less energy than in the first book--almost as if the style of the first had been polished and refined very slightly overmuch, and so something was lost along the way. Or maybe that was just that, having read the first book, this one was close enough to More...
I did feel like there was slightly less energy than in the first book--almost as if the style of the first had been polished and refined very slightly overmuch, and so something was lost along the way. Or maybe that was just that, having read the first book, this one was close enough to More...
Apr 06, 2009
Katy
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I loved Moxy Maxwell does not Love Stewart Little, so I was excited to get my hands on this one. However, instead of cute (mostly) innocent ways of getting out of something (like in the first), Moxy is bratty and destructive. Does anyone really believe that a nine year old would think it was a good idea to spray paint thank you on a piece of paper? And, not recognize she had gone off the paper and written it across the wall? Seriously?
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Mar 24, 2009
Sarah
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I do enjoy Moxy Maxwell and her quirky updated Ramona personality, but prefer the first book. Am I over-reacting by having it bother me that Moxy aspires to be a Hollywood star that adopts 17 starving children, or that there is a shout out to Star/US Weekly/People magazine? I think most third/fourth graders, to whom this series is geared, won't get the reference and it feels unnecessary. I would prefer the series to be more timeless, as I do think overall the character of Moxy has vast kid ap
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Oct 16, 2008
Becky
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Gifford, Peggy. 2008. Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Writing Thank You Notes. Illustrated by Valorie Fisher.
I loved, loved, loved the first Moxy Maxwell book, Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little. And this one, the second one, has been on my wish list for over eight months. Moxy is a girl after my own heart.
This book opens several months after the close of the first one. It is Christmas vacation, and Moxy Maxwell has plans--big plans, of course--for how she wants to spend More...
I loved, loved, loved the first Moxy Maxwell book, Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little. And this one, the second one, has been on my wish list for over eight months. Moxy is a girl after my own heart.
This book opens several months after the close of the first one. It is Christmas vacation, and Moxy Maxwell has plans--big plans, of course--for how she wants to spend More...
Aug 27, 2008
Jennifer
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Reviewed by Sally Kruger aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com
If you hate writing thank-you notes, then you will want to read about Moxy Maxwell. She is under the pressure of a deadline to write her Christmas thank yous, and it's driving her crazy.
Moxy and her twin brother, Mark, are excited about their upcoming trip to Hollywood. They are going to visit their father, who is considered to be a "big mover and shaker" in the Hollywood scene. They have More...
If you hate writing thank-you notes, then you will want to read about Moxy Maxwell. She is under the pressure of a deadline to write her Christmas thank yous, and it's driving her crazy.
Moxy and her twin brother, Mark, are excited about their upcoming trip to Hollywood. They are going to visit their father, who is considered to be a "big mover and shaker" in the Hollywood scene. They have More...
Aug 19, 2008
Abby
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Moxy Maxwell had a great Christmas. She got lots of nice gifts and soon she and her brother Mark are going to Hollywood to spend a whole week with their dad! Moxy and Mark haven't seen him in three years, so Moxy is understandably looking forward to it. Not to mention her plans for being "discovered" and catapulting into superstardom while she's there.
There's only one problem with this plan. Mrs. Maxwell says that Moxy has to get her thank-you notes written before she leaves More...
There's only one problem with this plan. Mrs. Maxwell says that Moxy has to get her thank-you notes written before she leaves More...
Aug 12, 2008
Tasha
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Moxy returns in splendid style in this second book. This time she is stuck writing twelve thank-you notes after Christmas. She has to have them done by today, or her mother has threatened her with not going to see her father in California. And Moxy knows that if she goes to California, she will be discovered and become famous. As the time ticks by despite Moxy's best intentions, her ideas for finishing the thank-you's get more and more wild. Expect hilarity and slapstick galore.
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Oct 07, 2008
babyhippoface
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I was a big fan of Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little. Maybe because I'm not that big a fan of his, either, or maybe because I always hated being told what I had to read when. Either way, Moxy cracked me up and I was really looking forward to this sequel.
Bummer. This time around, I found Moxy to be completely annoying and in dire need of a good spanking. It's only 12 thank you notes, for corn's sake. Just write 'em and get it over with, brat!
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Bummer. This time around, I found Moxy to be completely annoying and in dire need of a good spanking. It's only 12 thank you notes, for corn's sake. Just write 'em and get it over with, brat!
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Dec 13, 2010
Marisa
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It’s the day after Christmas, and Moxy is packing for a fabulous trip to Hollywood to be with her very important behind-the-scenes movie guy dad, whom she hasn’t seen in over three years. She’s going to lounge by the pool, meet very famous people, be glamorous, and most of all get discovered. After all, being a rich and famous actress is one of the 218 careers Moxie is considering. There’s just one thing standing in her way – she has to write 12 thank you cards. How hard can it be?
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Apr 27, 2009
Heidi
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In this sequel of Moxy Maxwell, she has to write 12 thank-you notes by December 26th in order to visit her father in Hollywood. But leave it to Moxy to take a simple task and turn it into a chaotic result. A very creative character.
I must admit that I loved the first book, "Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little". I would definitely read that one first before this sequel. This book just didn't grab me in like the first one.
I must admit that I loved the first book, "Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little". I would definitely read that one first before this sequel. This book just didn't grab me in like the first one.
Apr 15, 2010
Her dad and mom broke up and the dad lives in a another state. She lives with her mom and she has a younger brother. Last year at Chirstmas she did not finish her thank you cards,so she told her mom that she will finish them this year.
A year later it was Chirstmas.While her mom was going to go to the grocery store, Moxy wanted to come but her mom said no because she had to finish her thank you cards.
By the way these are new cards she did not have to finish them last ye More...
A year later it was Chirstmas.While her mom was going to go to the grocery store, Moxy wanted to come but her mom said no because she had to finish her thank you cards.
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Jun 02, 2011
My 10-year old reluctant reader daughter just raced her way through this. It is a huge accomplishment for her! "It is fantastic. And I wish I could have a cell phone just like Moxy Maxwell since she is exactly the same age.". Umm I, Anne (aka Mom) don't think so. If Peggy writes more than the three already out, Emma will read them. someone tell Peggy, please.
Aug 17, 2009
Leigh
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Moxy's mother is a saint. Moxy Maxwell won't read her book assignment (previous title in the series) and now won't write 12 thank you notes. Honestly, Moxy is a really irritating kid and she's hard to like. The books are well written and each character feels real but honestly, just write the freakin' notes and move on! Geez. Like I said, Moxy's mother is a saint to not totally lose her cool with her.
Sep 22, 2010
Aaron
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Christa read this to us on the way back from our trip to Tallahassee, and I liked it even better than Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little. It was laugh-out-loud funny ("HANK YOU") and very touching at the end (To what lengths of self sacrifice will a mother go to protect the feelings of her child?). I'm actually going to give this one four stars.
Dec 02, 2008
B
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J The second in the Moxy Maxwell series where we continue to learn more about this Junie B Jones type of girl. This time, Moxy wastes way too much time trying to find an easier way to write 12 Christmas thank you notes before traveling to Hollywood to see her father. Like in the last book, things don't work out quite as she hopes.
Oct 22, 2008
Traci
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I already read Moxy Maxwell Does Not Like Stuart Little so I only listened to Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Writing Thank You Notes. Clea Lewis read the book and did an amazing job. My five star rating is for the story as well as the narration. Moxy Maxwell hasn't changed a bit. She is still every bit as self-centered, dramatic, and of course hilarious as she was in the first book. However, we do get a glimpse at her vulnerable side as she prepares for a trip to Hollywood to see her Dad. A s
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Feb 06, 2009
Sarah
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I love Moxy. She is the big sister of all big sisters. I read the story aloud to my family, and halfway through I was laughing so hard they had to take the book away because no one could understand me. This book touches some deeper themes about family and gratitude, but Moxy is as absurd as ever.
Jun 06, 2010
Renee
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3.75 I can relate to having a hard time writing thank you letters (who hasn't procrastinated doing this!) Moxy is funny and I found the ridiculously long chapter titles amusing as well. Though there are 77 chapters, each chapter is only a page or two and the 160 page book reads quickly.
Feb 02, 2012
Heather
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Adorable! Moxy Maxwell will do just about anything to get out of doing things she doesn't like. And hilarity ensues! Moxy also deals with some very real childhood issues such as divorce, taking responsibility, and family life. But it is done in such a fun, real way so as to not seem preachy.
Nov 01, 2011
Carol
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Even though her mother has issued an ultimatum re. writing her Christmas thank yous, Moxy's scheme is funny and incorrigible. Will she get them done and get to visit her father? Judy Moody and Clementine readers will enjoy this simple series.
May 27, 2010
Jordan
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This book is about a girl who has to right thank you notes by the day after christmas for her presents from last christmas and she is going to visit her dad but if she doesnt finish her thank you notes then she will not be able to go see her dad in hollywood and NOT become a movie star!1
Oct 31, 2009
Jacob
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This book is really funny. The chapter names tell you all about the chapter...the illustrations are hilarious. They are all photographs that are taken by Moxy's brother Mark.
Dec 07, 2008
Gresham
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Class Moxy Maxwell - imaginative, adventurous, bossy, funny. There were the great photographs and extremely short chapters that give this series its uniqueness.
Jan 02, 2009
Susie
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I enjoyed the first in this latest series about a spunky little girl and her escapades, and this one looked promising, but in my opinion it crossed over to being overly cute and predictable. It still had its clever moments, but Susie Heimbach did not love this book.
