It wasn't as if Moxy Maxwell hadn't tried to do her summer reading. She and Stuart Little had been inseparable all summer, like best ...
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Feb 07, 2011
Jen
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This first novel for kids was a little disappointing; I was eager to read it because my mate's dad's name is Stuart Little and I thought it might be a good gift.
Basically, Moxy is a little girl with moxie who keeps putting off her summer reading assignment and does quirky things. I think the author underestimates the reading capabilities of her audience...some chapters were a sentence or two long, or a paragraph or two, and it was trying a little hard to be "cute," especia More...
Basically, Moxy is a little girl with moxie who keeps putting off her summer reading assignment and does quirky things. I think the author underestimates the reading capabilities of her audience...some chapters were a sentence or two long, or a paragraph or two, and it was trying a little hard to be "cute," especia More...
Feb 23, 2010
Alyssa
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Moxy Maxwell is a book that can easily be integrated towards the beginning of the school year for 5th to 6th graders. Because the book circulates around the idea of summer, procrastination, and summer reading, elementary students can quickly relate to this book from common experience and background knowledge of having to particapate in the same assignment- Summer Reading. Most students would much rather participate in the intriguing, imaginative chain of events that Moxy Maxwell stirs up. The
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Feb 16, 2010
Nicole
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Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little written by Peggy Gifford, illustrated by Valerie Fisher and published by Schwartz and Wade in 2007 tells the story of 9 year old Moxy Maxwell and her plans for summer. All summer long Moxy has put off reading the book Stuart Little so that she can do other things. This eventually backfires on Moxy, when her mother refuses to let her perform her synchronized swimming routine with her friends, unless she finishes the book. Disaster inevitably ensues as Moxy
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Aug 27, 2010
I listened to this and the next book (Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Writing Thank You Notes). The reader was mostly good, though I started to get a bit annoyed with Moxy. Just a little too cute, or trying to hard? Or was it the sweetness of the reader's voice? I'm not sure. Maybe it was listening to both in row. I was a little frustrated with the mom -- seemed like she could have tried reading the book aloud, finding the audio, watching the movie then reading the book. But this is my own hang-up; I
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Jun 04, 2010
Relyn
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I thought I was going to love this book. It started out great with an old fashioned feel and a quite precocious heroine. It had me longing to reread Jeanne Birdsall's stories. But...
Before I was half way through the book, it was getting a bit old. The chapter headings called "in which..." were too frequent and the gags weren't funny any more. Moxy was just plain annoying. I found myself wondering why everyone put up with her bossiness and laziness More...
I thought I was going to love this book. It started out great with an old fashioned feel and a quite precocious heroine. It had me longing to reread Jeanne Birdsall's stories. But...
Before I was half way through the book, it was getting a bit old. The chapter headings called "in which..." were too frequent and the gags weren't funny any more. Moxy was just plain annoying. I found myself wondering why everyone put up with her bossiness and laziness More...
Feb 21, 2010
Moxy Maxwell is the definition of a procrastinator. She was supposed to read Stuart Little over the summer for school, but it is still unread on the last day of vacation. Moxy's mother is well aware of this procrastination and tells Moxy she won't be allowed to play in the water ballet if she hasn't finished the book. Moxy keeps trying to read the book but things keep getting in the way. Moxy has to clean her room, train the dog, invent a hammock that automatically stops swinging on command, and
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Jan 12, 2010
Jackie
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Excuses, excuses, excuses is all Moxy Maxwell comes up with when its the day before school starts after summer vacation and she has not begun to read her assigned book, Stuart Little. Well, there's the peach orchard she has to start, the room she has to clean, the friends she has to play with, the daisy swimming-team she has to perform with, and of course, all of the other gazillion things she has yet to think up. Not, only does her mother lose her temper when all of these things get in the way,
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Feb 21, 2010
Jess
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The character Moxy Maxwell is extremely relatable to myself and probably many others who would read this story. Looking back, I procrastinated on my summer reading almost as badly as Ms. Moxy does in Peggy Gifford's delightful tale: Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little. There are humorous photographs throughout the book that are taken from the perspective of Moxy's little brother. These pictures help illustrate what Moxy finds herself doing instead of reading her assigned book. Although she
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Aug 23, 2007
Stephanie
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Have you ever had a book you dreaded reading and you avoided it at all possible costs? Well, you won't want to put this fun and simply written book down! The pictures and story are great! True life as a nine year old girl! Loved it!
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Oct 25, 2010
Christa
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We read this out loud in the car on our drive down to Tallahassee, Florida for the BYU v. Florida State game. It is very cute and fun and great as an out loud read. The kids loved that one of the chapters only said, "No." It has funny pictures too. All my kids from the 11 year old down to my four year old loved it.
It's about a little girl (9 -- I think) is going to have a test on the 1st day of school on the book Stuart Little. It is the last day of summer and she has yet to More...
It's about a little girl (9 -- I think) is going to have a test on the 1st day of school on the book Stuart Little. It is the last day of summer and she has yet to More...
Nov 29, 2009
Denise
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Jul 15, 2010
Kapila
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This entire book takes place in one day. One single day! It's a zany story - of how Moxy Maxwell has to read Stuart Little for the start of school (which happens to be the next day), and has been putting it off and putting it off and putting it off. I'll admit that the zaniness got to me, as I am but a grown-up, but I'm sure that it's this quality that makes it so endearing -and funny- to young folks.
Zany, crazy, funny story. Not too wordy, lots of great black and white photographs c More...
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Jul 18, 2011
Luann
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This wasn't a top favorite like I had hoped. How could I not love a book centered around one of my childhood favorites, Stuart Little? Yet while I didn't love it as much as I wanted to, there were some parts that I found amusing and endearing. My library classes enjoyed it quite a lot - even many of the boys. They thought the short chapters were fun and particularly loved chapter seven, which is just one word long. :) Reading this also inspired quite a few of my students to read Stuart Little.
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Mar 25, 2008
Lucy
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Okay, let's start with the title. Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little. But I love Moxy Maxwell. And I dare you to read this book and not love Moxy too.
Second, have you seen that cover? It makes me laugh every time I look at it--Moxy's face, her scrunched up lip, the goggles and swim cap--and the poor, battered, upside-down copy of Stuart Little. This is a gorgeous, fun package of a book.
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Second, have you seen that cover? It makes me laugh every time I look at it--Moxy's face, her scrunched up lip, the goggles and swim cap--and the poor, battered, upside-down copy of Stuart Little. This is a gorgeous, fun package of a book.
Okay, now the plot. Moxy Maxwell was supposed to read Stuart Little over th More...
Sep 27, 2007
Medford Children's Library
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It's not that Moxy hates to read. She just hates summer reading! She wants to read what she wants. This book takes place on August 23rd, the day before 4th grade starts. Moxy has still not read Stuart Little. Her mother has forbidden her to go to her synchronized swimming show tonight (which she has been practicing all summer for!) unless she finishes reading. Unfortunately, Moxy spends most of the day thinking up plans to keep her from reading which ends in disaster. Her brother Mark is there t
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Jan 31, 2010
Maggie
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The method of storytelling in this novel--apparently candid snapshots of Moxy's inspiration, getting into trouble--is creative. The story itself is not. Moxy is fiercely independent, sassy, and crafty. She tries to avoid reading a homework assignment. I wonder why the author insisted on hating on Stuart Little, though. Seems to me, she's creating a legion of readers who will be reluctant to try Stuart Little now. Her spunkiness is cute but unoriginal. She's the type of character who borders on b
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Nov 25, 2008
B
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Moxy, a nine year old, is supposed to be reading her summer assignment, Stuart Little, but so many other better things keep coming up. Her mom gives her an ultimatum, no reading, no participation in her beloved water ballet program. This is a light and funny book for younger readers. I enjoyed the photographs that are sprinkled throughout. This would be ideal for girls who have enjoyed Junie B. Jones and Amber Brown
Mar 18, 2009
Sandy
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Cute story about a girl's efforts at procrastination. The format of the story is perhaps a little too complex (use of photos to tell the story, strange chapter breaks, and transitions that are not always straightforward) for very young readers to fully comprehend, but is short and simple enough for those who are working on transition novels like Judy Moody, giving it some great high/low appeal.
May 20, 2008
Natalie
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When I was in elementary school my mom wouldn't let me read the Ramona Quimby books because she thought I would take a fancy to Ramona's mischief and act out some of the stunts she pulls. Mom was specially wary of the one where RQ gets a hold of a basket of apples and takes a bite out of each one then puts them back.
I thought my mom was "overreacting" just like when she confiscated my NWA tape in the 6th grade. But after reading "Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Litt More...
I thought my mom was "overreacting" just like when she confiscated my NWA tape in the 6th grade. But after reading "Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Litt More...
May 29, 2010
Ami
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Funny and entertaining, yet not exceptionally clever, "Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little" is a decent read. It is ideal for a reluctant 3rd or 4th grade reader, or perhaps an above average 2nd grader, because it does not have a large or challenging vocabulary. While the book is not a literary "stunner," the procrastinating, sassy Moxy and the real photographs used as illustrations make it a realistic and pertinent story.
Oct 19, 2008
george
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Moxy Maxwell loves to read, but she does not love to read Stuart Little. She's had all summer to read the book that her teacher assigned for summer reading, but Moxy hates being told what to read (or do, for that matter). So while she takes the book everywhere she goes, she never quite gets around to reading it and all of a sudden it's the last day of summer. Her mother can only think about Stuart Little, but Moxy can think of many other ways to occupy her time--and she does.
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Dec 17, 2009
Staci
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This a very funny book about a 9-year-old girl who likes to read - except when someone tells her what to read. She is assigned the task of reading Stuart Little over the summer. This story takes place on the last day before school is to start and is a wonderfully unique and fun story. It is written as if it really happened complete with photographs. My 8-year-old boy/girl twins loved it!! It made it even funnier for them since Moxy has a twin brother and a step-father named Jackson (which i
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Nov 28, 2010
Beth
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Once Moxy is forced into her room and away from practicing swimming, ending world hunger or figuring out possible careers, she learns that she enjoys the book. It has a feel of Green Eggs and Ham in that if you try something you might find that you like it. The pictures are neat as well. They fit in perfectly because her brother is learning photography.
Dec 09, 2011
Michael
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Peggy Gifford masterfully uses Chapter Titles and photographs to make her female fourth grade protagonist's story very assessible.
Clever story about delaying summer reading (no sense of urgency because she doesn't have choice.
My friend Linda H use to use it with her fourth graders to reveal the importance of choosing your own books.
Clever story about delaying summer reading (no sense of urgency because she doesn't have choice.
My friend Linda H use to use it with her fourth graders to reveal the importance of choosing your own books.
Feb 02, 2012
Heather
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Moxy caries the book Stuart Little around with her all summer, but never manages to open the book and read it. Moxy is very creative with her excuses and her excess thinking and planning to read Stuart Little often stop her from doing just that. The audio was fun-short. And Moxy is a fun cute character that can rival Junie B. Jones or Allie Finkle any day.
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Jan 09, 2012
Kallen
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I loved this book; I may have read it in 15 minutes, but I loved it. It reminded myself of me when I was growing up. I identified with Moxy and the great peach orchard plan!
Also fun is the photographs for the inside book art instead of more traditional illustrations.
ADHD child? A must read.
Also fun is the photographs for the inside book art instead of more traditional illustrations.
ADHD child? A must read.
Oct 19, 2010
Kristin
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Kirkus Starred Review.
No stranger to procrastination, Moxy approaches her summer reading project with nothing short of complete neglect. Finding a myriad of excuses and getting into one disaster after another, Moxy expends twice the amount of energy avoiding reading as it would have taken to simply do her assignment. But her story is well-written and thoroughly documented with "photographs," engaging each young reader in the idea that s/he is not alone in wanting to sk More...
No stranger to procrastination, Moxy approaches her summer reading project with nothing short of complete neglect. Finding a myriad of excuses and getting into one disaster after another, Moxy expends twice the amount of energy avoiding reading as it would have taken to simply do her assignment. But her story is well-written and thoroughly documented with "photographs," engaging each young reader in the idea that s/he is not alone in wanting to sk More...
Dec 19, 2009
Judi
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This book is short and funny. It is Moxy's last day of summer vacation and she STILL has not finished her summer reading. Her mom tells her that she will miss the big swim party if the book is not finished, and Moxy has about a zillion crazy ways to avoid sitting down with her book.
Jul 11, 2009
Andrea
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Fun story about a procrastinator who loves reading books, but has a problem: She likes to read what she wants to read and not what someone tells her to read. Great book for writing prompts! Fun new series...love the chapter headings and the photographs taken by Maxie's brother.
Jan 26, 2012
Jen
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If the book wasn't so short, I would have dropped it. I hate to be so negative, but I am upset that I purchased this for our library. Based on this book, I don't understand how this author got picked up for a series. I would not recommend this to any child.
