TODAY MOLLY
Learned her wacky grandma was coming to spend the day at school with her;
Lost her Notebook with Everything that Matters ... read full description
Learned her wacky grandma was coming to spend the day at school with her;
Lost her Notebook with Everything that Matters ... read full description
reviews
Dec 22, 2010
J Short Chapter Paulsen
If you are looking for a funny and light book, this is the one. I chuckled throughout. Have you ever had one of "those days" when everything went wrong? Molly's day will make yours seem like nothing.
Molly is a highly organized seventh grader, or at least she was when she had her notebook. The loss of this notebook has caused Molly great stress. Her school is having "Senior Citizen's Day" and Molly's grandmother, Irene, joins More...
If you are looking for a funny and light book, this is the one. I chuckled throughout. Have you ever had one of "those days" when everything went wrong? Molly's day will make yours seem like nothing.
Molly is a highly organized seventh grader, or at least she was when she had her notebook. The loss of this notebook has caused Molly great stress. Her school is having "Senior Citizen's Day" and Molly's grandmother, Irene, joins More...
Jun 14, 2010
Whitney
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Molly McGinty is in Jr. High and she lives her life through her organized notebook. When she loses it she has the worst day ever, she gets a black eye and finds out that her crazy grandmother will be coming to school with her for the day. Her grandma is caught smoking in the girls bathroom and Molly gets detention when she skips class to talk to the principal about it. Will Molly ever loosen up? I really liked this book, i thought it was hilarious, and i loved the not so subtle way Paulsen teach
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Sep 26, 2009
Jess
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Molly McGinty knows the secret to life: her delightfully organized binder. When it goes missing, her day goes to pot.
Gary Paulsen wrote a book with a female lead? Sweet. It isn't a "whoa, there's a bear" adventure, but I work with enough sixth graders to know that a day at school can still qualify.
OK, her grandma is a little too "force of life" to be entirely believable. I don't know that Catholic schools are still that full of Mary's. But More...
Gary Paulsen wrote a book with a female lead? Sweet. It isn't a "whoa, there's a bear" adventure, but I work with enough sixth graders to know that a day at school can still qualify.
OK, her grandma is a little too "force of life" to be entirely believable. I don't know that Catholic schools are still that full of Mary's. But More...
Nov 06, 2010
Jackie
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Molly McGinty, Catholic School student, gets a black eye tripping over a huge black bag, loses her organizational notebook, and tears her skirt...but the worst part? Her grandmother, Irene is accompanying her to school for 'special person' day. Molly is mortified. Irene takes over English class, chats it up in French with the stern nun who teaches the class, and gets a detention for smoking in the bathroom.
Yet, it turns out that all these things make it a really good day. Molly McGi More...
Yet, it turns out that all these things make it a really good day. Molly McGi More...
May 09, 2008
Elizabeth
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The cover made me laugh! That was the only reason I read it. It was a fun, quick read. Surprisingly, it was on a higher reading level than I was expecting. Like the word "dossier". I had to ask what that meant... (It's a collection of documents on the same subject, specifically about a person, in case you are wondering) So, it was light and funny, and it increased my vocabulary!
Molly McGinty is organized. Very Organized. She almost cried when she saw a picture of how the Wr More...
Molly McGinty is organized. Very Organized. She almost cried when she saw a picture of how the Wr More...
Aug 14, 2011
Yapha
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This was a fun story about one of those days where absolutely everything that can go wrong does. We've all had them. But for a super-organized middle schooler like Molly, the loss of the binder that organizes her life, along with her over-the-top grandmother coming to school for the day, combine to create a whirlwind of diaster. Could this possibly be her worst day ever? A quick read for grades 3 - 6.
Jun 30, 2010
Anners
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"Today,
- Molly lost her Notebook.
- Her Notebook that Contained Everything She Needed to Live.
- Including her homework.
- Learned her wacky grandma Irene was coming to spend the day at school with her.
- Got a black eye.
- Was late to class.
And it's only nine a.m.
Could things get any worse?
You BET!"
- Molly lost her Notebook.
- Her Notebook that Contained Everything She Needed to Live.
- Including her homework.
- Learned her wacky grandma Irene was coming to spend the day at school with her.
- Got a black eye.
- Was late to class.
And it's only nine a.m.
Could things get any worse?
You BET!"
Oct 17, 2009
Deana
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Molly wakes up and things immediately start to change. She has lost her notebook, gives herself a black eye, her grandmother decides to go and spend the day at school with her, and this all before she gets on the bus, (which she almost misses). Things go on from here! This is a funny book, and anyone will enjoy it!
Nov 03, 2010
Kate
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This was an okay book t was good but I didn't like it as much as I thought and I don't think Irene should have hid Molly's notebook, it was really weird, you might like this if you liked umbrella summer and eleven birthdays, I didn't.
Apr 20, 2009
Ashley
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A very sweet book that took a matter of about 45 minutes to read. It was very cute and as with all of Gary Paulsen's books, the main character is strong. He'll be in our town in a few weeks! I really hope that I get to meet him!
Dec 01, 2010
Sue
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a short and sweet book that teaches us to appreciate what we have and to go with the glow sometimes! structure is always the best way to live our lives! and the grass is not always greener on the other side
Aug 13, 2010
Yoonmee
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What a fun, charming, funny, fast read! This will appeal to girls more than boys, but you might be able to get some boys to read it. The message isn't exactly subtle, but it works.
Nov 04, 2010
Debrarian
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Okay. Molly is type A, her grandma is a free spirit who comes to school with her and makes her day utterly chaotic but in the end frees her from the tyranny of her organizer notebook. A bit forced.
Jun 26, 2011
Kevin Andrews
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Irene is so unbelievable that she's almost believable as a character. (will update w/ more details soon)
May 03, 2011
I have read this before, and I think alot of us have, but I just want to give it a re-read to refresh my memory.
Jun 08, 2008
Jennifer
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I really liked this book, but not *quite* as much as Lawn Boy which was absolutely hilarious. LB was very self-contained, and it didn't suffer from the brief, concise format that Paulsen used for both books. I loved this look in one day in the life of Molly McGinty and her grandmother, Irene, but I was left wanting more! Which isn't to say that that is necessarily a bad thing in a book.
Jul 23, 2008
Betsy
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I used this book when I taught sixth grade. The students (girls AND boys) as well as I could not get enough! It is hysterical! Even if you don't teach middle school, it is worth a quick read!
Jul 06, 2011
Kristen
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I really like the Irene character. Yes, the book is dated. She has a pager in her purse. But good writing is good writing and it holds up.
Aug 23, 2008
Jenunique
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Wonderful story, of course. Easy to read, I think we can all find ourselves in Molly.
Dec 16, 2007
Lynn
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A wonderful story of a little girl who's too organized for her own good.
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