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Molly Learns a Lesson: A School Story (American Girl: Molly #2) by Valerie Tripp

 

Summary (from the publisher): Molly is a lively, lovable schemer and dreamer growing up in 1944. Her stories describe her life on the home front during World War Two. Molly doesn't like many of the changes the war has brought, and she especially misses her father, who is away caring for wounded soldiers. But Molly learns the importance of getting along and pulling together -- just as her country has to do to win the war Molly plans a secret project to win her school's Lend-a-Hand Contest. But the project tums out to be harder than Molly had thought.

Review: Molly's class at school has been tasked with coming up with a project to support the war effort. When the girls in her class pick knitting socks, Molly decides to go her own way with her two best friends. But ultimately, they realize that working together is the best plan of all. 

This book really sparked a great discussion with my kids about wartime restrictions and what it might have been like to be a kid in the United States during WWII. My kids were also really interested in the scenes at Molly's school and what classrooms and school would have been like during that time. 

I did think Molly was giving mean girl energy in this! She and her friends hide from Alison when she visits Molly's house and then refuse to go to the knitting party at her house. I felt bad for Alison, who is a wealthy only child but truly doesn't seem to do anything offensive to warrant this treatment. I did like that it resolved in a way that made Molly realize working together was better after all.

Stars: 4

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